Some may disagree with me, but it seems to me that our society is debating a general philosphy of direction.  Is life about expansion or contraction?

I try to live my life in a way that I am always expanding.  I try to be open to new ideas, new experiences, and also to keep doing a better and better job at my life tasks and goals.  I try to write better music and design better shows each year, and actually each project.  I feel that the batch of shows I've created for bands in 2012 is the best I've ever done.

With podcasts, I try to continue to do a better job in scheduling, recording, and interviewing guests along with my other hosts.  I try to listen more carefully, be more insightful, and find topics that have great meaning and can really help our audience.

In the gym, I always try to make my physique more beautiful and more of what my ideal look can be.  I try to make every set of every exercise a work of art, and also to continue to try new things.  I also try to enjoy my time in the gym more and more.  I've always loved being in the gym, and I have a terrific workout partner.  I just need to remember to enjoy each moment.

So I want my life and its experiences to always be expanding.  I want to be moving toward more and better.

There were times in my life when I was contracting instead.  I would get into patterns of fear or negativity and my life experience would contract.  I spent a lot of time alone and was often afraid to try things that really could improve my life.

But with some great help, hard work, and some wonderful teachers, I learned to move past these fears, open myself to new ideas, and make my life expand again.  I hope that everyone else finds ways to do the same.

We are not meant to go backwards but forward.  This is true individually and as a society.  We should not backtrack and take away rights from anyone, but should always be doing all we can to help every single person have a better and more fullfilling life, in the way that they personally see it and pursue it.

It's not my place to force my beliefs on anyone, but I will not tolerate someone else's fear or negativity keeping me from growing and expanding in goodness and joy.  I hope that everyone will take a similar stance, wish everyone well, help each other as we can, and certainly not work to stop anyone from doing things that improve our world.

Of course, many people have different ideas of what that is, but I personally believe that if someone's idea is to back up, move back in time, take away rights that have been granted, take away help from someone who needs it, then this I can't support and will fight.

Go forward, expand, grow, and you'll fly toward your goals and dreams.  Anything is possible.  Work hard, work together, and let's all make our world expand!