Embodied in singing with my friends. I'm reading a book right now called This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession. That's a good name for this activity. I have had discussions, granted with other musicians, about how weird it really is to be doing this thing we call performing. This time of year its a 24/7 sort of committment.
What does it do for us? My friend from across the hallway at work came in saying, "I just haven't heard enough Christmas Music to be in the spirit!" I told her she should join a chorus - since November it's been Christmas for us. There is a pleasure I take in giving others the pleasure of listening to well-carols. You see them smile and relax for just a second.
It binds me closer to the reason for the celebration - the birth of Our Lord. YAY! Lord we greet thee. . .okay, I took some liberality with the wording.
A part of me feels useful, justified, needed. . .that co-dependent part that still rears its head and needs feeding.
In the simplest part of me, though, it's about just simply loving what I do so much that I couldn't imagine not doing it ever. . . this is your brain on music - a human obsession!
Merry Christmas
Fa la la la la
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