Last night I went to see Xavier Rudd, LIVE IN CONCERT! When I told Xavier that his aunty would put him to bed because mom and dad were going to see Xavier Rudd, "LIVE IN CONCERT," he replied: "LIVE IN CONCERT!? What? Xavier Rudd is REAL now? He came to our world? Holy granola bars!" (He's into making up expressions these days).
I wasn't sure which seats we had and had never been to the Myer Horowitz theatre before. We were in the 4th row along the edge. Before the show I made an intention to dance on stage at some point during the show. But you see, the thing is, it's less that I concsiously decided to make an intention and more that I realized the honest intention to do so was within my heart. I sort of knew beforehand that it would happen. I told Meshon, "I made the intention to dance on stage!" And he gently asked, "Will you be disappointed if you don't get to?" I quickly said, "No. I'm just going to be ready in case the moment comes."
Readiness. Willingness. Being ready for when the moment comes. The moment WILL come, if you are truly ready for it. So often we might think we want something but if we aren't wholeheartedly ready for that something, if we aren't fully prepared and genuinely open then it might not happen. I just danced on stage, it's not so huge. But it did take courage and openness. And also, awareness.
Xavier Rudd was playing "Let Me Be" when he called one beautiful young lady up on stage.
"Let Me Be" by Xavier Rudd
He kind of summoned her with a hand/finger gesture. Her boyfriend jumped up too and then the security guard took them off. The lovely long-haired beauty went back up and I was dancing away along the edge. Then Xavier Rudd look at me. His eyes said, "Do you want to come up here too?" I responded with my eyes, body and energy, "YES! I do. Thank you." His eyes then expressed, "Come on up then!" And we danced and danced and danced faster and faster and faster. A smile so huge upon my face that my top lip became stuck to my gums. I was working so hard that, by the time I was finished, my throat had that feeling of having exerted oneself to the point of making the lungs scream in painful ecstasy! (this may have been partly due to my nasty cough as well) Eventually the music slowed and we got down. It was a beautiful night and today I feel exactly as blissfully tired as one who has shattered everything through dance.
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And I find myself wondering, how far can the power of pure intention take you? And will I be brave enough to follow the path that I know lies within me? "Please. Patience please. Patience please. I'm creating a dream."
