These are people like myself who have fallen onto a spiritual path of joy through music. Along with the centers are a wonderful group of inspirational musicians and singers. In Los Angeles, I have found many wonderful centers for spiritual living that invite freedom and transformation into one’s life. What I love about inspirational music is that it moves the listener out of their sometimes grim state of mind and into ecstasy…if it’s on point. And really, inspirational music is the thing that moves me to the ultimate joy. In a way, you could say I was born a renaissance woman…an artist who enjoys writing poetry, singing, writing songs, painting and dancing. And go ahead and call me a meditation freak! I am mindful now! In the past, I had one too many bass players kick me out of the band for being too spiritual. I’m grateful that spirituality has infiltrated my music. I think millennials are getting it right when they want to preserve brain cells and make better choices than previous generations. Really it’s about slowing down and breathing in all that we do.not just meditation. Yes, mindfulness goes along with meditation. There are numerous meditation gurus and programs available now. We never know what somebody else is going through. So, when someone freaks out and yells at me, I think about what they could be feeling and experiencing to lash out like that. I’ve also developed compassion now to some degree. Hmmm Well, all of my reasons for meditation have now birthed into the simple desire to have peace and focus in my life. Was it fun? Was it freeing? I’ve heard it was totally blissful and you can still keep in touch with friends on this side. Yeah! I wanted to have conversations and know what it’s like to slip past this life. Then came the phase where I wanted to meet with peeps on the other side. or was it some weird practice that replaced drinking a bottle of wine? Both could be relaxing but one makes me sick.
I had no idea that focusing on my breath was beneficial. We are supposed to get beyond our thoughts and focus on our breath. One is to get to a flowing feeling of bliss and release thought….hmmmmm.
But, thinking is not the idea here I’m told. Many times I had no idea how to do it so I would just space out or ‘think’. I would sit for a minute and wonder if 10 minutes had already passed by. I am not going to lie, when I first started meditating I found it boring and tedious. In fact, it has taken over my music entirely. That’s why as a rocker, I have turned to meditation, prayer and spirituality on a regular basis. It’s not hard to figure out that the music business is crazy sometimes.
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