The moments between the peaks and the valleys are of equal importance and I've learned over the decades that these areas of stasis are just as crucial to familiarize oneself with.
This part is more the rule than it is the exception, and if a family dynamic doesn't learn how to adapt around swiftly changing landscapes they'll be lost in the woods and destined to malfunction and ultimately fade into obscurity. Then we do our very best to lean into one another around the inevitable moments when things don't go according to plan and we are asked to test our capacities for adaptation. We have our moments of celebration, where we clink glasses, cheer and embrace around shared accomplishments. Being in a band for 30 years now has shown me, for better or for worse, so much about what it is to be in a 'chosen' family dynamic. Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd has released a music video for his new single "A Better Universe", which comes from his forthcoming solo album, "Echoes And Cocoons".īrandon had this to say about the song, "I suppose I have understood for much of my life that it's through communication and cooperation that we can potentially arrive at a place that is clearer than where we came from.