I have spent all day thinking about how to feel in this time, this moment. I’m sure I’m not alone while considering the future of our civilization and what we can do to progress, who we want to be as individuals, as a nation, and as a global community. I always hope for the best, despite the challenges therein.

I decided to post this track I composed back in 2013, featuring several friends on violin, cello, oboe, English horn and vocals, who came together to help me realize this.

I composed this for an art gallery exhibition at the Northeastern Nevada Museum of Art, where this and the accompanying four tracks played on a loop for nearly two months. Where museum goers would have an immersive experience of the Five Elements, wherein 25 paintings told a story of women artists communicating their vision, of how they see and experience the world around them. I was fortunate because my mother was one of those artists. Unfortunately she was too sick to create new works by the time the exhibition began, but she had enough work in her repertoire to participate, nonetheless.

So here is a 9-minute meditation for your listening pleasure: