The Right Path

Music can sometimes be a cruel mistress. There have been many times in my career when I struggled financially; was frustrated when a deal fell through; discouraged when I felt doors weren't opening when they should be. These feelings aren't exclusive to the music business, it happens to everyone. Life is inherently full of challenges. A wonderful writer friend of mine, Tama Kieves ("This Time I Dance") shared the following thoughts in her monthly newsletter. I especially loved the line 'I think the Universe loves you so much it won't let the wrong life take off'. Wow, isn't that great? It confirms that when things aren't flowing like you'd like them to, perhaps you're banging on the wrong door. We all have a path that is uniquely our own. Most of us spend a lifetime finding it, but when you do, your life opens up in glorious ways. Take time each day to do something you love; follow your artistic path, your altruistic path, the path that your heart yearns to follow. Thanks, Tama, for the reminder!

"What isn't working in your life? Maybe it's not supposed to. It could be there's a bigger life that calls you. Or a sweeter or more appropriate approach to what you're doing. That closed door may also be protecting you from an experience that would not serve you. Your true plum may not be behind the door you think, but behind another door that belongs to the house in the woods – that you won't even see until you take the wrong turn and find yourself lost...then found. I think the Universe loves you so much it won't let the wrong life take off.

I know that when a door closes, it can feel like all doors are closing. A rejection letter can feel like everyone will reject us. But a closed door leads to clarity. It's really an arrow. Because we cannot go through that door, we will go somewhere else. That somewhere else is your true life." -Tama Kieves