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Back on X .. been while. Let's start with this wonderful late Christmas gift from @hallidorcasjewelry and @vwhoarder a portrait of my morning & midnight era by a great Dallas artist @flintsworld thanks all. I love it.

Stage fright isn't just fear; it's your body's way of saying you're about to do something important. Embrace the adrenaline and sensitivity #StageFright #Mindset Podcast: bit.ly/4dpH7RG

Before streams and algorithms and playlists, there was just a room. Friends. Strangers. Family. The congregation singing louder than the band some nights. Looking back now, that’s the part I’m most grateful for. #americanamusic #livemusic #indiefolk #analogrecording #singersongwriter

I could've cleaned this album up. Remixed it. Fixed the rough edges. But then it wouldn't sound like that era of my life anymore. Live From The Deep — out now everywhere. #americanamusic #singersongwriter #livealbum #indiefolk #analogrecording

I wrote this song years ago. Now I sing it from a completely different place in life. That’s one of the strange things about music — sometimes the songs stay the same while the person singing them changes entirely. “If I Didn’t Know God Is Good” Live From The Deep #ezravancil #indiefolk #americana #singersongwriter #livemusic

Success isn't about laborious effort, it's about effort and struggle that's a joy because you're moving towards something meaningful. #PersonalGrowth #Motivation @ArshakBenlian

dread of uncertainty can make life monotonous. Embracing the unknown, a beautiful motivator. #EmbraceUncertainty #PersonalGrowth @ArshakBenlian The full 2 hour conversation on @the.one.and.the.many Podcast youtu.be/RB9vEhPOKJA?si… ezravancil.com

You rebuild yourself in the darkness, not by thinking your way out, but by doing. Actions change your thinking. #PersonalGrowth #Resilience The conversation youtu.be/RB9vEhPOKJA?si… ezravancil.com

Nobody's going to organize your life or make your dreams a reality—Superman isn't showing up. You must design your own custom plans, identify your weak spots, and work on them. #SelfImprovement #Motivation @jwcurren

Don't put off your dreams, you don't know how long you have. Your passions give your life meaning. Don't sacrifice that for a 'later'. #LiveYourDreams #NoRegrets @jwcurren bit.ly/3RltrQs

Going along to get along leaves you disappearing. True connection means knowing yourself and being willing to contend, not just agree. #MarriageTips #RelationshipGoals #Authenticity The full conversation youtu.be/RB9vEhPOKJA?si… ezravancil.com

There was a part of me dying when these songs were written. The old me. The destructive me. The version of myself that kept running from life instead of toward it. But there was healing happening too. I think you can hear both of those things living inside this song at the same time. “If I Didn’t Know God Is Good” Live From The Deep #indiefolk #americana #singersongwriter #folkmusic #livemusic

“I barely made it out alive.” Live From The Deep came from a season of addiction, loss, broken hearts, healing, friendship, and trying to find something worth living for again. What you hear in this album is not perfection. It’s a man learning how to live again in real time. Recorded live to analog tape with a band, a congregation, and a room full of people carrying these songs together. 10 years later, it still feels like a piece of my heart. #americanamusic #livemusic #singersongwriter #indiefolk #christianfolk

It’s not about giving up yourself, but building a relationship with yourself that has something to give. #SelfLoveJourney #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalWellbeing #AuthenticLove #InnerPeace The full conversation youtu.be/RB9vEhPOKJA?si… ezravancil.com

Divorce, foreclosure—circumstances worsened. Yet, with a new hope of leaving a dark void, peace emerged. #Hope #Resilience #NewBeginnings @ArshakBenlian The full 2 hour conversation on @the.one.and.the.many Podcast youtu.be/RB9vEhPOKJA?si… ezravancil.com

A certain world is robotic and boring. Uncertainty is a powerful motivator. Embrace the unknown! #Motivation #Purpose @ArshakBenlian The full 2 hour conversation on @the.one.and.the.many Podcast youtu.be/RB9vEhPOKJA?si… ezravancil.com

Struggle isn't suffering; it's life. #LifeLessons #GrowthMindset @ArshakBenlian The 2 hour conversation youtu.be/RB9vEhPOKJA?si… ezravancil.com

I used to think albums needed to sound polished to matter. Now I think honesty matters more. This record has rough edges. You can hear the room. You can hear the people singing. You can hear a man trying to become someone new in real time. That’s why I left it the way it was. Live From The Deep is finally streaming everywhere after sitting on the shelf for 10 years: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ez… #indiefolk #singersongwriter #americana #livemusic #musicdiscovery

I was a few years sober when we made this album. I didn’t know if I’d make it to the other side of that era. But I did — and when I did, I wanted to document it. Not just the songs, but the people. The room. The feeling of being carried by something bigger than yourself. That’s what Live From The Deep is. It’s been sitting quietly in a drawer for 10 years. Today it finally gets another life. distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ez… #americanamusic #livemusic #singersongwriter #dallas #indifolk

Live From The Deep was the end of one era of my life and the beginning of another. A live album recorded to analog tape with friends, family, and the congregation all singing together. When I listen back to it now, I don’t just hear songs. I hear a moment that can never happen the exact same way again. Streaming now Link: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ez… #livemusic #indiefolk #singersongwriter #folkmusic #americanamusic

This month started with a poem and somewhere along the way came a song. “1000 Pound Troubles” Most of it was just me trying to stay with something long enough to understand it. It’s all out now if you want to sit with it: youtu.be/19kubLqpdYU #newmusic #indiefolk #singersongwriter #acousticmusic #musicdiscovery