Notes From the Road with Adam Holmes

The Price of the Room with a View

A few thoughts from a hotel balcony overlooking Edinburgh. Looking across at Portobello, where I grew up, I found myself thinking about success, responsibility, fatherhood and the strange gap between the life we imagine and the person we have to become to live it. Why do some people change and others stay stuck? What is the real cost of getting what you want? And why does so much of life come down to a willingness to make decisions, take responsibility and keep moving forwards even when it feels uncomfortable? A reflection on growth, discomfort, raising a daughter and the price of the room with a view. If this resonated with you, I've been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary. https://enterthesanctuary.net [https://enterthesanctuary.net]

The decision to keep living.

A walk through Greyfriars Kirkyard after a big show in Edinburgh. Thoughts on grief, fatherhood, touring, indecision and the strange weight of being alive. A friend takes his own life. A conversation in the car about how decisions are made. The pressure of trying to build a meaningful life while staying present for the people you love. And why I’ve started to believe that maybe there’s no perfect decision waiting somewhere in the future. Maybe life is just the accumulation of small decisions to keep going. If this resonated with you, I’ve been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary. https://enterthesanctuary.net [https://enterthesanctuary.net/]

Happiness and the ache of being alive

A few thoughts from a walk home after the gym about happiness, achievement and the strange ache that seems to come with being alive no matter how much we accomplish. Fatherhood, ambition, childhood, music and the quiet moments that actually seem to matter. If this resonated with you, I’ve been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary. https://enterthesanctuary.net [https://enterthesanctuary.net/]

I Lost 226,000 Followers. Here’s What Happened.

A few thoughts on losing 226,000 followers and what it revealed about attention, identity and the internet. Music, noise and trying to build something real in a world that rewards performance. If this resonated with you, I’ve been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary. https://enterthesanctuary.net [https://enterthesanctuary.net]