This week’s Note was a hard nut to crack for me. I am going through a personal emotional process that is taking up a lot of my bandwidth, but is still too fresh and vulnerable to share publicly in this way. Nonetheless, I wish to stay true to my intention to share something of myself every week. Because my fingertips will not produce anything that is not at least related to what I am feeling currently, for this week I choose Master of Sadness.

It is one of the songs I wrote in the US in 2011. It serves as a reminder that tears are indeed a healing force. So often we try to resist our urge to cry, forgetting that we need to pass through the veil of tears to come out on the other side wiser, stronger, and at peace with what is (and ‘what is’ may still include feelings of sadness that remain). Sometimes the veil is thin and we might be able to catch a glimpse of what lies beyond, but more often the it appears like a wall and we have no idea what awaits us on the other side. This song reminds me of how important it is to find the courage to take the plunge, and feel. It holds the promise that every time, my tears will dry eventually and I will find peace.