Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we rallied as a family.
Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values.
You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a different way.
And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul leaks out of art.
I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there is a book in my future.
You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction there. Your voice comes out.
So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really try to put that principle into play as the center of everything - my friendships, my marriage, my career, my family, my way of being in the world. And that changed everything for me.
There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really into it.