Breath

Today I was sitting back for what was to be either a relaxing meditation or an afternoon snooze. I was following my breath when I noticed that little space, the space between the in breath and the out breath. I like this space between the breath, I find it relaxes me. Whilst I was pondering the space, it struck me that it is very similar to the beautiful space that you can find within music. When I trained as musician, studying drum kit at University, the space (the emptiness) was what I always focused on to make the drum beat FEEL good, the space between the notes that I played around the kit was for me, my secret to making the music feel great. I was never one for filling the music with as many fancy chops as I could pull out. Both of these empty spaces (Within the breath and the music) give me an internal feeling that I can't really describe. It's like connecting with an internal life force. Interesting!