The posts here have slowed to a crawl for a number of reasons; one of the biggest being that I’m dealing with an extraordinary amount of stress in my private life.  For the benefit of anyone who may be reading me or this blog for the first time, I’ll tell you upfront this post will not be about the ‘what’; that’s not how I roll.  This post is about how that ‘what’ is changing me and my view of the world.

I’m one of those people that finds work to be the perfect distraction.  I learned at a very young age that I can’t ‘ignore’ my problems away, but I can put them to the back of my mind for a few hours until I’m ready to deal with them.  When I reach the breaking point of my anger or my frustration, I have always preferred to be alone with my emotions.

As I’ve made my way through this thing called life, I’ve gathered this amazing collection of friends, associates, lovers, haters, and everything in between.  While at heart I will always be Bruce Wayne and instinctively want to deal with my personal demons on my own, I have to confess that life is MUCH easier to deal with when you’re not dealing with it alone.  I’ve had a moment to reflect on things, and have once again been moved by the level of concern my people have for me.  In no particular order, I want to thank Katy, Conway, Q, Pop, Alf, Adrian, Aida, Aaron, Ama, Jabari, Brandon and everyone else who’s made sure I didn’t ‘go into my shell’ as I’ve been known to do.

Two different quotes that roll in my head right now:

“Pain throws your heart to the ground, Love turns the whole thing around,

No it won’t all go the way it should, but I know that the heart of life is good.” – John Mayer

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown

of life that God has promised to those who love him.” – 1 James 1:12

The next post will be more light hearted.