A Birthday Reset

It’s 2022 and we’re at the halfway point of the year. Starting with gratitude, I’m glad I’m still here to breathe, think, create and write. I wanted to connect with my Medium family on the first day of summer, the summer solstice, on the day I was born. Is that ok with you all?

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Being alone leads you to a beautiful unknown

One that leads you to where the other wild horses roam

Walter P.o.p. Matthews IV

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I wrote that quote with the writers and readers of Medium in mind. I started writing here in June of 2020. The world was shifting, and so was my life. The writing was calling me back, and I didn’t even know it. I have been producing and being a recording artist for 13 years.

I had written, but it was more in songwriting form on paper. I had immersed myself in this musical escape for a decade. Sonic inspiration is really what led me to written inspiration. I had filled my mind and spirit with so much hope, self-help, and motivation it put me on the road to attracting…