Tag: David Reed Watson

Christopher Robin: “Oh, Pooh. If ever there’s a tomorrow when we’re not together, there’s something you must remember.”

Pooh: “And what might that be, Christopher Robin?”

Christopher Robin: “You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

Pooh: “Oh, that’s easy. We’re braver than a bee, and, uh, longer than a tree, and taller than a goose… or, uh, was that a moose?”

Christopher Robin: “No, silly, old bear! You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is even if we’re apart, I’ll always be with you. I’ll always be with you. I’ll always be with you.”

I frequently return back to the philosophy of Winnie the Pooh when I feel lost or scared. Pooh, in his innocence and inquisitive nature would always be taken care of. Why do you think? My thoughts on it are that he trusted those around him and he trusted that everything was going to be ok no matter what. And what a joy to be around someone like that! It makes us what to be that free, that trusting and that forgiving.

People in general just want to be loved. Bottom line. They might be mean to you or they might harm another but deep down inside they are looking for love. They are looking to be heard because nobody would listen. Some take extreme measures out on others. Some take it out on themselves. If you haven’t read the Tao of Pooh or the Te of Piglet you might want to give them a go.

Last week I was asked to Tour with Rage of Angels in September. I said Yes. I didn’t even think twice about it. I have received a lot of love and support in my journey and I am grateful. It has counterbalanced the rash of criticism I’ve received as well. Especially this past weekend. I won’t go into details but I can tell you I have a hard time being Buddha like in those instances (another lesson. Geez).

Why is it that I bought into the criticism instead of the praise? I think we, as artists, tend to do that. There is a fine line between promoting yourself and boasting. When we are promoting ourselves we sometimes look at it as boasting and pull ourselves back and say, “No. Don’t say that. People will think you’re an egomaniac.” I just take a deep breath and know that not everybody is going to like nor condone what I do. I just focus on my path and move forward.

I had a great conversation with an old friend in New Orleans yesterday. He was my drummer at one point in my career. It was a brilliant conversation that lead into promoting ourselves as artists. We don’t like to do it. We like to just use our craft to touch people. We don’t like to go out and talk about ourselves, but we have to. Especially in this day and age. I like the song from Aerosmith that says, ‘Let the music do the talking.’ That’s all great if you can get people to listen to the music. That’s the hard part.  So promotion is an essential part of this business. I would love to have a Manager, and a Publicist and all the administrative stuff so I could just concentrate on writing. But, its not that way…. and in a way I’m grateful. Why am I grateful? Because it keeps it real. I get to see directly how I influence people. I get to interact and change things around on the fly when they don’t work. Like yesterday…. Jeff, my friend in New Orleans, does a lot of promotion for charities. He took one look at my donation page and said to me… Dave. $10,000? Really? You need $10,000 to go tour Europe? I was like, well no. But I need to pay off my motorcycle, pay rent, look for another job… blah blah blah blah. Anyway he convinced me to be a bit more realistic about it and he was right. So without second guessing him I knocked it down to $5000 which will allow me to scrape by and get there and back. I love the fact that I have a friend that can lovingly tell me that I am fucking up. Ha ha. It put me right into a space of release and not control. In a space of trust that it will all work out and everything will be fine.

At the end of August I will be taking a leave of absence from my design job to follow my dream. I’m scared and excited at the same time. I don’t know what lies ahead. I’m not sure I’ll have a job when I come back to L.A. even. But dreams are more important than jobs. Dream BIG!

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Peace!!
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I received this chart from a friend of mine and I’ve found it quite useful. As I delve deeper and deeper into astrology I find myself referencing this quite often. I hope it is as useful to you as it has been for me.

The Zodiacal Signs     Principle      Keywords                             Ruler
ARIES                          I Am            Motivated to act                     Mars
TAURUS                      I Have          Practical & persevering         Venus
GEMINI                        I Think         Duality. Communicative       Mercury
CANCER                     I Feel           Emotional & nurturing           Moon
LEO                            I Will           Desires recognition                Sun
VIRGO                        I Analyse      Attention to detail                  Mercury
LIBRA                         I Balance      Relates to others                    Venus
SCORPIO                    I Desire         Intense & forceful                 Mars/Pluto
SAGITTARIUS            I Aspire        Broad outlook, idealistic        Jupiter
CAPRICORN              I Use            Realistic & responsible          Saturn
AQUARIUS                I Know         Human understanding           Saturn/Uranus
PISCES                      I Believe       Spiritual & sensitive              Jupiter/Neptune

The Planets & Personal Points
SUN                       Spirit, life force & identity. Masculine principle
MOON                   Soul, emotions and instincts. Domesticity. Feminine principle
MERCURY           Intellect and power of communication. The reasoning mind
VENUS                  Love, beauty, art and attraction
MARS                    Energy, action, aggression and conflict
JUPITER               Wisdom, expansion, optimism & success
SATURN               Restriction, limitation, restraint & sorrow
URANUS              Change, originality, revolution & eccentricity
NEPTUNE            Imagination, spirituality, inspiration, illusion & deception
PLUTO                  Power, forces beyond personal control & transformation
NORTH NODE    Alliances, family ties and links with others
SOUTH NODE     Karma and challenges in associations
ASCENDANT      Face you show the world. Primary motivation in life
MIDHEAVEN      Aim in life

The Houses
1st HOUSE          Physical appearance, self-expression and vitality
2nd HOUSE        Personal assets, wealth and earning ability
3rd HOUSE         Immediate environment, siblings, mentality and communication
4th HOUSE         Home, family, origins, father and later life
5th HOUSE         Pleasures, amusements, love & children
6th HOUSE         Service, work & health
7th HOUSE         Partners, other people generally & open enemies
8th HOUSE         Other people’s resources, wills, legacies & death
9th HOUSE         Long journeys, higher learning, religion and law
10th HOUSE       Reputation, career & the mother
11th HOUSE       Friends, benefactors and groups
12th HOUSE       Self-undoing, withdrawal, retreat and seclusion

The Aspects
CONJUNCTION     Unity of energies, which can be harmonious or aggravating
OPPOSITION          Destructive or learning
TRINE                      Harmonious and flowing
SQUARE                 Tension
SEXTILE                 Easy, creative and harmonious
QUINCUNX           Energies that work independently of each other
SESQUISQUARE   Problems that can become chronic if not addressed
SEMISQUARE        Petty annoyances that can escalate
SEMISEXTILE        Minor disruptions, which usually work out for the best