At a recent open house for a friend's dance studio, I listened to a young, talented, horn player who reminded me of one of my favorite memories. I accidentally walked in on Maynard Ferguson while he was meditating pre-show. I was walking back from a bathroom, and opened a door one door earlier than my warm-up room...and there he was...sitting cross-legged on the floor, all Buddha-bellied, eyes closed, breathing in and out, with his belly expanding with each inhale. I know I didn't stand there for more than a few seconds, but in my mind it seems like I was there for many minutes. He didn't stop...didn't hesitate or break rhythm. Whether or not he knew I was there, he didn't allow me (negative to his positive, from the interruption) to sway his focus. I closed the door (quietly) and walked down the hall.
That is a great approach for how to face all the negativity and the negative wave merchants surrounding us. Ignore them as if we were so focused (we should be, right?) on the positive stuff...the interesting stuff...the stuff we really give a damn about...that we don't even see them. If we 'see' them, we give them value. They suddenly have matter and energy, which gives them existence, which means they can affect us.
to be continued...
- m
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