What a weekend!  Spent over 28 hours in a rental car but it was totally worth it.  I can't imagine not having gone. 

I feel so lucky to have spent time with some amazing people. Who knew a few years ago that going to YouTube to find a pick me up would lead to fantastic friendships.

Can't imagine not having this group of people in my life. They are the most amazing group of people I have met. The love and support they give is so precious to me. I know that no matter what life is going to throw at me, these people will be here standing right next to me. 

Sitting here in Greenville, Ohio I am struck how incredible life is.

I drove countless hours to spend time with some of the most amazing people. I am so lucky to call them friends.

I would have never imagined that love of music would bring new incredible people into my life. As a really talented person wrote in a song,  A Song Can Change Your Life.

Road Trip...I may be crazy!

As I sit in a gas station parking lot in Peoria, Illinois it is clear to me I may be crazy.  I am nine hours into a road trip to see some of my best friends, along with hearing the amazing Mark Masri again.

I am begining to think maybe I should have taken a flight instead of driving. Just for my piece of mind. Then again if I would have done that I wouldn't be getting the time with my thoughts. I guess it is a trade off.

The sun is coming up over the heartland and it is beautiful. So what if I have another five hours to go.

"I am the creator of my own destiny." ~Darren Hardy

"An idea in a cage is like a silver dollar buried in the ground. Both are safe, but neither produces anything." ~ Dr Mryon S Allen

Two quotes that slapped me in the face today. 

It has been years since I posted anything, or in truth, even thought about this blog. As I read the second quote, it struck me that not posting is like caging an idea. Instead of sharing my thoughts, what inspires me, and the crazy things that come out of my head. I keep them inside, locked away where they are safe. 

It is time I set them free from their cage and share them with the world.  

Today it is something I wrote about my favorite place on earth. 

Eternal City

I long to feel your embrace once again

To lose myself among the crowds on your streets

To feel the rhythm of life that permeates the air

Eternal City

Once at the center of the universe, seat of world domination

Bringing order to the chaotic world around you

Cradle of beauty, spreading civilization

Instilling fear into the minds of the savages that surround you

Your Legions marching across the world, controlling all

Eternal City

Devotion and fealty at your core

Countless centuries they have come to you

To see the heart of their faith, shining in your light

Holy Pilgrimage to find their true selves

Eternal City

Only place I have felt at peace

Embraced as if I belong

Free to be me

Home

Where I long to be

So far across the sea

Eternal City

No other can compare

No other can be

ROMA