Dancing in the Grey

It's winter in the desert.  Snowy mountains, temperatures dipping into the low 30's in the evening.  Rainy, windy, grey days.  All a good sign that the slowly melting snow on the mountains in the Spring may raise the draught-stricken water table.  

I like the cool and the calm.  It's definitely different than the summer months that are filled with 100+ degree (F) temps, road rage and buzzing insects.  The vibration is lower.

Yet, amidst the cold and the grey, the hummingbirds still dance in joy over winter nectar...a daily celebration of sweetness and abundance.  

A meaningful dollar

At a coffee shop show a few weeks ago, a man got up after one of my tunes, dug into his pocket and pulled out a one dollar bill.  He looked at me and said, "I don't have much, but I want to give this to you."  I remember wondering as I saw him sitting there, if he lived on the street.  I could tell by his appearance that he didn't "have much."  My first instinct when he pulled out that dollar bill was to say, "no, please keep it."  

But I didn't.  

I realized that this may be one of the most meaningful dollars that I would ever receive.  It came with intention and from the heart of someone who truly wanted to show his appreciation.  And, why would I want to reject a gift that someone so earnestly wanted to give?  That would be egotistical and judgmental of me, and it would stop the flow of energy.

One of things that I've been learning in this musical journey is about the circle of energy.  The giving and the receiving.  The opening.  The letting out of what I have to offer and the letting in of those who receive and appreciate the offering.  It's a lesson in opening and connection, meaning and intention.  

And sometimes it feels like a direct line to Divinity.