As some of you know, I am leaving today for a 10 day Vipassana retreat. What that means is I will be spending most of the next 10 days in silent meditation. Its something I had been thinking about for quite some time. I signed up months ago and its pretty wild that the time has come. This is a really cool thing that anyone can do. As opposed to paying for yourself upfront, you pay what you can, at the end of your journey, towards the next persons experience. I will have no access to the outside world during this retreat. They will only let me know if there is an emergency.
While it feels like a really hard time to leave when everything is moving at full speed with so many opportunities, I am hoping to come back re-energized and with more clarity. I am definitely nervous but very curious of what will come of this. I have never done anything like this. I realized the other day that I have probably not gone 24 hours without talking since I learned how!
Thanks to the generosity of many people donating to our kickstarter, we have spent the majority of our summer in the recording studio. A few days ago we opened a ‘Circus Tramp Productions’ bank account and distributed the first round of funds. When I come home, we will have only 3 more basic tracks to get done. There is still sssooooo much work to be done, but it has been a wildly wonderful road so far. The great thing is, we have been so busy recording that there is A LOT of material for the boys to go through. They will be kept plenty busy while I am gone.
I am leaving on what is sure to be a real trippy experience, full of love and gratitude. I have been around the most creative, focused, positive, and hard working humans. The last time I had my tarot cards read, the most poignant thing that they said was “You know all the best people, at this time there is no need to seek outside of your circle”. I believe that so much. I pull so much strength and inspiration from everyone. I am taking all this with me.
And as my sister from anotha motha said to me last night “You have so many voices inside your head, they will keep eachother company the whole time”. Can’t wait to come back and continue creating. Life is Art is Freedom.
