My Family is Music to My Heart

 

The picture is from The Music Man, and this production was one of the highlights of 2025. I love performing with my family, and I’m amazed every time I watch them shine on stage.

If I’m honest, I haven’t always felt like I’ve been mastering the role of husband or father in recent years. A decimated career has tightened our family budget, sometimes to uncomfortable levels. Add in my emotional ups and downs, and there are days I feel like a burden who is not always “pulling my weight.”

I wonder where this site or podcast would be if I had been more consistent or if I had pushed harder with marketing. I wonder where my career might be if I hadn’t missed deadlines, talked myself out of chances, or sabotaged opportunities with certain clients.

AuDHD explains a lot of these struggles, but understanding it is only step one. Now I need to figure out how to build the life my family deserves.

Despite my doubts, one thing is clear: my family loves me. I learn from them. They restore me. They inspire and motivate me.

They are my muses.

They are the lovely music to my heart.