A Place to Roam...

Free spirited.....nomadic....needing to do, to seek, to discover. I want so much to understand the world in which I live, though I don't think the world understands herself. Music has thus far been directly and indirectly my ship which has taken me places around this sphere on which I exist, to see, smell, touch, and emotionally take in the diverse varities of landscapes, people, cuisine, histories, art, and musics. With each place I have experienced, I am amazed at how small I am. The world gets larger and larger as I see more of it. And my perspective of my place in this world gets more and more defined. I thirst to know more, to smell more, to taste more, to hear more and to communicate more with those unlike myself. What inside of me has such a need? Why is this sensation of discovery and exploration so intense? Others are simply content sitting at home, watching reruns of tv shows from days past or playing the same computer game over and over and over.... There is so much to see, to do, to better understand.... And yet not nearly enough time. We are all on this earth a finite amount of days. Why not make each day unique? Trying something new, be it a cuisine, a book, new music, new friend or an new idea? We need not travel to broaden our horizons.

I will be traveling to Oklahoma next week to perform. I'm looking forward to a change of scenery and to making music with some new faces, but also to some time alone to roam with my own thoughts. It's been a while since I've been still or quiet enough to hear them. I wonder what I will discover, what understanding I will gain.

" The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear."
~ Zen saying