On rocks, bottoms and new beginnings

I was talking with Rocco the other day and mentioned this blog as well as my fascination with things that just endure…. and my name. I like to think sometimes at different points in our life, we’re either a calm or raging ocean bashing ourselves on the rocks relentlessly or sometimes we’re just the rocks taking a beating standing up to the chaos. If you’re the rock, you endure and support, if you’re the rock, you can be a foundation. (If you’re a round rock, you can keep Sisyphus from being successful unless you’re the hill he’s rolling the rock up!) What does that mean exactly? I don’t know…. but I’m searching for an answer. I do know I’ve been the rock and I’ve been the chaos and witnessed the damage the chaos can do.

An old friend of mine shared this nugget : https://youtu.be/Bg_Q7KYWG1g

It’s a worthwhile 10 minutes – the takeaway for me is when you hit the bottom, at least then you have a firm foundation to build from again, so like Sisyphus, you get up, re-evaluate, make sure everything works as it should, making adjustments for what you just learned moving forward however you’re able. Stand up – endure – move forward. With new knowledge and purpose.

Begin Again.

Hoping to take my own advice… stay salty my friends.

Hello World…..

My name is Peter –  I chose saltypeter.org as a play on a couple of things – 1st – I can be salty – or cynical – or leverage dark humor for dealing with dark places,  2nd – SaltPeter also tends to take the lead of our of pencil – and lastly – because Peter means ‘rock’ …. according to ‘behind the name’ my name derives thusly:

 “Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning “stone”. This is a translation used in most versions of the New Testament of the name Cephas, meaning “stone” in Aramaic, which was given to the apostle Simon by Jesus (compare Matthew 16:18 and John 1:42). Simon Peter was the most prominent of the apostles during Jesus’ ministry and is often considered the first pope.Due to the renown of the apostle, this name became common throughout the Christian world (in various spellings).

I’m a dad, a divorced man, a wishful musician and an  adulterer (reformed).

Roughly 3 years ago I made a decision that impacted the lives of many people. This forum is my place to seek a way of getting my thoughts ‘out there’ while hopefully helping someone else along the way to steer clear of my foibles using me as a cautionary tale.

Divorce is a damn expensive learning experience and heartbreaking.

My family as it now exists is composed of my children – we’ll call them Thing 1 and Thing 2 – high school kids extraordinaire, my ex-wife (she who’s name can’t be mentioned especially when you’re on a date!) and my lovable sidekick Rufas – who is my emotional support shadow (actually canine but what’s the difference!)

I anticipate using this forum to vent about feelings (oh no! some poor sap is down on his luck), therapy with my therapist – for now we’ll call him Jaco – because he’s an incredible bassist and exceptional human, and walking the road after divorce. Look for the occasional nod to a famous or infamous musician as we go along….. Also look for the odd jam track – if I can manage how to post a link.

Until next time – stay salty my friends…..