Weekly Gratitude Sample: For the Music

So many holy books begin with the same thought: that the beginning was launched via sound and the word. The vibrating

multiverse is one continuous symphony of sound and music. Tuning into the infinite variations allows one to drink in the

Infinite One and dance and sing to the myriad of expressions that simply delight.

Music is the result of the combination of intention, key, melody, rhythm, pitch, harmony, and, at times, lyric. Music impacts because of the selective use of these elements. Some music is laden with rhythm and invites the bodies to move in time. Some music has melody that speaks uniquely to the cells of the listener, stirring memory or possibility or action.

Some music has lyric that inspires or reminds or confronts or empowers or ? Some music simply feels good. Some music

confronts and demands and pushes and annoys. Some music calms and realigns by doing very little. Some music uses

repetition to clear thinking and bring one back to an inner openness.

Bottom line is that music impacts. The more the composer combines these elements consciously to meet the intention,

the greater the impact upon you, the listener. Conscious music is emotional, inspiring, evocative, effective, moving...