Our Inner Spiritual Musician

Our Inner Spiritual Musician Each moment is new and precious and unknown until it arrives. In this fall season, this time of transition, let it be time to harmonize our relationship with our innermost selves with our relationships in the world and our relationship to Spirit. We have the opportunity to not only pray in the traditional sense of the word, but to experience our lives as a living prayer. It is time to be the spiritual musicians of our lives.rnOne of best ways to create our lives as a living prayer is to listen with a full and open heart, ready to be surprised and transformed. Listen to the space between the breaths for the deep wisdom to be heard in that moment between inspiration and expiration. Listen for the "answer blowin' in the wind". And listen to others as if you were listening for Spirit’s wisdom within them -- listening to really understand, not just waiting for your turn to make a point. Let yourself be an instrument for Spirit to play, to pray, a beautiful song. Experience your world as a symphony of which you are an essential voice. rnRHYTHMrn rnPay attention to the rhythms of your body and of your day. Which rhythms flow with the graceful dance of your soul? Play with slowing down and speeding up. Listen to your breath, your heartbeat. Find those rhythms that support you, honor the natural rhythms of sleeping and eating, of time together with others and time alone. In relationship with others, take a moment out of your impatience to notice the rhythms of others and see if you can be more in synch with them, especially in moments of dialogue and connection. Discover your mutual dance, honor their rhythms and the flowing give and take, talking and listening between you. Timing is important. The "right" thing in the wrong time is the wrong thing. Find that right rhythm. rnMELODYrn rnWhat are the sounds that awaken you and resonate with you in the best of ways? Listen to music, to birds, to traffic, to conversations, to all of life as if they were living musical performances, with fresh ears and a willingness to hear their unique and special songs. Listen for your inner tone, your inner song calling out to you and let the world hear your voice. rnHARMONYrn rnWhen there is inner discord, when different parts of your life pull at you, how do you find a place of harmony, where the voices can find peace and understanding and weave that into creative solutions? In relationships with others, can you listen for ways to create harmony even in the face of apparent discord or cacophony? You will hear the difference between a conversation seeking harmony and one seeking to be the loudest voice. Can you seek out the "voice" of Spirit in the harmonies of all the many lives and aspects of life flowing together? And can you be a voice for harmony on our planet? rnDYNAMICSrn rnHow do you find the balance between living out loud, honoring silence, and attending to the small, quiet voice within? Dynamics speaks to how loud or how quiet we choose to be in each moment. I would challenge you to experiment with the opposite side of the spectrum from where you normally choose to be and notice what that is like. If you find you seek out a lot of noise and drama, experiment with quiet. If you hide away in silence, try loudly stepping into the crowd. Be a living prayer, a sacred song, bringing healing to yourself and the world.