How have you guys been? I hope all is well and that you are having a wonderful time listening to some awesome records or music...one thing's for sure, I can never underestimate the power of music! Every single day it hits me in one way or another and totally changes my life in just 3 minutes...3 minutes of either happiness, joy, sadness, deliverance, repentance, self discovery, revelation, breaking out into dance, thankfulness, finding meaning, uplifting choruses...whatever it may be, I always find it to be therapeutic!
So, anyways...Living in Oregon for the past 4 weeks has been reflective and eye opening. I have met people who played music on the streets for money, young aspiring artists in school just hoping for an audience at the sidewalk, some bands playing for nothing more than recognition in our hallways, random inspirations to me. Each of them filled with passion and enthusiasm for exploring this magical art of making music with not just the instruments but your heart. Nothing beats that feeling you get that exudes from the artist, the glimmer in their eye as they sing or play. As a person paints on a canvas...that feeling is simply what keeps us going at times.
Two days ago, while I was at the Craft Center making some ceramic bowls with the pottery wheel (I do this for fun...) :) its great btw! And a man around his 40s sat next to me pulling and making his own clay creations...it wasn't a busy day and therefore only two of us sat there spinning our separate wheels. We got talking, about life and his job and how was life in Eugene - He studied in UofO about 25 years ago...
Then he pulled out a mixed CD and asked me if I mind if he plays it on the stereo, of course...being a music enthusiast gladly agreed to his request. The first song that started playing really grabbed me by the hairs of my skin. As soon as it played I knew this guy had Taste! XD (The Shins, Radiohead, Colin Hay, etc...) he had it.
I feel in love with the first one. Awesome song, amazing lyrics...it blended so well with what we were doing and completely gave me peace in that art workshop with glass windows - light beaming in, beautiful creations all around, music from blown speakers...(totally euphoric) :) I sat there admired his work...and tried to learn a thing or two from a pro! He was a delight in so many ways...The music became a topic, friendship was created in the process of creating a plate or a bowl. I was so touched by his friendly and willingness to help.. It is times like these that you are grateful for meeting someone new in your life, even if it was only for 3 hours! -music does bring ppl together- Here is the song I have been talking about:
