There are occasional moments in my life where my perception of what is possible (or impossible) has shifted permanently.
Any time I’ve personally done or accomplished something new or learned a new skill: a new kick in karate, the assembling of my son’s bike (no joke!), learning to tie my shoes when I was six.
Or when I’ve witnessed something that opened my eyes to the power of the universe: The Waimea Canyon in Hawaii, the Bay Area Earthquake of 1991, and mostly…the birth of my son.
Nothing has altered my world more than watching and supporting my wife through her pregnancy and then being in the room for the moment my son was born.
It’s hard (perhaps impossible) to put into words the impact this had on my relationship to life and what is possible. In many ways, it was like a light turning on – going from night to day – or going from a non-believer to a believer.
Believer in what?
Believer that man (and woman – especially woman!) in co-creation with nature is fully capable of anything. There are no boundaries – aside from the ones we place on ourselves.
This is the vision that began to brew in my head as I watched my wife go from no belly, to small belly, to ready to pop.
When I heard my son’s heartbeat for the first time.
When I saw his leg (or arm?) brush up against my wife’s stomach – from the inside.
The idea started to twirl around in my subconscious – if she can do this, then what else that I previously thought impossible might be fully achievable?
What I’ve fallen upon is – ANYTHING. Why not.
If you have a vision and a dream, and if it’s pure and within you. Then go after it like childbirth.
I’ve seen my wife and son do it (maybe I played a small part).
I equate the process of hatching dreams to childbirth. It can be the same for any act of creation:
First. you have the vision.
Then you nourish it and help it to grow until it’s full term (you get as much help and advice and support as possible along the way).
And then you give birth: which is painful and beautiful and cosmic.
I loved my wife profoundly before this experience, but on the day my son was born she became my all-time hero.
I wrote a song about all of it and I called it Superhuman.Â
When I was telling my good friend Dave (the Hollywood director) about it he started to conjure an idea that turned into a pretty epic music video involving puppets, spaceships, and an ode to cinema from the 1980’s.
The chorus goes:
You’re changing before my eyes and I love it
You change out of your disguise cuz you’re superhuman
You save me you save my life and I know it
You fly baby oh so high cuz you’re superhuman
I hope you like it…
https://youtu.be/AUjXQlYmlzw?si=MW6ep_CeEUn-Qcj6
Ari Welkom, known on stage as Avatari, is an LA-based alt-rock singer and actor. A Harvard graduate, married father of two, and former college athlete, he practices martial arts and champions anti-bullying, equal rights, and unity on his journey of recovery. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter (X)!
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