Feeling 20 things at once, remorse, regret, failure, relief, betrayal, denial, rage, affection, isolation, resignation, condemnation, rejuvination; all flowing together in miasma that ebbs and flows with the minutes and hours. This I remember from the breaking of my first marriage.
There is hope, these things will swell and flow but eventually a sense of balance is achieved as life continues. I found that many tunes and songs helped bring these vague feelings into clarity and resolution.
Hearing and especially playing a number of songs, helped bring feeling out as the range of music found resonance in my heart and soul. Playing through my song list also reminded me that life was a lot more than the one relationship that had failed.
So sit and play, not a single song but many. Don’t fear feeling the intensity of each emotion that comes to the forefront borne on a melody, knowing each is just one of many, just as each melody finds its resolution, so will each of the emotions invoked find resolution.
**Just Play**Play joy, sorrow, longing, and mystery.
Play impish, snippish, mischievous, prankish.
Play hope, dread, confusion, and consternation.
Play rage, regret, worry, and wonder.
Play the sunrise, moonrise, and the first cup of coffee in the morning.
Play the babes first step, the bridal dance, and the last step to grave.
Play the seaside, the canyon, the rapids, and the falls.
Play the thunderstorm, the mist,
the first sunny day of spring,
the gentle breeze of the last leaf falling.Just Play
and remember to …
