{"id":3268,"date":"2022-09-28T08:40:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T12:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/?p=3268"},"modified":"2022-09-27T21:56:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T01:56:02","slug":"edition-24-where-everything-started-3-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/edition-24-where-everything-started-3-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Edition #24<br>Where Everything Started 3 Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3268\" class=\"elementor elementor-3268\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cad205d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cad205d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a99f5\" data-id=\"1a99f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22251bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22251bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition024_IMG_4068-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition024_IMG_4068-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition024_IMG_4068-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition024_IMG_4068.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c9df29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"52c9df29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc43a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dc43a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edition #24<br>Where Everything Started 3 Years Ago<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31157380 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"31157380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8d55559 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>28\/09\/2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6139b965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6139b965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s 6am, I\u2019m on the plane bringing Jeff and I back to Montreal for what will be a little less than 24 hours before we leave for Tangier. The last couple of days have been incredibly significant for me, the Reeperbahn Festival being the place where everything that I would later become \u2014 or assume to be \u2014 as an artist started 3 years ago. Walking the streets of Hamburg offered me so many vibrant sensations, with every step, with every breath in, every breath out, flashes of moments made of meaningful faces, sounds, colors and lights, communal laughter, collective whispers, contemplative amazement, intimate shivering\u2026 all defining the rich and dazzling fabric of my renewed or newly born creative journey. It is something greater than myself, than any dream or vision I might have had in my heart a long time ago, that had faded and dried out way before I could even understand the reasons why I lost myself like I did or why I let it happen at some point. Having the tremendous opportunity to revisit those familiar places over the last couple of days not only fed my spirit with inspiring emotions, but also with a profound measure of gratefulness for that wonderful gift of life, art and humanity that I have the blessing to embrace and share ever since I set foot in the city back in 2019. Little did I know at this point that it would transform my existence and that of those who are precious to me as well.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, I rarely, if ever, felt such a peace while looking back at fragments of my past, nor have I experienced such a pure state of belonging into my \u201cnow\u201d while moving towards whatever my tomorrows might be made of. It\u2019s fulfilling and evolving, as memories, essentially made of pre-pandemic images, have been magnificently enlightened by this week\u2019s passage in Hamburg. An early coffee rendezvous with a radiating one, rekindling meetings with longtime music business partners, a meet and greet that turned into the hilarious storytelling type of moment that only a true family reunion can become, several sleepless nights filled with music and artistic exchanges, the highly poignant reunion with Vlad from Music Saves UA, our last evening with friends around a home-cooked dinner, and everything else in between\u2026 All those moments remind me of the outmost importance to welcome and cherish the blessings that come with every step that I learn to make in my life, brightening my path just a little more every time I let go of my fears of the unknown, when I abandon my illusionary need of control and comprehension to the emancipative nature of the invisible. Only then are wonders allowed to reveal themselves in a magnificence I would never be able to dwell in otherwise, to shine within and through me, becoming a blazing entity blossoming into an everlasting stream of daily rebirth\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tonight I\u2019ll sleep in Montreal, and pretty soon I\u2019ll have the utter joy to discover (and rediscover) brighter shades to Tangier\u2019s unique beaming splendor\u2026 I can\u2019t wait to let you know what will emerge from that week in my Moroccan home.<\/p>\n<p>Much love,<br>Your friend and brother<br>Alex&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PS: Jeff wrote an incredibly moving personal letter about the Reeperbahn and what\u2019s coming up for me. He publishes those on the SFCC fan club. I\u2019m inviting you to <a href=\"https:\/\/secretfamilycultclub.com\/\">join The Club<\/a> to experience Jeff\u2019s unique access to my different art forms and to dwell in his singular insights about my creative process through our conversations and exchanges\u2026 it\u2019s truly worth it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f66a2b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f66a2b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4904ae63\" data-id=\"4904ae63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7374df65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7374df65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-597d1363 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"597d1363\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11eaf149\" data-id=\"11eaf149\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e4545f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-153 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32e4545f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/ask-a-question\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask a Question<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s 6am, I\u2019m on the plane bringing Jeff and I back to Montreal for what will be a little less &#8230; 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