meet the new decade
another year draws to a close and with it, a confusing and messy decade. from reading friend’s various comments on facebook & twitter, it seems to be an opinion shared by many.
for me, the new millenium started with optimism. I was sharing my life with a wonderful woman, I was working for a cool music dotcom and playing the nashville songwriter’s circuit. less than a year later, the relationship had ended, the dotcom had folded, I was hospitalised with a heart attack and my kids were on the phone begging me to come back to australia.
the decade unfolded unpredictably as I floated between town and country, trying to find something to hang onto. the upsides: I turned my long-growing passion for food into a new profession and a second career. I got to spend some great time with my rapidly growing kids, and enjoyed being a true step-parent.
the downsides: I lost my way, musically. the love of writing, recording and performing became a distant and disjointed memory. I also lost several close friends, who all went far too early from cancer-related illnesses and diseases. it was a big motivation for me to rekindle my dreams.
I spent the better part of the decade with my best friend, partner, companion, lover, confidante. it finally drew to its natural close right at the end of the decade. I wish her well. And I reconnected with an old friend whose path was paralleling mine, and with this, I may have found my true soulmate.
so now I venture forth into my fifth decade, with renewed hope, love and optimism.