On such a beautiful pre-fall Friday morning, my thoughts lean toward perceptions. Concretized perceptions limit the perceived wonder of life and cloud the light of living. We need to listen to our hearts for it is the only organ in the body attuned to the divine. You can never go wrong if you follow your heart, your bliss, as Joseph Campbell would say. Listen to your heart. Feel its divine onomatopoeic cadence. Infuse into your heart a verbal rhythm of love. In the truth of…
I’m writing this morning about music. All music. Music is an expression of the soul. It is the melody of the spirit as experienced in the mind of creation and shared by the sensitivity of sound. Classical music generally is in financial trouble. It needs help, not only from the cities that encourage it, but also from the unions and managements, but also especially from people who appreciate the healing qualities of music and who see the sharing benefit that a concert brings to a…
Remember it is April and poetry month. Therefore: Music of the Flowers © 2010-2014 Rolland G. Smith All sides in war all cry as ONE, But little change does war imbue. We make our hates where there are none And pray for peace within a pew. The hate within and war without Will still the power of our grace And leave us empty, filled with doubt, Balanced on a shadow’s face. The genesis of hate is fear In which we harbor…
So here we are in the first month of the New Year. The celebrations are over and the resolutions made and we are back to work or school. Where do we as a spiritual collective community in human form go from here? I have an thought. It’s not the only answer, but one that seems as good as any other. I think that we continue to create what we call life experiences so that we can individually and collectively move toward total unity with the…