I Like To Take Things Incrementally, And

I Think Grief Is A Step Towards Strength Because It Allows You To Be Porous And Take Everything In, And Have It Transform You. What Will Sit Within You Is Despairing, But At Least It's Feeling. You're Not Numb. Grief Is Sort Of The Allowance Of Feeling.

Music Has Always Been My Constant, My Salvation. It's Cliche To Write That, But It's True.

Nothing Is As Nice As Plugging In Your Guitar And Turning Up The Volume Really Loud, Just Seeing What Kind Of Beautiful Noise You Can Make With It.

I'm Pretty Horrible At Relationships And Haven't Been In Many Long-term Ones. Leaving And Moving On - Returning To A Familiar Sense Of Self-reliance And Autonomy - Is What I Know; That Feeling Is As Comfortable And Comforting As It Might Be For A Different Kind Of Person To Stay.

The School Systems At My Childhood Had Enough Money Or Enough Parent Involvement That They Felt Like Learning Music And Songs, And Exploring The Whole Pop Or Classical Canon, Were Just As Important As Algebra Or Biology. Music Is Such A Visceral And Tactile Experience For A Kid, And To Just Replace That With Video Games Or Something That Doesn't Have The Same Sort Of Physical Impact Would Definitely Be A Poor Choice, And Have A Negative Impact.