03/20/2024
So, im in my kitchen cooking Italian Wedding soup this afternoon. (Its one of my favorites, but Ive never cooked it myself). Im off this afternoon, and Im chopping veggies and turn on Miles Davis on the stereo. It's cool music..they are "in the pocket" as we say.. Cannonball Adderly, John Coltrane , Wynton Kelly.. just kicking it with such a groove.. I'm relaxed , happy. Then I start to think that I don't thank
God enough for the music He gives us. I thank him all the time for waking me up, for the day, for my children, my Sonja..but i cant remember when i thanked him for the gift of music. . and i realize, is that what is amazing , is that God gave us the ability to appreciate , and (some of us to play), these wavelengths that can cause our spirits to soar, take us away from the drudgery of daily life, let us escape into a world of beauty, where lyrics, and chords, and notes, and images lift us to another dimension . This is part of why we are human, His gift lifts us above the animal kingdom. This is why God gave us the ability to not just survive , but thrive and embrace all of the great gifts of our life here on earth.
Thank you God , for jazz, Thank you God , for all my musician friends , who
i have been privileged to play with for so many years. My favorite fly fishing book (which is my other passion besides music),
ends with the author Norman Maclean stating "I am haunted by waters".. I would add to that " I am haunted by music".. I wish my blessings for all my friends reading this, and my prayer for all is that we all embrace the great gifts we have been given, and that we all not just survive , but thrive!!