LOVE MUSIC ART + LOSS

Love, Music, Art and Loss. I think everyone has these experiences tucked neatly under their belts. The meaning of Love has changed for me over the years, from an immature crush type love to depths of joy i could have only imagined. Music and art are essential to being passionately alive, can you imagine a world without either? So grateful we have both! I learned a long time ago that the best way to listen to music, is JUST listen to music, doing nothing else, allowing the music to wash over you, surround and envelop you. Its like a cozy blanket that can take you anywhere you want to go. 

And loss. Where would any of us be without loss? Above all else, this connects us as humans, or shall i say, *should* connect us as humans. Since loss became part of my life, i have been known to become softer, less reckless with my actions and words and more empathetic toward others, even strangers. 

So, as i sip my coffee, snuggle with the pup and smile at my husband, i catch a glimpse of La Luna in her "fingernail moon phase" , i am reminded how much i am loved, that even making coffee is an art, how a dogs snoring can be a rhythmic drum, that a sliver of moon reminds me of my momma and how much there is to be grateful for in this amazingly beautiful messy and wonderful life.