I just posted my first, non-Beginner-Safe-Space AVoYP. 
I know thereās plenty to improve on. Iām basically a neonate, in the world of guitar playing, but, in a way, this felt like taking my first steps as a performer. I can now sing and play this song simultaneously, without a backing track or songbook to guide me. (For this performance, I did have the songbook open as a fallback, but I didnāt stay wedded to it. I looked away or even closed my eyes at points when I was really feeling the song.) So, Iām going to proudly post this and go to bed. I am sooo happy to have gotten this far, and look forward to going so much further. I can perform a song! 
Grace and Peace,
Todd
āThe unexamined life is not worth living.ā - Socrates