Next Drumming From The Heart Kootenay Community Drum Circle:Tuesday Evening October 7th, 2008:
@ Nelson North Shore Hall
@ 7:15pm/8:45pm, $7.00
@ 675 Whitmore Road
@ Nelson BC Canada.
Greetings People Of The Drum!
It has been a wonderful Kootenay summer so far and I’m looking forward to starting up the Drumming From The Heart drum circle again. My intention is to have our first post summer drum circle on Tuesday October 7th at the North Shore Hall – regular time & place – and each week thereafter. I really enjoyed my summer hiatus and have many excellent adventures to inform you of.
I know many of you are having “drumming withdrawal” since we haven’t had a community drum circle all summer so it will be great to get everyone together again for celebration and drumming. I miss it too.
Speaking of missing things. A very sad thing has happened this last weekend. A friend of mine, a young woman with a beautiful soul has died a tragic death in a terrible car accident this last weekend. Her name was Emily Anderson. She is survived by a very young son and her partner. I only just saw and talked to Emily a few weeks ago. Emily had very beautiful eyes that radiated her very kind and compassionate soul-personality. This unfortunate incident painfully reminds me how fragile and delicate life actually is and how quickly it can be taken away. It is my feeling that because she was an advanced soul the universe had important tasks for her elsewhere. Take care Emily – we will miss you. Please say a little prayer for Emily and her family when you get a chance this week – thank you.
This incident also reminds me how important it is for us, the living, to enjoy every minute of our lives as if it were our last. Life is too short and rich to worry about things. If there is something you need to do to improve your life – then do it. If something is making you unhappy or needs to end – then change or end it. If there is something you want to do that is the passion of your heart’s calling – then do it. If there is somewhere you really desire to travel to – then go there. Don’t waste time or energy thinking about reasons why you can’t do the things you want to do. All things are possible in the realm of human energy and endeavors.
Life is too short to put up with things, people, or situations that make you unhappy. It is your duty to fully serve your happiness so that you can help others achieve same. We are here to realize our divinity and to be happy. If you are not happy then you need to take a good look at that and figure out what is causing your unhappiness.
99.9% of the time it will be something inside you that needs to change – not outside. Blame and victimhood do not serve your best interests. What is it inside of you that is twisting your perceptions and causing your unhappiness? All of us carry lots of outmoded and self-deprecating beliefs that we picked up in our early childhood from our parents and others who really were only trying to help or find their own keys to happiness.
Life is not always a bowl of cherries and how we perceive our lives is the key to our happiness. Many different unfortunate pains and events happen to us to actually make us stronger in the end. If the wind did not blow to bend the young tree how could it survive the storms of the future? All is as it needs to be. Everything is in perfect order for our highest learning. This is how the universe naturally operates – for our highest and greatest purpose. Things that are traumatic and painful for us at the time actually prepare us better to cope with the future and give us more wisdom and clarity on the workings of the world.
The key to happiness (I have so much yet to learn to master this key!) is in HOW you PERCIEVE and FEEL about what has and is happening in your life. The events themselves are not that important and eventually pass away into oblivion but how you emotionally and mentally perceive and acknowledge the event can affect you for the rest of your life (if you let it).
I now know this about life after living on the planet for 48 years (this lifetime) – happiness does not just come to you – you have to work at it, and once you do achieve a small portion of happiness you have to work even harder to keep it or it too can slip away like a morning dream.
The more we can free our inner selves from the topsy turvy events in our lives by emotionally/mentally perceiving them for what they are – just events that eventually become dim or cherished memories as the case may be – the happier we can be.
Happiness is an inner phenomenon not an outer one. No amount of money, things, success, or popularity is going to make you happy. Only your attitude and perceptions about all those factors is going to allow happiness to seep into your life. Up-level your addictions to preferences and consider all things with a healthy independent non-attached attitude – this alone with help you immensely on your path to a life filled with Love, Happiness, and Joy.
If you want to be happy – go get it and make it happen – it is your divine right. Remember to appreciate and be grateful for all the good things, people, and events in your life that help you achieve your happiness. The universe loves and rewards a grateful heart.
May all of you be experiencing much joy and happiness in your life and be gathering into your experience everything that fulfills you and your desires! Aho!
Oh yeah, and if you really want to help the happiness thing along even better – grab and bang yer drum daily!
Namaste
Kim
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Interesting links:
http://www.consciousmedianetwork.com/home.htm - A very excellent “conscious” media website.
http://drummingfromtheheart.blogspot.com/ - My Drumming From The Heart Blog.
http://astraldynamics.com – incredible website on energy and healing.
http://www.dailyom.com/ - Inspirational relaxing website for nurturing your body and soul.
http://www.templeofsacredsound.org/ - a very cool website on the subject of healing sounds with “Toning Chambers” by Jonathan Goldman
http://www.healingmusic.org/default.asp - Informative website on all kinds of healing music.
http://www.theresonanceproject.org/ - Carrying on where Einstein left off – incredible cutting edge scientific/spiritual information.
http://www.spiritofmaat.com/ - Excellent website discussing new age spirituality, human potential, and new science.
http://rhythmweb.com/circle/index.html - All about drum circles at the Rhythm Web.
http://www.ted.com/ - Very interesting cutting edge video website with interesting talks/videos on a variety of subjects.
http://drumbum.com/lessons/ - An incredibly diverse website with free drum lessons and instruction.
http://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/phasenow.php - Current Moon Phase page.
http://www.empire-music.com/Canada/English/ - Excellent online Canadian music/drum store.
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Thank you Esteemed Drumming Ones.
Peace and Synchronistic Rhythm to all.
See you soon Drumming From The Heart!
Namaste,
Kim Massé
Facilitator,
Drumming From The Heart
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DFTH Drum Circle Calendar 2008:
North Shore Hall - 675 Whitmore Road - Nelson - Tuesday evening 7:15pm - 8:45pm
Cost = $7.00 – or one Drum Dollar($5.00) – ask about them!
Oct. 07 On Schedule – First post Summer Drum Circle
Oct. 14 On Schedule
Oct. 21 On Schedule
Online Drumming From The Heart Blog/Archive Website: http://drummingfromtheheart.blogspot.com/.
"Drumming From The Heart" public community drum circles are facilitated drum circles.
All ages are welcome. Absolutely no drumming experience required. If you own a drum please bring it, I have a limited number of drums I can supply. Any and all percussion instruments are also welcome, e.g. wood blocks, bells, tambourines, shakers, flutes, whistles, etc.. Remember - all you need is an open mind and an open heart. I encourage you to forward to this email to others or invite friends who you think may be interested in attending this community drum circle - the more the merrier! Drumming in your community is a wonderful healing process that strengthens and heals you, the community, and Mother Earth!
WHAT IS A DRUM CIRCLE?A DRUM CIRCLE IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO CREATE IN THE MOMENT MUSIC USING HAND DRUMS AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS. A DRUM CIRCLE IS NOT A PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE PERFORMING A PREPARED PIECE OF MUSIC, OR A DRUMMING CLASS LED BY A TEACHER, NOR ANY GROUP RE-CREATING MUSIC IT HAS PLAYED BEFORE. DRUM CIRCLES ARE A FORM OF RECREATIONAL MUSIC MAKING WHICH MEANS THAT THE FOCUS IS NOT ON PERFORMANCE BUT RATHER ON PERSONAL OR GROUP DEVELOPMENT AND WELLNESS OR JUST PLAIN FUN.
May your life be filled with Eternal Bliss and Ecstatic Joy!
Thank You!
Kim Massé
Facilitator
Drumming From The Heart
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