I don’t know if all the energy I put into creating my album "All in a Life’s Work" has finally caught up with me or not, but I seem to have temporarily run out of steam!

It started on the morning I flew to Bangkok when I felt some discomfort in my lower back. I have an old back injury that resurfaces from time to time, but not normally as strong as it came on this time. My lower spine just stopped moving, basically and I was walking around like I had a rod up my…. you know what!

I found an osteopath (seeing as my usual guy is 6,000 miles away in London) and he seems to have done a good job, along with giving me the news that the symptoms are not indicative of any damage; mostly muscle tension. Since being stretched and twisted I am feeling so much better and much more mobile. I decided during the last few days that, although I wanted to be pro-active I just needed to rest and stop doing anything, especially sitting in front of my computer, which is largely a cause of the initial back strain I think. It’s not easy to get comfortable in front of a laptop.

So I’ve had a little downtime and I may take a little bit more for a day or two before really getting down to promoting my album and finding a promoter or someone to help manage my publicity a little bit… hint hint

Downtime
Sometimes your body tells you it’s time to stop and recharge and I mean more than just time for bed. After what can be a long time of relentless abuse of your system (Your body can take a hell of a lot) on a project that you are driven by, it is easy to forget about taking care of yourself properly. Even if you try to do so, there can be things you neglect and your body knows better than you do when it needs some time to repair. This is why it is crazy when people drag themselves to work when they are sick. I mean truly sick. We get sick for a reason. When we are out of balance, disease and sickness are signals to redress the balance. In this day and age, the causes of this imbalance are often rooted in our jobs and careers, our fear of losing them. In my case it is the feeling of losing ground in some way if I stop doing anything for a moment and the truth is that when I am doing something for the sake of doing it, that is a sure sign of wasted energy.

I intend to remain in the best of health and to give myself the time and rest I require to maintain that so I can be as effective as possible in achieving all my goals. You heard it here!

Enjoy!