Maggie's Day 71 of Discovering Love in Dichotomy

There are moments and experiences that are unmatched by any other. Sounds that penetrate your eardrums and send your minds into the memories of long ago experiences or perhaps a place that only your imagination can conjure up having never been there nor ever experienced such a thing.

Our body senses come alive

when activated by music and today I was filled with awe over the two pieces I experienced at the Lunchtime Classics Concert down in the Recording Studio at Louisville Public Media.

This afternoon I chose a self imposed timeout so I could nourish my soul and my senses with gentle sounds and loving vibrations created by four of Louisville’s best string performers.

They played only two pieces filling my hour with such peace and harmony and grace and gratitude that I knew when it ended I had just experienced the best part of my day. It was indeed. And I had a pretty good day.

What amazes me more than anything is the dichotomy in which I live my life. I found such pleasure in the Da Kappo String Quartet playing a half-hour each of Mendelssohn and Philip Glass this afternoon. And then this evening I was down at the waterfront for the Kentucky Derby Festival’s Fest-a-ville James McMurtry concert.

I go to these events by myself always enjoying my company but also knowing I’ll probably run into someone I know and I always do. I love doing things on my own and being in control of my destination. I also love socializing and people watching.

But at the end of the day I prefer to be at home in the peace and quiet of the palace. It’s a safe place where I get to be, a place where I don’t have to dodge other’s fears and insecurities.

I can talk to just about anyone about just about anything. It was so fascinating to me as I journeyed through this day to discover how so many people can’t talk about much of anything.

As I was walking to my car after watching the Great Steamboat Race, James McMurtry and the throngs of people doing what I was doing, I was gifted by my friend Fred walking in my path on my way to my car. I shouted his name stopping him in full stride.

We hugged. We talked and he was able to share with me in such detail his experiences at the Jazz Fest this past weekend in New Orleans that I felt as though I had been there.

Thank Heavens for Fred and Jonathan, too, whom I had run into earlier in the evening while photographing James McMurtry on stage. Jonathan stopped to give me his time, share a fear and a common interest and a personal inquisition, “Do you like this guy?” Pointing to James McMurtry.

I replied, “Yes, I’ve been following him for years.”

The look on Jonathan’s face humored me. He had just learned a little something about me that didn’t fit his personal profile of me. There is so much about me to know. The nice thing is I’m an open book. There are no walls to have to penetrate or veils to see behind. No, just an excited woman living an authentic life loving as she goes along.

Those two men showed up today. They each shared a personal part of themselves with me this evening and then left me loving myself just a little bit more. Fred and Jonathan you guys were the icing on my cake today. I love real people like you that make me feel real good to know someone like you.

So, what I discovered I loved on this 71st day of Discovering Love in 365 Days was the work of Philip Glass, one of this centuries greatest composers, the dichotomous way in which I live my life and the beauty of relating with people who can relate on an intimate basis. I loved this day for all I learned and all I experienced. What a day! Sweet Dreams! Maggie ã


How did you discover love today?

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