Harvest Time (March 2nd - 8th)

I grew up in a household where there was always food on the table, but scarcity about everything else. 

“We don’t have the money for it” 

That was the response to most extracurricular requests. I’m not mad, my parents did the best they could. Abundance just wasn’t part of their worldview. 

That seeped into me. 

I’m constantly working to shift that narrative. I ask myself daily if I’m thinking big enough. I push myself to be delusional about what I can accomplish.

This isn’t about money. It’s being less worried about price, and more concerned with the cost of inaction. 

This past week felt abundant:

• My friend sent me the cover for a short story I’m publishing

• I received the final cut of a music video I filmed with my sister. 

• I picked up my band’s new album from the vinyl plant.

• I saw childhood friends who visited Chicago. 
  

I was receiving a return on the time I’d invested in all of them. I felt rich.

A buddy I ran into bought the first copy as I was packing them into the van.

I realized that so long as I continue to plant the seeds, crops will grow. 

On our way back from lunch, my partner and I stopped at a record store to pick up an album she had been wanting since last year, but had been out of stock everywhere. When I saw the album title, I smiled: “Harvest Time.” 

Here’s what I planted this week:

Writing: 13h30m

Self-education: 30m

Music (playing): 3h

Music (admin): 9h

We’ll see what grows.