Reason #420 to celebrate 4-20

Sometimes time flies. Sometimes it crawls. For the past two years, time in my life has done both, usually in crazy spurts that have nothing to do with what I want. Time crawls when I want it to fly, and it flies when I wish it would crawl.

I looked at the calendar this morning and saw it’s April 20. And I realized it was two years ago today that my debut album dropped and we celebrated with an amazing party and show. Much of that day seems like yesterday, but 730 days have passed. That’s a lot of living. Or maybe a lot of wasted time, full of missed opportunities to live. I can’t always be sure.

A few days after the album party, my wife and I did Route 66. We drove up to Chicago, spent the night, then got up the next morning, drove to the lakefront and began our journey along The Mother Road to California. Just shy of five weeks later, we returned to Peoria. Even though we were in no hurry, time flew.

And then it stopped.

Weird, how that happens. We have been in a stationary whirlwind for almost two years. So many major events have occurred, both personally and globally. But sometimes it feels as if nothing has happened, everything is still the same and nothing changes. Other times it feels as if too much has happened, we’ve fallen behind and it’s hopeless to even consider catching up.

Now I review what I’ve written here and wonder, “What the …?”

But I think this might be good. I stopped thinking about all this and did something tangible. And as soon as I wrote that sentence, the voice in my head said, “You’ve actually been doing a lot. You just don’t know because your life is not fitting into your plan.”

No hard feelings if you’ve reached this point and think, “This is one mixed-up guy.” That’s the way I feel.

The future is always uncertain. I’m starting to accept that. We can’t keep waiting for “the perfect time” to do this or that. We just have to do what we need to do and make the most of every opportunity, even if it’s a fleeting moment.

I’ve forced myself to resume writing songs, and I look forward to sharing them. I’m still not actively pursuing gigs, but I have accepted a few requests to play in the coming months. I’m open to more.

So keep your eyes open for announcements. And feel free to celebrate the album’s two-year anniversary with a download wherever you stream. If you already have it on your playlist, recommend to a friend: Just search for Homestyle Acoustic by Kirk Wessler.

Thank you for reading and listening. Hope to see you out there soon!