Jan 07 2009
*music* and what it does to us….
Let me start out with one word (well I guess it could be 2?) Bassnectar! If you haven’t heard Bassnectar’s sweet sounds, you need to go do that right away. Go on, go ahead, I’ll wait….. 
He is an amazing DJ that turns you upside down! I needed to hear his beats today, so I put some on and wahlah! I am transformed. I love the energy that surrounds him, even on his CD while I am just sitting here listening and writing… it amazed me that he can come through to me even on a disc. It reminds me of being THERE, dancing, throbbing to his beats and vibrations with a collective of righteous souls! The energy I get just BEing here lifts me up and gives me ideas and inspires me to write! He is so smooth and even magical… It brings me back to an amazing show I saw of his. I have seen him many times but this one time stood out because of the energy…
The show was last year’s Gem and Jam Festival in Tucson, AZ. The place was small and so packed. Lauren(Bassnectar) came out and the moment he started out with those beats, the transformation of the room began! That’s how I feel today, right now, transformed back to that great time. The energy of the whole place shifted, we all became one mass of beautiful energy, moving to one heartbeat! I loved feeling so close to other beings, other like-minded souls, all waiting to go even higher!
…..ok, I’m back… I had to go hoop! I was listening to the sweet, sweet Nectar and I couldn’t take it anymore, I had to get movin’!! I have learned a few new tricks so every chance I get to practice and just plain dance, I get up and start to shake it! I feel so divine while I hoop, especially to music that truly speaks to my soul. I feel the sounds, and energy ‘talking’ to me and the way I ‘talk’ back is through my hoop. I am blessed with the space to be able to do that. I have a large open area that allows me to do all kinds of hoopin’. I can move around and not have to worry about knocking something over or spinning it above my head and hitting the ceiling, thanks to me being short! Yay for the short kids!!
So my writing today took a different turn. I hope that I get to see some good tunes (live) again soon because the energy I feel, the way my body responds and the way I feel so connected with others is so grand! I can’t get that feeling anywhere else. I didn’t get enough on New Years Eve I guess… I danced with my good friend for like, 6 hours straight! We were just FEELING it, we couldn’t stop! I LOVE the way dancing makes me feel like there are no problems in the world, like if everyone would just stop and dance everyday, things would be so much better! I feel like our culture doesn’t ‘move’ enough… I am blessed to surround myself with people who think this way too. I make it a point to hoop everyday, to dance, to FEEL!
Everyone should! It’s fun. It’s healthy. It takes your mind off things. It creates a new reality, even for just a few minutes. Take time today to move. Get to know your body again, it will thank you for sure!
Happy Magical Wednesday to you~
The Divine Melissa Magic
