Yesterday, as I was driving home from yoga, I was listening to a song I've heard dozens of times before (probably singing loudly!) Waiting for the traffic light to turn, a sound caught my attention that I hadn't noticed before. The song is a chant by Krishna Das - Sri Argala Stotram/Show Me Love. His baritone is supported by a chorus, singing "I wanna know what Love is...I want you to show me..." This I've sung to many, many times. What had been imperceptible to me before now, is another chorus, hanging on one high note, quietly offering a harmony back behind the boldness of the other voices. It is achingly beautiful! It requires stillness and focused attention to detect. Yet, if it wasn't there, the song would be missing a dimension of itself.

I have the pleasure and honor of collaborating, co-creating, and offering a deep and beautiful experience of notes, harmonies, beats, and profound words with some incredible musicians and songwriters. Randy Langford, Melinda Joy, George McCormack - Son of Cormack, and Jason Hendrix.  Colors of Love, is an exploration of the multi-facets of Love in this human experience. We are the debut act for By Invitation, a new venue in Blanco, TX, (in the basement of Liz On the Square) on February 10. (See Colors of Love on my Sacred Events page.) If our practices are any indication, it is an experience that is sure to open up and touch the hearts of those who resonate with such things!! We would love to share our music, stories, and treasured poems with you!

Throughout the evening of our last practice for Colors of Love, the theme of hanging on the one note, came up over and over. In choosing a harmony, in the writing and delivery of a song - kind of like an anchor, or a tether. Something for the musicians to come back to. Continuity. What holds it all together. The place where we return.

We recognized that there are people like that in our lives. Just like those Notes. Who are always there. Who we can come back to. Who come to find us when we need them. Like that high note hanging in the background, quietly supporting our lives.

I hope you have those Notes in your life. Whether they be people. animals, a favorite tree, or a meaningful place in the world. Even a song.

Come and listen for some notes to hang onto! And meet others who also value music, poetry, stories, and community!