So I just recovered from a 6 month coma. I was out camping when suddenly I was cornered by hungry mountain lions. They backed me up to the edge of the cliff, their teeth glaring at me as they snarled. While I was contemplating what the best scenario outcome would possibly consist of I could not help but think of my poor blog. What would happen to it while I was gone? Would I lose all of my readers? Would people even care or notice that I was gone?
Then I woke up. Awakened from this awful dream I sat back for a second to recover my sanity. Pausing to ponder for a moment the meaning behind all my fears, I discovered the closest thing to reality in my dream was that I just woke up from a 6 month coma. A writing coma, but a coma nonetheless and almost as devastating. It is a funny thing; the human mind. I wanted to write, but could not come up with anything that I did not instantly erase. It has been a couple years since I have experienced such a block of creativity. But there was nothing I could do about it. I know from past lapses that it would return. It always does. It comes back with a haunting reminder of everything I learn during these momentary setbacks.
A lot has happened in the last 6 months and it has all been painfully wonderful. While I was away I took my first trip to San Francisco, turned 30, celebrated 3 years of marriage, went sober for 30 days, questioned my current career path, spent a lot of time with my son,spoke with many winemakers, watched as my Paso Cab turned 6 months old in barrel, started selling wine for a distribution company, wrote a few songs, spent a lot of time with God, battled some demons, tasted a lot of wine and was reminded why I got into this in the first place.
There will be more to come and I pray that the shift I am beginning to see in the wine industry will continue to progress. It is all about farming and it is all about picking balanced grapes. That is all you need to craft a wine with soul, depth, and personality. It is so simple, and yet no one seems to notice or care. The revolution is coming. Start to question everything. Dig deeper and you will find the truth.
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