I can't say I'm a "fan" of anybody in particular. I was a huge "Beatles" fan when I was little. Sick really...
Since then - I like certain things, some of which I love, and others - they change my life and I become forever indebted to return the favor when my time comes...
One day I was doing my job at being mediocre at something I once have been good at and at the same time subconsciously searching for inspiration on the internet. I've been searching for it for quite some time back then, trying to find a steadier ground after it has been swept from under my feet through some interesting awakenings that I won't go into here, not at this time.
And I came across this video:
Here's a perfect example of what the music can do to you. The song is called "One man's dream", and it touched exactly that somewhere deep inside me. A sense of having a dream. I felt a lot of things and among them - a strong voice telling me that there's nothing more important than keep searching for the passion in life. Once not long before that I was really passionate about Oracle databases. Hahah. Geeky really... I had all these books that I studied and played with ideas, came up with my own, had servers installed on every machine I had access to - I was a queen of the databases world! Well, to myself at least. That was IT for me and when I was taken outside of it and noticed something even more fascinating... I got immediately lost.
I've been lost ever since, but what I've learned since that moment is - to keep confidence. Being lost isn't a bad thing - it's awesome! The things you find and experience when your heart is wide open are astounding!
So, keep dreaming, and if you haven't yet - check out Yanni. Being one of the most powerful mentors and inspirations of mine (not that he knows that) - he's also an amazing source that passes universal creativity for the rest of us to notice.
He's coming to New York in April again. Last time I went to the concert all by myself, but my son has been asking to take him to Yanni's concert for more than 3 years already (ever since he first watched his concert in Taj Mahal on DVD and was absolutely taken by it - being only 4!..). So, today I've got us tickets for the show and I can't wait to be swept away again. This time - sharing the experience with the highlight of my current life.
Did a little research recently and there's still a flood of articles online calling Yanni a "new age" artist. Agh... it's their lost I guess.
And the best news is - he's coming back with more instrumentals! Not that I didn't admire musicians he did his previous project with - but I felt that putting lyrics on top of his music was simply too much. Blinding in a way - you know?
Oh, and Merry Xmas to all who celebrated!
