Travel in Peace

Why does someone’s plan B often become plan A? This is the question at the center of Travel in Peace: The Soundtrack of My Escape. By finding the root cause of why passion (plan A) is often left behind for security (plan B), Rod Harris begins to reconcile his fears and find inner peace. In his debut novel, Rod shares his journey through life and around the globe with his spiritual compass as a guide. Travel in Peace is available everywhere books are sold.

When he was younger, Rod Harris was told he needed a plan B in case his dreams of a creative career in the music industry were not fruitful. He held on to those words and allowed them to paralyze him for years, causing him to travel a path crowded with regret.  His fear of failure caused him to withdraw from fully pursuing his passion and instead led him to climb the corporate ladder as a successful executive, his plan B.

At the suggestion of a therapist, Rod traces his bouts with depression and suicide in the book, and he pinpoints the significant turning points in his life that led him further away from his ultimate destination of peace. Travel in Peace documents Rod’s inner conflict as he travels through life trying to overcome his fear, fulfill his passion for music and trust in God’s plan for his life.

Travel in Peace follows Rod’s childhood in Compton, California, his move to Europe as a young adult and his subsequent return to the United States. Rod writes about the experiences in his life that have had the most influence on him, like his strong religious upbringing, love of music, unhealthy relationships and world travels. Interwoven in the pages of the novel are songs written during different phases of Rod’s life to show how those experiences transformed him creatively and personally.

This songwriter/musician/producer follows the advice of his psychologist by discovering and then writing the unfiltered lyrics composed by his own life--his family, his choices, and his fear. By asking thought provoking questions and examining the root cause of why our Plan B often becomes our Plan A, Rod begins to balance facing the enemy of fear and finding inner peace. This ultimately fuels an on-going battle of depression that had been hidden to many, Rod shares with the reader the various components that created a musician who has mastered multiple instruments, written numerous songs of different genres for many artists, and has been successful by the world’s standards, yet isolates himself as much as possible. Rod takes a hard look at himself as a man, a Christian, a musician, a songwriter, a husband, and a father. Journey with him as he longs to travel in peace utilizing his spiritual compass.

A session musician originally based from Los Angeles who later migrated to London, England, “rod” has played, written & produced for a host of established and various other artists. In 2000, “rod” established Sirrah Music International (SMI) which is set out to deliver a creative and innovative platform in the area of music production, combining industry experience, global awareness, exemplary skill set and an uncompromising artistry to further deliver a complete professional product for film, television, recording artist and various other multimedia projects. SMI ultimately visualizes being an organization whose primary focus is to reclaim the art of music for the mind, body and soul, and to also celebrate and restore the intelligence, creativity, integrity, and passion in music to be embraced by the lives we touch and the world we serve.