An apology, an explanation, and a request
A love-letter to my subscribers
If you are one of my subscribers, especially those special people who are supporting me with a pay-subscription, I want to thank you and explain why I’ve been absent lately.
You probably noticed that I was hot-to-trot over the summer, with a lot of posts of my interview show TruerMU and my video series “How to Write a Song in Thirty Years.” Then it stopped, dried up, vanished. What happened?
First of all, my work-situation changed this August. I’m currently working 7 days, 60 hours, a week. When I’m not working, I have to decide how to spend that time: Rest, leisure, or extra work.
That extra work includes many of the things I was doing for you through this Substack - interviews, posts, shares. These are things I want to do. The reduced amount of time I have to spend on them means I have to be more selective.
I’ve been taking a pause to rethink: What do I want to spend my time and energy on exactly? And answering that question has been harder than it seems.
I’ve been investing in thinking about my vision for the future. I’m impacted by the bad news that seems to be surrounding us like a pack of wolves. I’m also balancing my role as parent, husband and advocate for myself.
What does the world need from me?
How can I make your investment in me worthwhile?
What do I WANT, and how does that mesh with what you might want?
Well, in my vision planning I’ve decided that one thing I want is for people to see themselves in what I do. I want to feel that connection with you. This is so important and so scary that I almost couldn’t bring myself to admit it.
Now that I’ve admitted it, I have to move in that direction.
How that manifests is still in the works. If you want to chime in, I love hearing from you. Just know that this I’m still here, thinking about you.
If you want to reach out, I’m at adam@acole.net. We can talk about piano lessons or that book you want to write, or we can just talk!
Love,
Adam