The reality line

When a person decides to start a project and begins to move and work on it, they automatically start seeing or imagining different paths, different scenarios, shaped by different factors, goals, plans, moods, and outside influences.

These scenarios are endless. They keep showing up even after years, they evolve, they change, and I think it would be good to learn how to direct and use the energy of these visualizations so we don’t end up with our heads in the clouds all the time.

Then there is one path, one scenario, and that is the reality: what actually happened, what bricks were actually added to the wall. And that doesn’t change. Once it becomes real, that’s what it is. I think that, in some way, we should learn to appreciate this reality, this timeline of things we actually made happen, whether they met our expectations or not, whether we like them or not. It’s important to honor it, to be at peace with it, and not connect it directly to who we are as a person.

The reality of our project is mostly the result of the quality and consistency of our visualizations, and then the work we do to make them real. Whether it went well or badly, we still know more than we knew before, so in a way it’s already a win. Big up to everyone who decides to start.

The reality of my music project has been a roller coaster, no doubt about it. As many successes as disappointments and frustrating emotions. Growing is frustrating.

Some people believe that everything happens for a reason, that it happens to guide them, especially when, in the moment, it feels like a tragedy. Personally, I don’t live my life, make decisions, or react based on this “natural law,” but it’s interesting how, when you look at the bigger picture, at the timeline, it somehow seems true. You realize that mistakes and uncomfortable situations end up opening your eyes, and you become aware of what you no longer want to be part of your project.

For me, this natural law led me to take apart everything I had built, learned, and stitched onto myself. At a certain point it became very clear that, instead of adding more, I needed to take things away. Creating and writing this blog is my way of starting again, humbly and without filters, giving more space to instinct than to my mind. And as far as I can tell, things have started to move in a more natural and satisfying direction, from the music I write, to the connections I make, to the live show requests that feel more and more aligned with the true nature of my music. I think that’s how you know which road is the right one to take.