Staying Optimystical

Greetings, dear readers. Today, MaGuru will impart an important principle that relates to music, and to life in the bigger picture. It is the concept of Staying Optimystical.

What is Optimystical, you may ask?

MaGuru defines it as the art of staying positive with a spiritual (or mystical) perspective. An old school expression that addresses this is: "An optimist is someone who sees the glass as half full, instead of half empty." We've all heard this phrase. An Optimystical person takes it a step further with the understanding that what is visible in the glass is topped off by an unseen mystical essence that makes life a richer, deeper, more positive and fulfilling experience.

In a musical context, an Optimystical person values the journey as much, or more, than the ultimate outcome. As Ram Dass has so eloquently said, Be Here Now. 

And, as MaGuru says, Be Here Now. And now . . . and now . . . And. Now.

There is no end to one's musical journey. As with enlightenment, when one "claims" to be enlightened, they surely are not. Similarly, when someone believes they've reached the limit of their own ability, they are just as surely mistaken.

Enjoy your musical journey! Stay Optimystical.

Oh, MaGuru, you've done it again.