Spencer Richard's Blog
April 30, 2016
Update on Album
I’m just going to be real for this post. The following is an update on the album and my well-being. Basically, I’ve worked myself sick. I have 3 Fully completed and mastered songs, 11 others that are mixed and ready to be mastered (though upon reflection,one of them just isn’t good enough to include […]
December 20, 2015
What I’m Afraid Of
Lately things have felt different for me in my life. I think I’m struggling with depression again, as if depression were some kind of compulsion beyond my control. The truth is that people feel down sometimes and that’s normal. I am a “people” and therefore I’m permitted to feel down. But while depression is certainly […]
October 21, 2015
Adopt the Challenge Mindset
Ever heard of a game called SuperBetter? Game designer and researcher Jane McGonigal is the esteemed inventor ofSuperBetter, a game she made at first to help her deal with suicidal ideation after an unfortunate bout of post-concussion syndrome, but gradually it became something bigger. Now there are hundreds of thousands of players who play SuperBetter […]
October 15, 2015
Thankful
I have lots to be thankful for this year. This last weekend was, besides Canadian Thanksgiving, the weekend of my daughter’s first birthday, and mine and my wife’s 2nd anniversary. On top of those wonderful things, my Kickstarter has officially raised enough pledges to be funded—even more than the $600 needed! It took less than […]
September 24, 2015
Help Me Make My Album
Hey everyone, I’ve been working on my firstsolo album lately, and a month ago or so, I finally decided that it was time to make a more serious effort on it. Click on thelink below to hear twobrand new songs and see how you can help me make the best album that I possibly can. […]
September 23, 2015
That Horrible Word: Busy
The age old dilemma is summarized best with these simple words: “What do I do now?” Lately I’ve been very busy with work and family but I feel this nagging sensation thatbeing busyisabout as noble as it sounds. “Well, I’m too busy to hang out.” “Nope, too busy to get that done for ya, bud.” […]
September 14, 2015
The Good Soldier
The older I get the more I understand that truth tends to be better shownthan spoken, though it goes without saying thatwords still have their place. The power of action is greater than words. For instance, recently a mantalked my ear off about how much he treats people with respect, and maybe that would have […]
June 17, 2015
Motivation as Lover
Motivation is hard for some people. Some folksstruggle to getout of bed in the morning let alone get their kids to daycare, go to work, work through theirlunch-break in order to meet with a tough client, pick the kids up on the way home, arrive and play interference between screaming children while making supper, bathe […]
June 9, 2015
Social Media, A Calamity
Social media does a wonderful thing by connecting groups of people together. We must always remember, however, what it gives, it surely takes. In fact it takes more than it gives. By its very nature it becomes a bad thing, not by its abstract theoretical purposes that we attribute to it (“oh, well it helps […]
April 4, 2015
Self-Improvement?
Photo credit: Rachel Yan Lately I’ve been reading a lot of books focused on self-improvement. It’s put mein this odd state of being where I go about life as I normally do but find myself caught in deep contemplation without warning and often for long periods of time. I’ve been thinking about ways to improve […]
