The first two days in the recording studio have come and gone — with my band! It was a wonderful experience, and it’s so nice to have company, rather than doing it on my own. And it’s not just any old company, but a wonderful combination of musicians!

That goes right along with the few pages I read recently in a book by Anais Nin. (I’ve been reading that book for at least a year, but there are just too many other books that get in the way.) She talks about how important it is to have the interaction with other people. One can only go so far in isolation. But when we have the exchange of experience with other people, both sides learn and profit.

In the same passage, she also discusses the importance of dreams — whether waking or sleeping. Our dreams sneak up to the surface and offer us guidance from the unconscious (or the universe). They help create goals, or simply give input as to how to go on from here.

Whatever. That’s what’s on my mind on this cold, rainy Easter Monday. But now it’s time to get ready for a friend from Vienna who will arrive later this afternoon. And then I need to prepare for the new work week. I was going to say: “get ready to face reality” but that isn’t so clear. It’s a matter of perception and mood, which I won’t bother to go into at this point, because I’m hungry and it makes more sense to cook some lunch!

Happy Easter!