Army of Love

love u!

gentle reminder for patience. everything is on time.

Gay Hendricks wrote a book about this called "The Big Leap" - check it out.

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Woke up around 5 am, decided to go for a morning walk.

It was super foggy outside. There was a melancholic vibe in the air.

The atmosphere inspired me to open up and talk about my current experience with addiction.

sending love to all.

Temple Tears is one of my favorite artists in the Downtempo scene.  

His style caught my attention from the first listen.  
Deep, driving, groovy as hell and uplifting at the same time.  

As I get to know an artist on a personal level, I can connect with the music on a new level.  I hope this podcast offers the same for you.  

I highly recommend you check out his tunes using the link below.  

Temple Tears SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/temple-tears
Temple Tears Instagram. www.instagram.com/templetears  

Army of Love Instagram.www.instagram.com/amor_army
Army of Love Patreon. https://patreon.com/armyoflove

love,
lee

Have you ever thought about the music scene as an "escapism industry?"

Non-intentional attendees filling their systems with drugs... for what? 

Do we even know what we're here for?

And maybe we don't need to know.... escapes certainly serve a purpose.

But I'll be damned if I continue to show up to energetic messes like this for the rest of my music loving life.  

We deserve better.

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In the first episode of Dear Doris, I have a lovely chat with my dear friend Fish aka Pescado Frito.

In a nutshell, we discuss how the music scene has shaped us as human beings.  

Carrying lessons from the dance floor into every day life.

Grab a seat... get comfortable and let's chat about registered characters, flowbreakers, the sauce and everything in between.

Hope you enjoy.

love,
lee

"If I had known that was my last yoga class, I would've showed up differently."

such is life

Life lessons in these Nike slides...

I went to a party and it felt like the majority of the crowd spent more time chatting than dancing.

It made me think about this concept of "passive listening."

Everyone pays the same price to enter the party, you get to experience it however you'd like.

I went with the intention to get lost in sounds and found it difficult in this environment.

This is a little ramble about the experience.

I'd love to chat about this with anyone who has feedback, similar experiences, etc.

We chat with IV-IN about the backstory to his EP "Alter" which is one of our favorite projects of 2020.

We go on to chat about failure, insecurities, musical inspirations and how he feels about the comparisons to Kerala Dust.

IV-IN is a lovely guy who's producing heartfelt groovers - be sure to show him some love and support.

Send it.

Self reflection on feeling unworthy and needy.

It's easy for me to surrender, accept and flow when life is roses and smiles.

It's much more challenging in my current situation. I feel resistance. Fear. Anxiety.

On the surface, this sucks. Underneath it, I'm aware that this is an opportunity for significant growth.

A growth spurt that comes from doing the work. Diving deeper. Facing your fears.

This is work that I'm too scared & lazy to do on my own - I'd rather go to the festivals. Well, the festivals are no longer available for my escape.

It's time to face myself on a deeper level. I'm fucking terrified and incredibly grateful at the same time.

TRUST. THE. UNIVERSE.

Everyone has their own journey.  You cannot expect anyone to react to experiences in the way that you do.  There's infinite variables that led us to this exact moment - more than we could ever comprehend.  I practice accepting this, and respecting that everyone is doing their best based off their experiences.  Having said that, I still judge people.  These moments of judgement are opportunities to look within and see where it's coming from.  

Let me know if you want to chat about any of this.  

Stay positive.  Love you.

I'm the type of dude that buys 6 interesting books, reads 1-2 chapters of each and never finishes one of them.  Feeling the same? Hop in for a listen.

A short story about the time a few hits off a joint put me into a hyper-present state of mind.  I came to realize that my inability to properly set boundaries was leading me to close off to people, and the Universe as a whole.  

I love sharing. I receive instant fulfillment from giving, or should we say SENDING. I’m also starting to recognize there’s a self serving aspect to sharing. When your intention is pure, the Universe will reward you.

Accepting and Escaping are topics we'll be discussing often .  In my experience, the first step is being aware that you're knocked off center.  When something takes me out of flow, I no longer ignore it.  I invite it in for tea & try to understand why.

In this episode we discuss various life lessons presented during the Stil vor Talent party in Leipzig.