After months of attempting to muster the will and inspiration to come back to write here at Scott Free Thinking, I have to confess that it just simply has not happened. Since launching this blog in November of 2006 I have had over 85,000 readers worldwide at the time of my writing this very last entry. While the site has turned out to be somewhat profitable since its inception, it has fundamentally failed to meet the expanded expectations that I had set for it when first launching the site. It is odd to say, but for every hour I put into this website I actually make less money, because advertising revenues for the site’s writings have basically peaked. The site will remain online and functional as long as advertising revenues continue to be generated, which I suspect from current trends, will be a very, very long time.

To say that I have wasted my time writing the over 120 different entries this site has would be a thick, negative inaccuracy, to say the least. Not only has this site given me an additional income stream, it has also changed my life in writing these articles. For every single article written here, there is probably a corresponding era of my life that went along with it. Never before and never since writing here have I dived more deeply into myself, made more positive growth, or expanded my awareness of life more thoroughly. It was during my time here that I changed my religious beliefs, increased my annual income, dated a number of girls, and talked to some of the most passionate, self growth oriented people alive on the planet.

Still, it is time to move on. Though this may not be the permanent end to the Scott Free Thinking title, it is definitely the end of these blog entries for, at the very least, a long, long time.

At the time of my writing this, much of my time has been spent working, finishing my psychology degree with the University of Houston, and working on the production company that started it all for me in high school: Barton Ct. Productions Inc. Barton Ct. Productions is a symbol of hope for independent artists both in Houston and across the United States. If anyone ever loses their spirit for creating art, I hope that this company will be one that people can turn to. It certainly has been a company that has kept art and film making alive for me in my own life, and I expect it to do nothing less for the people who follow it. I am also continuing to work on my own apparel brand, Dirty Mechanism, which I still see great potential for in the future. In addition to the on-demand t-shirts that have generated thousands of dollars in revenue I will soon be entering the world of street wear fashion design.

While it is true that my life is not about money, it is very true to know that I still have a long way to go in learning how it is I can best generate capital for my businesses. Meanwhile, I have seen myself create some of the most passionate, beautiful work that has ever come out of me during the past two years. From creating a feature length documentary, writing a book, writing dozens of articles, to writing my first soul filled heart wrenching music that has put some to tears – I have to say that if I were to die tomorrow people should remember me for the amount of passion, effort, and sheer emotion I put into my life & projects. I hope that I have touched all of your hearts as much as you have touched mine; it is my sincerest hope that as this site continues to get readers that their lives will be different because of my words, and that my life will be different due to their diligently reading eyes.

Thank you all so much, and goodbye.