Where have I been?

It's been quite some time since I posted to this blog. Numerous changes have occurred in my life, mainly, I've had a major career path change.

In the fall of 2010 I embarked on my first ever tour as a musician. It was a text book case of what not to do ever when touring. The details are long and winded, and frankly, I'm so tired of the story I prefer not to tell it anymore and look at it as more of a massive learning experience.

I've been a struggling artist since 1984 when I joined my first band. I had serious delusions of grandure, and I do mean serious! Now at the ripe age of 42 and no closer to making a living as a musician as I was back in 1983, I finally decided to let that part of my life go. Yeah, it was hard, and I went through a bit of a depression over it, feeling like a loser and failure. But if I honestly take stock of my life and my accomplishments over the past 25+ years, I did more than most do.

The whole rock-n-roll life style is just no longer in alignment with who I am today. I've traveled my entire life due to my Dad's job in corporate America. I lived in 25 different places by the time I was 30 years old and went to 3 different high schools. I'm over traveling! I just desire to find some place to call home and put down some roots once and for all. That place is Hawai'i, but that's another blog post.

I also and pretty clean living these days and that really doesn't fit with the current state of rock-n-roll. It's sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll, not love, health, and positive rockin' music....maybe one day...

I'll continue to write music and hope to get a song placement or two, post some singles to sell on my website, but as for performing life or putting a band together or hoping to actually earn a living from my music, well, that delusion is finally over. Despite what some well intentioned marketers claim, unless you have major bucks behind you and a solid team of well connected music industry professionals taking care of business, you're f*cked, plain and simple.

In December of 2010, after being beaten for the last time by my so called music career, at the completion of my joke of a tour, I decided to switch gears and follow my second passion, health / fitness / wellness. I am now a certified personal trainer and I also re-opened my holistic health counseling practice, Vegan Wellness.

That being said, this blog will begin to focus more on health & fitness related topics, and also follow my personal path to rebalance my own health & fitness challenges. After years of chasing an illusive rainbow in the sky, I've come to realize that the thing that matters most is your health. If you are other than thriving each and every day of your life, then you aren't fully living life, and that just plain sucks!

My next post will detail the recent results of an onslaught of tests I had run and my current holistic approach to rebalance my discombobulated body. Oh yeah, I'll also talk about how I am competing in my first triathlon in May. Talk about life shift!

Until next time....may your Source be with you!
Astrum

http://www.veganwellness.info