Blog: Get into the Rhythm with Everything is Sound! :: Center for Spiritual Living Capistrano Valley

I discovered that family tensions seemed to run higher in the late afternoon during dinner preparations and homework.

At this month’s Parent Forum, Rev. Pattie brought up the topic of creating a daily family rhythm. Initially, I was resistant to the idea confusing rhythm with forcing a family of individuals into a set and rigid schedule. The last thing I needed was another hassle or argument trying to get the whole family to do something that wasn’t necessarily required.

But the more I sat with the idea, the more I realized what she actually meant by rhythm and really it only required me to cooperate. You see, I needed to find a daily rhythm. And when I set my own pace, swaying and moving with each little bump and bobble, I’m more at peace and centered. And, when I’m more at peace and centered, everyone around me feels it and acts accordingly. It reminds me of that saying, “If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” I realized that living to my own beat creates internal contentment which then manifests in the external world.

And the beautiful thing about setting your own rhythm, it doesn’t require any great, earth-shattering changes. I found my rhythm in a song.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed with life, then played a great song in the car or house and within seconds everything looked better, more manageable?

Listening to Jason Mraz’s music from the Love is a Four Letter Word CD provides me with a vacation from the daily ups and downs, resets my thinking and raises my vibration to joy! I found that one song in particular, “Everything is Sound,” refreshes my mind like a beautiful California spring day when you roll down the car windows, drive along the coast with music blasting and sing like no one is watching.

In contemplating our family’s need for rhythm, I discovered that tensions seem to run highest in the late afternoon and early evening when the kids are hungry waiting for dinner, stressed out over homework and overtired from a busy day. To counter the tension, I decided to put Love is a Four Letter Word on the CD player in the kitchen while I make dinner. It makes me happy. I sing, dance a little, and smile. I feel more relaxed and guess what!?! The whole atmosphere changes. Joy returns to the home. Yes, there is still homework questions and requests for a snack, but I handle them with more grace and ease. I am more present in the family dynamic and there is a whole lot less yelling.

In the lyrics of “Everything is Sound,” Mraz sings, “You don’t need a vacation, when there is nothing to escape from.” Isn’t that so true? When we find our own rhythm and live at that tempo every moment is a song! Hallelujah!

Experience “Everything is Sound” for yourself. The lyrics are in the video so you can sing along then let me know by commenting if you feel lighter and refreshed.

Let’s All Sing…

Author: Juli Isola

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