Spring and the new year
Today is the last day of the Fast and it also marks the Baha’i new year. Happy New Year! I love how this time coincides with the arrival of spring. Everything feels like its bursting into life after the long winter—literally and figuratively. This fasting period has been challenging—-actually the fasting part was the least challenging thing about it. My mom’s surgery and all that came with it was the toughest part. The usual challenges associated with fasting totally paled in comparison to the anxiety and struggles of that. But things are starting to look up now, thank goodness.
I’ve been meditating more the last few weeks and its been helping me to observe myself and my life in a new way. I’m having lots of ideas emerge about what is next for me and my music. It feels like a lot of things are stirring and shifting. I have a sense of anticipation. It feels like many thing have been holding me back for a long time and I am starting to break free.
Today I got to meet with Tim Sweeney (awesome music industry consultant) and the meeting was SO helpful. I learned a lot and am having lots of new ideas about how to share my music. But its more than just that—I’m seeing the beginning of a new focus for me, a new way to see myself, a new way to create my life.
Yep, a lot of things are growing and changing over here…I’m going to keep breathing in the spring air and letting my intuition lead me into this new phase…
I’d love to hear what spring is bringing out in you!
March 21st, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Happy New Year to you, Laura! Hope you’re having a great one. It’s such a beautiful day today and I can’t help but be grateful for all the time I get to spend with my family because that hasn’t always been the case. I’ve definitely been thinking about that a whole lot.
Hope you’re well!
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Happy Naw Ruz Laura. Sounds like you’re moving through a healthy mental transition! This spring for me has been a physical transition - moving from the beach to the desert - but not much of a healthy mental transition I’m afraid. I am so burdened with chores that I have not had time to reassemle my recording equipment and have only performed once since moving. I’m thirsting for it. BUT, I’ll be “guest performer” for Brian Taraz and his band “Nahum” at a gig here in Tucson on the 12th. I’m hoping it will jump-start my energy and get things flowing again. Until then, I must keep working on getting this house in order!
///Darrell Rodgers
http://darrellsongs.com
March 25th, 2008 at 4:25 am
Thanks, Liz! I’m so happy you are having lots of time with your family–it really is the greatest joy. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Darrell! I hope the house is coming along. Moving can be quite a process—physically and emotionally! That’s great that you’re playing with Brian–wish I could be there. Looking forward to hearing some new music from ya when you get that studio back together :).
March 26th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Hello Laura and a Happy Naw Ruz to you as well.
Spring has always been a rejuvenating time for me and a time when my energies are at their highest (though that doesn’t really say anything as I’m not a high energy guy). At any rate for the last nine years, this time of year creates an interesting disconnect with my preconceived ideas of reality.
You see, I live in Argentina now and so it is the beginning of Fall. I still feel the rejuvenating spirit of a new year and beginning– it is the end of summer vacation and my classes begin and work begins, but it’s Fall…
Life just becomes more surreal with time…
jeff
April 2nd, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Thanks so much, Jeff! It is great to have you here. How interesting to be having the new year during fall—-I can see how that would bring all kinds of unique connotations and experiences. Thanks for sharing! Hope all is well with you.