Shifting Sands: Ends and Beginnings

Action is Everything served it's purpose. When I set out back around the world in 2008, I wrote this:

"Almost 3 years ago, I left home to chase a dream in India. I thought to document the trip and thought to blog it out, using the same interface I'm using now. Ah, the intention good, the execution not so much. The Road to Delhi and Other Tales faltered out of the starting gate, falling prey to a number of computer glitches, my own naive belief that blogging without a personal computer would be a breeze and internet connections that rivaled turtles and last period trig classes for speed.

Action is Everything seeks new ground. Not as bold in ambition. Not seeking to be the revelation of my first world journey. Instead, exploring. Reflecting. And a love letter to home.
And those I wish to, with me, walk."

Writing throughout the course of that journey brought with it many things. Reflection. Relationship. Transformation. Through the breezes and slogs of it, the manifest commitment to you and to myself shaped the entire experience for the better. The words will remain. And I feel it will carry on, even though it's time has come to an end.

My plan to write was a good one. But as all plans must, it's time to change. A change that matches a new direction in creativity, community and faith.

As I left Cambodia and subsequently Europe this summer, music emerged. For the past few years, I've played and written more music than I ever have in my life, but recorded very little of it. I've thought to partner with a producer and lay down some tracks. That may still happen. But I've been encouraged to use the tools in my hands at the moment to share it.

So as one door closes, a new one opens. I spoke with a dear friend of mine, Jeff, and he was also keen to set up a space where we could share music for our friends, family and those we meet along the way. A gifted webman, Jeff crafted a site within hours and it's already open for visit at http://www.nowactlikeit.com/music/

It's a continuation of the conversation. And I'm thankful for you and how that exchange has carried on so far. I hope that there will be a time when the pen and paper return to story-telling and reflections in prose, but for now, let the music ring.

Action is Everything,

Chris