dailydatewithgod

I marvel at the way sound works.  I can imagine what it must be like to be a musician who creates a conglomeration of sounds into a pattern that carries a message.  The reality is vibration is something in and around us all the time.  Perhaps because sound travels in waves it has a mesmerizing quality.  Whether it is the sound of a musical melody, the reverberation of the phone buzzing, the rhythmic cadence of a poem or how we are moved from within when we hear the sound of our own name, all these elements of sound have an ethereal quality.  What is it exactly about how sound connects to us that makes it sometimes seem magical?  Is it in the surprise created from not being able to see the waves before they reach us? Is it how we can find ourselves moving along with the resonance of the waves and catch ourselves moving without intending it?  Maybe it is less about knowing why and choosing to join in the mystery and be a part of the surprise.  Years ago there was this show called STOMP.  It was the performance of a percussion group who as street performers invited people to stop, listen and watch.  It stemmed from a practice dating back to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance all about how we could find music in the sounds of the ordinary. If we listen very closely we can hear the vibrations in our own bodies.  Babies are drawn to simple rhythmic beats because they remind them of the sound of their mother’s heart when they were in her womb. We think we outgrow this until we learn what it is like to connect to the sound of our own heart.  On my daily date with God, I start off by placing my hand over my heart and connecting to the current of my own vibrations.  It is also where I can go at any time during the day to center myself.   The sound of our hearts beating is the calling card of our soul to go within and remember where life is flowing to and from all day and all night. Reconnecting to this source of life vibrating within us reminds us we have what we need when the waves and experiences of life outside of ourselves seem vigilant about throwing us out of rhythm.  Sound is the gateway to find our core.