Kindred Hearts Unite in Joyful Music Creation
Every day is fresh and new and I am always amazed at how the Universe continues to bless each of us in our daily activities including fresh inspiration for taking creative action “if we choose to!”
As a “dot connector” I will share another experiential story that proves “how interconnected” we all are as human beings irrespective of our culture, background or spiritual belief system. We simply need to open our eyes and ears to listen to the inner guidance that intuitive side (sixth sense) that works like a compass, guiding us along our journey of joyful living in the present moment.
While seated at the Sikh Gurdwara (holy temple) I had an inspired thought “get a CD recorded for these Sikh Kirtan singers (vocalists who recite divine hymns for the congregation.) The idea was fresh and new, but I had no knowledge of how to record a professional music CD, neither did I have any musical background. I simply felt an inner knowing (Hukam or Cosmic Request) to “record the work” of these great voices. Their sound vibrations in the form of the divine hymns helped me to connect back with my inner intelligence and comforted me immensely. I simply wanted to express my gratitude to them.
The first place I was inspired to check for a recording studio was Kijiji on the Internet. Immediately I came across an advert “Full-Service Recording Studio For Rent.” I emailed Eugene Rea and KNEW immediately he was the right choice simply by reading his email response to my enquiry because his words spoke to my heart. A caption from his email is below:
“For me recording is all about capturing the moment, or if necessary creating and then capturing the moment. For this reason we have a very relaxing environment in the country yet close to Guelph. As an engineer/ producer, my job is to record your best performances of your material. On a personal note – I believe my strengths beyond technical knowledge is that I love and respect all types of music and am very driven to make sure that your project comes out exactly, or better than how you envision it.”
The moment I walked through Eugene’s house a rebab/rebec caught my eyes attention. Eugene mentioned it was from Egypt. I felt my Spirit rise and knew immediately I was with kindred family! Guru Nanak (founder of Sikhism) and Mardana (his musician) who played the rebab traveled across the globe singing divine poetry inspiring humanity to remember the Creator at all times because all human beings were connected as ONE Infinite Creator’s family. Guru Nanak had also been to Egypt, so a “dot connected.”
On the day of recording, the Kirtan singers had already selected their list of hymns. As we were about to settle down to record a small set of cymbals were placed in my hands by one of the singers and I too got to “play my part” in the co-creation of the CD, what a bonus. Eugene mentioned the cymbals were left in the studio by a Scottish friend. Everything happens for a reason, nothing is an accident. The 10th Sikh Master Guru Govind Singh Ji was born in Patna, India and there is also a Patna in Scotland … another intuitive “dot connected” for me!
While chatting with Nonie, Eugene’s partner she mentioned she was a singer and had the opportunity to sing with a brain scientist who had recovered from a stroke. At this point I was really surprised because on my website I had the video story of Jill Bolte Taylor the lady Nonie sang with, a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist who had always known more about brains than most people. When a brain hemorrhage triggered her own stroke, she suddenly had a front-row seat on the deterioration of the brain and recovered to tell her story.
Jill Bolte Taylor quotes in her “how it feels to have a stroke” video
“We are all the life force power of the Universe. We are energy beings connected to one another through the right hemisphere of the brain. We are all brothers and sisters on this planet, and in this moment, right now we are perfect, whole and beautiful! The right side “thinks in pictures” and information in the form of “energy streams” through our body sensory system and then explodes into this enormous collage, through the consciousness of the right hemisphere. We are all connected and ONE mega human family.”
This single piece of information was enough for me to realize, that much of what we do is not necessarily in our own hands but in the hands of ONE Intelligence and works in mysterious surprising ways to shower joy, fun and oneness clues into our everyday life if we choose to Play the Game of Life.
Playful is my Lord of the Universe; Playful is my Beloved. My Lord God is Wondrous and Playful.
Guru Granth Sahib – Ang 174
During the entire adventure, Eugene made us all feel at home as he walked us through his studio and explained the entire process of how a music CD is created. Eugene’s flexible options for recording and producing coupled with fantastic pricing made the whole “experience” effortless and joyful creativity.
My fear of venturing into the “unknown world of music” became a simple case of walking the path of inner intuition and Trusting that I was being guided on my musical creative journey. All the necessary intelligent “dots connected” and the Universal doors flung open with the right people “showing up” almost like magic to get the project done. I simply had to “allow the energy to flow” through me.
The Most Beautiful Thing We Can Experience is the Mystical. It is the Source of All True Art and Science.
Albert Einstein
I have learned to trust my intuition more than ever. Tuning into and realizing that the quiet still voice within is the collective higher Spirit intelligence resonating a message of compassion, joy and fun! This intelligence continues to prove to me the Unity of the Universe and our kinship with each other as human beings. Eugene mentioned that the hymns we had recorded sounded very similar in sounds to Gregorian and Gaelic chants.
Learn to trust your own inner voice and tune into your intuition so you too can take flight on the wings of the Universal Spirit. Experience the joy of music creation just like we did and perhaps along the path you might also discover a few mystery objects and conversations waiting to “reveal a deeper level of Truth” to your heart!
The Family!
Let Go. Simply Trust Life.
A Song of Love … “Young Minds Think Right”
Declan Galbraith is from my hometown in the UK (Rochester). Here’s a great example of a United StarMind, I’ll let your heart decide.
Let’s make sure as adults we leave a world of Love and Laughter for our future generations. ” Think” with your Heart and Mind = heARTificial Intelligence is waiting for us all to connect.
Create solutions and services with passion. Always try and connect with the REAL reason the inspiration is flowing. Focus on what positive impact your inventive mind and creative talent can have on the greater global needs.
Let Go. Simply Trust Life.
Apple Computer – Gets IT!
Grab a cup of coffee or tea, put all your other work aside, turn off the cell phone, and give yourself a treat. This video is nourishment for the Heart, Mind and Soul.
I just found this recently, and felt it was worthy to share. Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Speech 2005. The CEO of Apple Computer covers three short stories from his life journey. He talks about the adversity when he was fired from Apple Computer and the “hidden gift” that was awaiting him just around the corner!
Three short stories cover:
- Connecting the Dots
- Love and Loss
- Death
“Sometimes life hits you on the head with a brick” - Steve Jobs
Have you started connecting your dots yet?
Let Go. Simply Trust Life.
Intuition – Are You Connected Within?
Wikipedia: Intuition (Knowledge) is the apparent ability to acquire knowledge without inference or the use of reason.
Intuition is not often discussed in society and especially the business world! It’s a topic that if it comes up in a conversation, you’ll often get one of those “oh, what a weirdo” look from the person your having a conversation with. You know the look, the raised eyebrows and startled wide eye look, as if you’ve just told them their breath stinks!
Intuitive skills are not weird, it is a birthright we are all born with. It is important to develop this skill to awaken to your own Inner SuperStar Power.
What I really find funny is that numerous people read their horoscopes and often have no problem in conversing about what their “stars are saying”. The only difference when you start empowering your Inner SuperStar Power is that you won’t need to read a horoscope because your own inner data or heARTificial Intelligence will provide you with much more precision guidance.
When you are intuitively connected to your inner self, life just flows on the outer. You are no longer struggling to figure out everything yourself. You have an inner power that gently guides you to the right resources and solutions. Coincidences and synchronicity will line up like you have never seen before.
“The only real valuable thing is intuition.” - Einstein
Your world WILL become magical if you are truly committed to developing your inner and outer self. You need to trust life, and let go of trying to do everything yourself. You need to listen to that “inner voice” or “gut feel” and follow through with the right action.
Illumination: Intuitive skills have become a forgotten Truth. Did you know that many Eastern cultures are incredibly connected to their intuition skills, but somehow these skills have become lost in the Western societies?
People are much more creative, passionate and productive when they are intuitively connected to their inner self. It also allows a sense of freedom.
To connect with your inner self is to connect with your Spirit. You’ve probably heard the term, Mind, Body, Spirit especially with the huge growth in meditation and yoga practices. Well Spirit is your inner being , your inner voice, your inner vision.
There are numerous resources available to help individuals, but the basic principals are a strong faith and belief system, combined with daily practicing and nurturing of one self to connect to your higher power. What is this higher power? Whatever you find you can comfortably connect with. Many are born into a family with a faith and belief system and perhaps taught that there is a God, Spirit, Almighty Lord, Universal Creator, Light Being or perhaps simply Nature. Find what you feel comfortable with and connect. No one can do this work for you. Only YOU can make the decision to work on yourself.
Illumination: I was born in the UK and was brought up reciting the Lords Prayer every day during morning assembly at primary school. On the weekends I would visit the Sikh temple with my family. I was spiritually connected, but I did not realize my true self until I started to “really connect with my inner self”.
Did you know that Google invited Dean Radin Ph.D to their headquarters to talk about intuition to their staff? If Google can openly invite someone to talk about the subject don’t be shy about exploring the topic and sharing with others.
If your a business owner and are not using these skills, you might be missing out on creating some masterpiece solutions and services. Encourage it in your life and business practices, and explore its full potential.
The world is undergoing a transformation like never before. Intuitive skills should be taught in schools and encouraged in the workplace. Children at birth should be nurtured by their parents to enhance their already natural abilities. Our future generation and the planet need this skill. It is a birthright, humanity needs to tune inward to their personal frequency and listen to their Inner SuperStar channel!
Let Go. Simply Trust Life.
Keep It Simple – Inventive Minds
I had to chuckle because I could really relate to this article and I’m sure millions in the business world will agree. Readers Digest featured a wonderful review which was absolutely timely in the global transformation we are experiencing and how not to stifle creativity and passion by wasting time in useless meetings, but also how not to get caught up and waste too much time on an inventive idea or piece of creation your entire life, that you miss the whole purpose of being here.
Illumination: Have fun, relax, collaborate, let creativity and passion flow through your entire business, you will recognize and connect with intuitive ideas much more easily and the results will be profound for all involved.
Source: Readers Digest – March 2009 – Peter Stockland, Editor-In-Chief.
“If I were an inventor bent on improving the human condition, I would invent the Meeting Meter. It would help the huge number of North Americans afflicted with spending an average 5.6 hours every working week in meetings. It would save corporations billions of dollars, which they could use to end global warming, achieve world peace and make everyone on the planet equally rich. The gizmo would be simple. All present at every meeting would key their salaries into the meter. It would then track the per minute group cost of sitting in an airless room wondering what in *@#$?! that bald guy detailing shipping and receiving data is talking about. At meeting’s end, a tabulation would be transmitted to accounting and logged onto the corporate balance sheet, sparking quarterly eruptions such as: “We spent $57,294.26 to watch a PowerPoint about WHAT?!”
Let Go. Simply Trust Life.