what you can control
By miraclemiles on November 10, 2024 5:05 am
So ... yeah. Like many others in the united states and beyond, my attention was on the election this week. It did not go the way I had hoped. All the emotions cycled: shock, frustration, anger, sadness. Then moving into acceptance. Here we are (again), and this is the reality we have to deal with. Checking in with co-workers the day after the election, and I appreciated what a colleague said: "I'm doing ok, focussing on what I can control." I think that's a good way to go. I too am focussing on what I can control. I am grateful for what I have and for the good people around me. But I acknowledge I am more fortunate than some, and that this is a more stressful and scary time for many who fear they won't be ok in the years to come. There is cause to worry. There is also hopefully opportunity to take action, to try and influence what we can, and to focus on what we can control in our own lives and communities.
For this weeks song: Created quickly since I am visiting family on the very wet Western side of Washington state. I found bits and pieces I had recorded previously and put them together. There are dual drum patterns that conflict but also sync at times, which kind of capture how I feel. Took a long walk in the rain looking at dense rainy forest around me. Recorded a few words into my phone and put them in.
Seeing family this week was a blessing. We are all feeling grateful for each other.
Hope all of you in this community are doing ok. Thank you for making your music and sharing it. That is something powerful and important. Please keep creating!
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