Sowing the Seeds of Love
March 10th, 2010 by admin
| I would like to thank the Tampa Bay Business Guild for hosting me Tuesday evening. Despite technological difficulties, we managed to have an interesting dialogue about The Marién Revelation. Although the official launch of the book will take place on April 1st at The Studio@620 in Saint Petersburg, this event was an enjoyable and educational experience. I look forward to fostering relationships with many of the individuals I met last night. |
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The questions after the presentation were poignant and relevant; however, it was the short one-on-one conversations that followed that have stayed with me. These types of interactions feed my spirit and leave me full of energy and positivism. I won’t recall all of the names but I won’t forget the faces, recommendations, and queries. There was one question in particular that lingered. Even though it is not a new one, I have to admit that it was unexpected: “Have you received death threats?”I managed to smile and respond in a very matter of fact kind of way. However, the question popped back into my mind later on and kept me awake most of the night. No, I have not received death threats. The closest thing has been an Internet stalker who started showing up in every online interaction I had for a while. In comparison to the possibility raised by the question, my stalking experience is a bit amusing. |
| Frankly, I really don’t think too much about the subject. But, I am not naïve. I know the world in which we live. I have explored the possibility of such things occurring from early on, even when The Marién Revelation was just a sequence of dreams and knowing myself, I knew I still would end up sharing the story. The power of the message I wanted to share helped me overcome my fears. |
| Strangely, I have also been asked if I wrote Marién with the sole purpose of creating scandal to sell books. Although he still gave the book four out of five stars, one recent reviewer actually makes this assertion. This is an absurdity. I love life too much and I lead a very comfortable existence. Why would I want to jeopardize my peace of mind and that of the ones who love me for monetary success? The Marién Revelation was not written with the intention to create a bestseller. As a matter of fact, I recognize there is little in my book that will appeal to a mass market, take for example its fragmented storyline and what some will consider unorthodox content. I am pursuing a very select public, one that is not afraid to be challenged, and one that will engage with me in an intelligent conversation about why, as an artist, I believe the story I’m sharing is important. |
| Despite positive reviews, I know the journey of this book is not going to be easy. However, the satisfaction I derive from putting it out there and meeting, even if briefly, spirits that are open to hear its message, makes it all worth it. I believe that allowing bad energy into one’s personal space not only debilitates the soul but the physical body. In my view, hate’s best adversary is love. I put this premise into practice whenever I’m faced with ignorance and hatred. I love and believe in what I do. I hope it shows. In sum, I entrust my own journey to a universal power. If I walk in the light, I shall be protected from darkness. |  |
| But enough preaching and enough apologies, allow me to end this entry with a lighter tone and the wise words offered by Tears for Fears, Feel the pain, talk about it, if you’re a worried man then shout about it. Open hearts, feel about it, open minds, think about it… We’re sowing the seeds of love. |
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