I am an artist, a solivigant who lost his muse, his compass, in a march into the abyss in 2015. What followed was a descent into a wilderness of fragmented memories, scattered like deprecated code in the once-storytelling organic algorithm that powered my mind and soul.
A decade—ten long, grueling years—I have spent rebuilding, reprogramming, reawakening. Each shard of memory, each echo of what was, painstakingly pieced together into something new, something stronger. This has been a journey not of mere survival but of profound healing, discovery, and the reclamation of a purpose I thought was lost forever. It’s been a decade of replacing lost memories with a new epoch.
Today as my rebirth as a phoenix rising from the smoldering ashes reaches a milestone. My wife and I set forth on an adventure to the magical land of Portugal. A pilgrimage of the soul, a place that whispered to me in dreams with a clarion call for transformation. To call Portugal life-changing feels woefully inadequate. Portugal wasn’t just a destination—it was the alchemy my battered spirit longed for. It was the balm that mended the last remnants of my fractured soul, the spark that reignited my a new flame within me.
Walking those sun-drenched streets, gazing over the Douro River, I felt the weight of my past begin to lift. The ancient stones beneath my feet seemed alive with the wisdom of ages, urging me to let go and rise anew. With my wife—my anchor, my constant—by my side, Portugal became more than a destination; it became a sanctuary, a reminder of the resilience within and the beauty of starting over.
This is not just the story of my return to life—it is the prologue to a new chapter, one written with courage, love, and an unwavering belief in the power of transformation. I am ready now—not just to tell my own stories, but to help others find their voice, to share their journeys of profound change, and to remind us all that from the ashes, we rise!
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