Be patient – Be purposeful – Be still…

This announcement started as a long post about the societal noise from which I’ve been having a hard time escaping, but it occurred to me mid-stream that my ramblings were adding to the unrelenting murmur. So, in the spirit of one of my mentors whose mantras were “less is more,” and “talk is cheap,” I invite you to stop what you are doing, put your device on airplane mode, turn off the TV and spend the next 3 minutes with your eyes closed, listening to a glorious work of art, the “Sarabande” from JS Bach’s Partita No. 2. There is not an assignment attached to this: no expectation to research Bach or his Partitas, or to discover more recordings by Chen. Just listen with the intent of listening. Be patient. Be purposeful. Be still…