Life can have tough situations.

We all want a better life. Just give me good times.

I sometimes wonder if God isn't listening. Maybe He knows something about living life that I don't.

Even the nicest people have a fair share of tough times. It may seem unfair when on a normal day difficult times can show up. So do the questions. Sometimes answers don't.

No matter how rich or poor, how positive or realistic, we all end up having to conquer a crisis that comes along. 

I'm always inspired by people who turn their life around. They can be in hard times. They don't pretend they're not. They look life straight in the eye. They rise up with resilience to keep going forward. They make good of the bad situation. 

It's like they sing at the storm. They roar an anthem of hope. They acknowledge their trying times but move onward into what blocks their path.

My song "Hope On My Horizon" goes to this place. It's a place of desperation. It makes them move forward despite everything else. Even when reality kicks the front door in and bullies them into a corner. Life can be stacked against us. We can have more than our fair share of tough times.

It's what happens then that seems to make all the difference. At that moment do we take courage and ask ourselves "What will I do?". Changing our situation, changing others around us – sometimes isn't an option open to us. Changing our own attitude and deciding to forge ahead can free us.

The people who turn their lives around face the naysayers. The voices of others, the voices in their heads, that tell them to give in.

They still keep going despite

• their struggles
• their doubts
• their obstacles

They catch sight of what could be – not what is – it's their fuel through the tough times.

They strike a match and set the fuel alight. It's a blaze that is hard to stop once it gets started. It can become a wildfire of hope.

If your normal life has hit a snag.

Don't give up despite the pain.

Don't give in to the turmoil of the place you're in.

Sing at the storm.

Look up and see hope.

It's Time This Alternative Rock Artist Told The Truth About Money and Music

It's time to confess.

Most of us musicians struggle with identity and self-worth. Imagine putting yourself out there for everyone to hear, everyone to see, everyone to experience YOU. Your talent is your heart on it's on public display for all to see. You have to ask "Why would you do it?". 

Each and every one of us artists has something that drives our music. For some, it’s the simple pursuit of fame. For others, it’s a longing for glory or the affections of a pretty girl that channels their musical passions.

Yet, for me as an alternative rock artist, there is a greater, higher passion that fuels my music making and drives me to share the intrinsic truth that we are loved and not alone, challenging us to use what we've got to make make the world a better place.

It’s a mission I've spent a long time exploring and one that I don't take lightly.

What Does An Alternative Rock Artist Do With Some Profits?

That's why I want to give away $10,000 from my sales.

• I gave away over $1,600 in 2017.
• I gave away over $4,300 in 2018.
• I gave away $3,500 in 2019.

Is it just that I'm crazy?? Maybe. It's also due to my drive to give away part of my music sales to Mercy Ships NZ. They give FREE healthcare to the poorest people on our planet.

I can't help myself helping them when I know what they do:

• Removing tumors that save lives
• Straightening bent legs so children can run and play
• Healing burned bodies so they work like new again

Helping Mercy Ships NZ heal people with money from my music merchandise sales drives me on.🎧

I want to give $10,000 to Mercy Ships NZ. That's a huge challenge to anyone.

But I know fans of this alternative rock artist love helping others.

This isn't about asking you for money. It's about a simple solution to the problem. When I sell more merch – Mercy Ships NZ get more money to heal others. 

How do I do that? Another simple answer – having musical merch that fans enjoy and want to share with others.

What merch do people like … and hate? That's where you help! When you answer that question you help me on the journey to give $10,000 away.

YOU have the answer to the question. YOU can make this happen.

Tell me what merchandise fans want and together we can work towards giving away $10,000 to Mercy Ships NZ. I want people just like you, awesome fans like you, to have the merch you want that helps heal the sick! It's how we can raise the funds to give to Mercy Ships NZ to heal the sick together.

Click to tell me what merch you would want … plus I'll throw in a gift for you as a reward :D. Let's do this together!

1983 Holds A Secret To My Rock Music Song 'Hope On My Horizon'.

I was a young New Zealand rock music artist dressed in pink tees and ripped jeans.

I pranced about on huge stages. Strangers in the street knew my name.

But all the bright lights and loud music didn’t quiet that nagging voice that was inside of me.

I just wanted to be somebody. Not a household-name rock music god kind of somebody. I wanted to be somebody that made a difference.

It was then I found myself standing somewhere very different from the stages I was used to.

I was on board a tour of the Mercy Ships Anastasis while it was in the visiting the port of Wellington. The ship was truly impressive. The people on board and their purpose however were unlike anybody I'd ever come across before in my life.

• They amazed me by all being volunteers who paid their own way to be on board the Mercy Ship.
• They inspired me with how they searched out others in desperate need to help them.
• They gave hope to people who had run out of answers.
• They did all of this for free!

They also made me feel utterly useless.  All my rock star swagger didn’t matter an ounce.

The angels of Mercy Ships were the real deal. They sailed to the poorest places on the planet and poured out help and healing – for free.

All my rock music songs didn’t count for much in comparison.

It was all too much so I pushed the feelings aside and carried on with my rock-n-roll dream.

30 years later hope hijacked me and the courageous plan to create "Hope On My Horizon" was born …

But I'm getting ahead of myself! 

I'd love you to hear the rest of the 'Story Behind The Song – Hope On My Horizon”. 

You'll not only find out how this alternative rock song was conceived but you'll also help Mercy Ships NZ at the same time. I make a donation with every sale so here’s your chance to heal the forgotten poor and hear what happened next in my story.

Just click here and for $5 a donation will be made to Mercy Ships NZ and you’ll get instant private access to ‘Story Behind The Song – Hope On My Horizon”!