MUSINGS...by Beverly Rieger

Hi to everyone....It's early Monday morning after a week at Lake Michigan and spending days with family and with the lake. This was very special time. Over the last year, I have spent much time deepening my understanding of living life in the world through the focus of the unseen world. This sounds pretty esoteric, but really it is the basis for all spiritual paths. When a person gets past the differences of practice, there is one common focus. Individuals desire to live a life that is based on connection with the Source of all creation, and this Source is the weaving of love that created us, and that supports our lives. Life always brings forth challenges. Sometimes they are financial, sometimes health, sometimes relationship, sometimes time....but always I am supported through my heart by this Source. It's only my decision to act from old habits, or to pause, and let something new direct my words and my actions. Yikes! Sometimes when I am caught by difficult outer situ...

As I sit here writing to you, there is a robin outside my window who has been screaming since dawn. This is the same robin who has been "dive-bombing" my head every time I go outside. Obviously there is a nest close by, but also I am wondering if all is well. Last night most of the birds were screaming until the sun set. EMERGENCE. Old ways of doing thing have to break down as they reform into newness. As I focus on the newness and the potential that exists for me, life is exciting and anything is possible. There is new music coming along.....the chalice image is there with this music. I have always looked at the chalice as an object which held something to drink (usually wine). Now I am exploring the chalice as an action. I am meant to drink. How does this transfer into music? Let's see what happens. Do you remember that I talked about a video in my last blog? It has been in the interior world process, and will be out and online very soon now. I have talke...

On the Mayan calendar, today is a special day for musicians and artists. So.....I'm going to celebrate the music that is a part of my life. It's a beautiful, sunny day also today and I ask the sunshine to warm my life and radiate from me out to everyone whose life I touch today. I am in the process of putting together the raw materials to have a video for u-tube created. My intent is that my music plays as the viewer/listener sees the lands of the Maya....and also sees me playing. Hopefully, this will be up and running in about two weeks. I also would love to create a u-tube video that shows the process of creating a piece of music "track-by-track". I was listening to NPR last Friday and another musician from the US creates like I do....lays down a track, and then another track, and then another track....creating a full piece of music and eventually an entire album. May...the month of flower and green and newness of life...Wonderful! Many options are also coming ...

Over the last two weeks I have looked at the business plan that I developed in 2000 and found that almost everything on that plan is now in place. That's amazing. When I work day-to-day, sometimes it seems that nothing is moving. But...looking back just a few years....the change has been enormous. When I was just developing my business plan, digital music sales seemed very far off. Now it is a reality in my life and a lot of fun. When I get a monthly statement from CDBaby and find out that my music is streaming in Europe....that's an awesome feeling. When someone calls me from Puerto Rico (happened last week) just to say they have my music and are loving it...or orders an MP3 album and we develop a beginning relationship....or just the wonder of knowing that people can order music online that is only digital, and create their own selection of my music....just for them. In 2000 the projections for sales seemed very far off, and at that time I only had four CDs published. ...

Photos: from Brown County State Park in Indiana. WOW! This has been an incredible first week of April. We are having record breaking warm temperatures, with just enough rain that all growing things are raising their heads and beginning to blossom. As usual, I am writing in that "witching" hour of night when everything is so clear. The wind outside is blowing HARD. I hear a train whistle in the distance. I just realized that my usual cup of coffee is not here, so am going to take a short break and go make some. Back....cup of coffee in hand. This last week we had to change the carrier for my toll-free number and those kinds of changes are always an "interesting journey". But...we got it done and, although we had to be without the toll-free number for about 24 hours, it will be in operation again today, hopefully; with the same number 877-635-1472. This all came about because we changed our phone/internet server from Verizon FIOS to Comcast, and Comcast cann...

We are entering the time of Holy Week. Outside the sunshine is beautiful and warm. Holy Week.....a particularly Christian celebration, but also a celebration of the movement of the old into the emergence of the new. This is also a week that I am connected to the Tzut'zeil Maya as they celebrate this "greatest of all weeks". It's been several years since I have been down to Central America. I miss my time there and truly hope that soon I can travel again to the Mayan lands. This last week I have reconnected to Twitter and Facebook. I had signed up for both of these months and months ago, but neglected them totally. It's hard for me to feel the connection with people through these kinds of social sites. Myspace is also there, but pretty much also neglected. However, let's see what happens. Love to all.

This last week has been about enjoying the warmth of Spring and the sparkling quality of the sunlight. We moved to daylight savings time and so have more time in the evening to enjoy light. We are also moving again towards the full moon this coming weekend. Spring Solstice....full moon...Holy Week....Passover....there are so many collective and powerful spiritual energies moving right now. This is a wonderful time for meditation, creation, change. I continue to do my musical "thing" with composing, shipping, doing taxes, connecting with people, writing this Musing....and so much more. The Chilam Newsletter is due to come out and also the Musings Newsletter, so lots of writing is on the schedule during the remainder of this week. Today, I intend to get outside to take some photos and just enjoy the newness of Spring. love to all!