Last night a friend and I were going to perform at a local open mic venue with our red noses, some songs, some dance, some paint, and lots of fun.  Only, we were exactly two seconds too late and the person in front of us was the last performer to sign up.

We had two options (at least) the first was to be devastated (which we were for a moment) and the second was to have fun anyways.  We opted for the second and set off to explore our local scene.   After some impromptu acapella performances and fascinating exchanges with people (a given when you’re in the nose), we found ourselves in the middle of a charged and raging drum circle.

I had met the main drum leader earlier in the evening and marveled at his enormous, powerful, and clearly symbolic necklaces earlier.   His presence and energy were both powerful and soothing.  I immediately jumped into the center of the circle and the conversation began.

I was feeding off of the drums and they were feeding off of me.  I absorbed and processed the information they were giving me through my body.  There were no bent pipes, nothing holding the energy back from being released.  Everything was free flowing from the beats, into me and back out again.

I didn’t feel self conscious, I wasn’t thinking about my “moves”, I was trusting the rhythm and I was free.  I was wearing this freedom boldly on my face in the form of a raging smile and I was communing with everyone in the room.

One of the best parts was when my flowing skirt started coming off.  A female drummer was concerned for me but I only smiled at her and showed her the shorts I had on underneath.  I laid my skirt on the corner of the room and went straight back to the center of the action.  It took me a moment to release tiny thoughts of self awareness that threatened to creep onto my body now that I had lost my flowy friend, but after becoming aware of these thoughts, I was able to let them go without drama.

I looked at my friend and co-red noser who was dancing in the back of the room and I was able to completely absorb the wild energy she was emitting and get over any inhibitions once again.  Finally, my red nose actually started coming off from all the gallivanting.  I very simply took it off and placed it on top of my skirt.  Now I was truly naked!  But without much ado, I was quickly back in the beautiful flow.

I understood very clearly last night why drumming was such an integral community event in many tribal communities for so long.  I remember hearing that a tribe in Africa had a word for a dancer who entered a trance and was one with the drums and the spirits.  This person had completely abandoned ego and had just let go.

We don’t have to do anything, we just need to let go and let it flow!

If you read any Law of Attraction materials, you may be aware that it is recommended to be happy before you get the things that you think would make you happy.
Basically, before you become rich, you must feel rich.
Before you find a romantic partner, you must find self love.
Before you gain health, you must appreciate everything in your body that is working.
Etc. You get the point :)
My favorite Law of Attraction author is Abraham-Hicks. So I will leave you with this short, to the point video.
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