This FAWM has been a pretty big struggle for me. Finding motivation and inspiration and joy in creating hasn't come easily. I actually have 6-7 collaborations out there, in various 4-tracks and songs that I've sent people, but sitting at three songs has been getting me down.

However, in the bigger scheme of things, my struggles creating music, as a hobby are miniscule compared to the ACTUAL struggles that people deal with day to day. From the stress of everyday life to food availability to health struggles to my fascist government and it's crackdown on humanity, my struggles should still be looked at as a joy. I have the freedom, time, health, ability, space, etc, to create whenever I want - just for the joy of it.

I need to remember to find more joy in my everyday life and pursuits. Creating art is absolutely a joy, even when it is hard and elusive. I created TWO songs tonight - one went to a collaborator and then this one just came out - apparently as a celebration that my creativity is still in there. I just need to nurture it and be patient.

I played my Tacoma 12 string acoustic and my Breedlove 6 string acoustic. Both stereo mic'd with Audix f15 condensers. I also used TWO capos on each, a full on the 5th fret and a partial on the 7th.

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