Good morning!  I trust you were comfortable here in my absence.  I have taken leave from the experiential realm just long enough to conjure-up something for the pleasure of your and my imaginations.  These moments are proving rare for me in these scorching days of summer, when I am vehemently propelled by the sun’s energy to conquer every Medusa along my path, lest I be turned to stone!  This is the season for doing – for transmuting those wispy spring musings into something more tangible, within the dense confines of the natural world.  The intuitive, boundless, all-knowing Right Brain has had its go at creation, satisfied that my own conscious recognition of its images was enough. Yet, if they are never brought to light are they real?  It is the old ‘tree falls in the woods’ conundrum.  No.  The methodical, organizing, actualizing Left Brain has an all-important role in the creative process.  This may sound obvious to many because we live in a Left Brain world, but it has been a great challenge for me to come to come down to Earth. Yet, I move forward in faith that there will be plenty of time for musing when the harvest has been reaped, the leaves begin to fall, and the rest of nature is settling into introspection.  As for now, I chop wood so that I might have a fire in the winter.

There is a lot of busy-work involved with releasing an album – many mundane, tedious tasks which are necessary for the success of the release.  It is testing my self discipline for sure!  I learned a lot from the Ode Hazelwood album, regarding the things that need to be in place before scheduling a release date.  Nothing could be more detrimental to my purpose than a hasty release!  I say ‘purpose’ because I don’t believe that every album release holds the same intention; and some hold very little intention at all.  In hindsight, I know this was the case with Radio Noise.  My business plan consisted of two steps:  1. Put it out there   2. Wait and see.  Since then I have formed a deeper understanding of these important truths: ‘We will never have more than we can first conceive of  – we will never rise higher than our vision’.  These philosophies, taken out of context would lead one to believe that he can sit around and dream and Poof! – his desires will be manifest. Alas, Right Action is required. Every worthwhile creation begins with a clear vision and a set of goals, and is actualized through focused initiative. I have made peace with the filing system of my Left Brain, moving into a new paradigm wherein a perfect balance between Left and Right is the goal.  In my world, this is what it means to be ‘centered’.  This is the ‘middle way’.

With forward motion,
Mister Hazelwood