Just came from my songwriting group (three guys ripping apart eachother's songs with love and wisdom) after a long hiatus. And shit, I just LOVE that environment. I'm getting clear on why I've felt so stagnant and BORED lately. I REALLY LOVE AND THRIVE IN A RIGOROUSLY INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT. And I just ain't been gettin that lately. Not at parties, not at work, not at community functions and meetings. Am I actually seeing myself write that I need a fucking high octane book club!!!???? Upping the ante mofo. Find the fuckers that push me good. In music, in books, in observing and disecting this mind-blowing world. This isn't about over-cerebral, folks, this is about SOUL. Getting dirty. Not being married to the brain, but fucking PARTYING with it, USING it. I've been meditating and praying a lot lately and really going deep with my spiritual practice, not cuz its the cool thing to do in California, but because it fucking WORKS. I'm so much stronger and calmer (and thus more able to be raunchily and delightfully off-balance and raging....on ocassion...when I fucking feel like it). But it's possible that this pendulum swing of letting go of my maddening mind and getting peace from it now warrants swingin back into playin' hard with it; a glorious tool rather than a misfiring (back-firing) gun. Uh-HUH. This feels good, and I hope it finds you well.