The story of Microsoft is legend: two guys drop out of college, start writing software (presumably in a garage), and become billionaires. Simple, right? But if we look beyond the legend, we find that it took Bill Gates and Paul Allen tons of work and hours upon hours of pursuing their passion. The pair met …
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Phone calls. Texts. Appointments. Calendars. Emails. Stop!!! The technological age we live in is a bit of a double-edged sword. What we gain in convenience we lose in peace of mind. Our brains try to process information at the speed of our handhelds and along the way something gets lost. So what can we do …
Anyone with a little time under their belt will tell you that living sober is moment to moment—a reality focused on the present, on living life in the here and now, but most importantly, it’s a reality focused on… The action. I’ve mentioned the term The Action of Distraction a number of times, and not …
Why is music the oldest form of human communication? What does it really do to us? And why do every single one of us listen to it? I needed to ask Sonny Mayo all these questions. He’s a lifelong musician, a man who’s been clean and sober, “Fifteen years, five months, and one day,” and …
Me, You, and Music: Sanctuary, Recovery, and Infinity Read More »
No matter where we are at any given moment, no matter what we’re feeling, how we’re feeling, or why we’re feeling, there’s a natural existential setting all us humans have to endure one way or another—being in the moment and knowing about being in the moment. I know, I get it. And trust me, I …
Without getting into too much detail—because, truthfully, I’m no longer willing to miss the forest for the trees, or in other words, I’ll get real lost in the details real fucking quick—I’m going on ten years in one way, ten months in another, and even just ten minutes in the here and now. I’m as …