Wild...

Whew! The past few days have been crazy. Yesterday I was in LA all day meeting with a variety of amazing people in the entertainment industry that, up until last week, I thought I would never have contact with. Not one to drop names, I will only say that since my business is entertainment I need to know people who are either famous, or have access to famous people. Let me reiterate, it is only important to me because I promote shows, create new production, etc., that it is relevant. Besides...

I am not a fan. By that I mean any one person who is famous as a singer, actor, whatever, really holds no greater interest for me than the average guy, or gal on the street, because after all, we are all the same. What I do go GAGA over, however, is anyone committed to their craft and passionate about what they do ... plumber or rock star can be equally interesting if they love what they do.

My day yesterday was filled with people dedicated to the craft of bringing great entertainment to the world. A recording engineer and producer, a ten time Grammy award winner, an Emmy award winning TV producer and a writer for a global Latino magazine were all on my calendar yesterday. They were not there because of me, but because of amazing people that know me AND the persons I met in my journey yesterday. Why, if I am not a name dropper, am I mentioning it to you?

My business is at a critical stage, in which the next thirty days, sixty days, six months, could mean either breakthrough success, or shuttering the enterprise. It has been a difficult and emotional journey, made the more so because I am passionate about what I do, loving every minute of it ... well, almost.

The pressure is enormous out our stage. Payroll, bills, deadlines, loans, sales, meetings, taxes, argh, it's enough to drive you crazy. (Oh yeah, I am already crazy, forgot!) But the resources have been running low recently and that is especially distressing for a guy like me. So fear sets in, doubt, darkness, sometimes. It can be a roller coaster ride, sometimes fun, thrilling, often just plain old heart-thumping scary. But there are opportunities. And as I met with new people yesterday all I could see was blue sky, hope and ...

God. He was there. Showing me, leading me, using people I have NEVER met to speak His love for me in ways I could have never imagined just 2 days ago. Why did I have to go to LA to hear those "words" of love? Maybe the familiar blinds us to the novel, the banal to the divine. Getting away from the constant pull of daily obligations and responsibilities proved to be just what the Great Physician ordered!

Be still and know that I am God. Indeed.