The Green Light Is On Tonight
A story about how music inspired me to live more.
It was nearing December last year, and I was hitting a new level of darkness from Covid. 2020 was supposed to be the year of travel for me. I had all these big travel plans. I had been feeling a pull for a while that where I live on the East Coast is no longer an energetic match for what I see as home anymore. I was going to go explore different places that were calling me to see which one I vibed with to move.
And then, travel was pretty much canceled. I canceled trip after trip, while holding onto hope that the next one would be alright. It was fall and I was still holding out for my yearly trip to Art Basel. Miami was not on my list to live, I used to actually live there, but I love the vibe of Art Basel because it has all things I love. And then, it too was canceled.
It was getting darker.
The days started getting shorter and it was getting really dark and cold and was exactly how I was feeling. My twice a day visits into the forest to walk in nature had come to an end because it was too cold. I had not had a paintbrush in my hands in what seemed like forever — which was surprising — painting had always been my thing. I was still expressing and connecting with my creativity in different ways. I was writing a lot. I was making a lot of playlists. I was cooking a…