Originally posted on Facebook HERE

Life sure has its ups and downs. The older I get the easier I think it has become to follow the path laid before me. I don’t need to be in control of that, I just need to be open to the possibilities as they present themselves. The way my life has unfolded is incredible to me. So many times along the way, one seemingly small decision could have moved the entire rest of my life in another direction. I think back to 1988, the year I quit using drugs and alcohol. My life was a mess. I was in a relationship that fed my addictions. I met another woman at a party one day, and within two days we decided to live together. I had to go to my house and break up with the woman I had been living with for three years to move in with this new person. It wasn’t a great breakup. The weekend of that party I had also been thrown in jail for drunk driving on Friday night, my car was totaled and I had lost my drivers license. And just to make life interesting — I thought, what the heck? Might as well end the long term relationship I was in and move in with someone I knew for like — two days. My life was a mess. I was a mess. Yet somehow, through it all — this one decision affected my life from that point on. The new woman became my first wife. She was the one person who could talk to me about my drinking problem and get me to start to see how bad it was. It was without a doubt her main role in my life. I quit drinking and doing drugs Nov 1st, 1988. The drunk driving charge was from Friday the 13th of May, 1988. 6 months later I was sober for good. Incredible. There’s so much more to this story — how is it we were even at the same party together? Why wasn’t my girlfriend with me? Why did we decide to bug out together, and move in with each other days later? I don’t care. It’s all kind of hazy to me. I just know it was one of the most significant things that ever happened to me. And at so many points along the way it could have gone otherwise. But it didn’t. The crazy thing is — I never would have met my current wife had I not met and married my first wife. It’s another crazy series of events and decisions and things that easily could have been done differently that would have had a huge impact on where I’m at today… but I surrendered. I surrendered to the direction life was pulling me to. And here I am, years later — grateful. So grateful. To be sober. To be where I’m at. To have this great family that I never saw coming. To have this huge business dealing with people I love every day. Making a difference. To be playing music with a fantastic network of musicians. Every moment counts. Every decision counts. Life will take you places far above and beyond your dreams if you just stay open and follow your intuition. Love is really the main force. Does this feel right? Seek to know your soul. Then let life guide you from there. If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it. And so many of the best decisions I’ve ever made were not easy to make. On the surface, to others — they might look kinda crazy, actually. The good stuff is often one step beyond your comfort zone. What a ride. So grateful I can share my thoughts with you every week. I wish you well on your journey today. We can change our lives in an instant. Surrender to the possibilities today. Let life fill you with awe and wonder. I’m amazed by everything, always. Grateful. So grateful. Working every day at becoming a better person. More loving. More caring. I have a long way to go yet. Can’t wait to see where it takes me from here…