Your life is a symphony…

Tuesday night was the opening concert of the Walla Walla Symphony for this season. And it was great with Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and Leonard Bernstein as well as Stephen Beus’ piano playing!

We can consider our lives as a symphony, knowing that before the first note is played, the composer has a purposeful vision for the result and lays it out in notes, sounds, moods, timing.

Then the conductor receives the sheet music to bring it to life.

And, in our case, the composer and conductor are the same.

We take the role of creating and putting the vision into action.

We give each section of instruments their role. The instruments do not dictate to the conductor or composer what their role will be. The percussionist doesn’t say,  “Forget it maestro! I’m going to bang on this drum through the whole thing.”

He plays what he’s told, when he’s told.

When we start with the purposeful vision for what we want our lives to be, the various sections of our lives fall into their roles. We don’t allow one area to dictate the roles of the rest or force an area to play smaller than it needs. We  allow them all to play according to our vision.

When we do, our emotion, purpose, and passion pours out in everything we do. No matter how big or small the area or activity, it complements the whole with clarity and intention.

 

So, are you into jazz, classical, rap, big band..?

It’s your choice since you are the composer, the conductor, the musicians, and even the audience!

And you can even vary the program with both lyrical and calm music as well as percussive and exciting music.

We just have to choose what we want our lives to be and then do what is front of us to create the experience we want.

And, of course, remember that it is all good, even when it doesn’t feel like it. Everything works together for a memorable life!

What do you choose to do with your symphony?