The Heart

Hello Everyone. First, I would like to thank all of you who have been reading my blog entries. My hope is that we can relate on certain topics or ways of thinking about life, possibly forging a network of common-minded people. Anyway, thanks for reading.

Secondly, I would like to go back to a previously mentioned topic, that of following the heart in order to find out what life has for you here on Earth and perhaps beyond as well.

That said, I’m going to restate in a new way which direction my heart has been leading me. The violin, simply put, is what is speaking to my heart as of recently. I guess though, to be honest, it was approximately one year ago when my heart told me to follow my gut with becoming proficient on the violin again. I began practicing right where I left off with the instrument, focusing on Suzuki training methods and growth.

I have continued playing at the gallery in Galveston, the AOP Gallery on Postoffice St. Everything has gone exceptionally well in my opinion. I love to play both the violin and viola for customers while they search their own heart for treasures within the gallery. It is fun and rewarding and I get along well Sith the staff at the gallery, who have been very gracious in letting me play and show my artwork there.

But, back to the heart. It was over a year ago when my heart led me to believe my future was in Houston, TX, playing the violin. I fluctuated between that and my quartet dream for quite some time, even after my heart made it clear what I was to follow.

My quartet dream came into being for me while I was in school at the Cleveland Institute of Music. It stuck with me for all these year, thinking one day it would come together. Well, all I can say about it today is, my heart has spoken. And it is beyond the quartet dream. Amen.

I’m happy that my heart is with the violin because this means my future is in music-making. I am sure I will be led to opportunities of playing with others again. Also, I am hoping to grow my private studio into something that can support me while I continue growing on the instrument myself.

Maybe some of you can relate to this type of experience. Some would say it has taken me too long to figure this stuff out, but I say, we grow as we do under the guidance of a higher power as well as our spiritual guides, whether they be books or entities.

Anyway, I should also mention that a revelation came recently and I would like to share a little of it with you.

I overcame the fear of love’s presence in my life. Today I walk around and can honestly say love is present with me. Before, I feel I was dealing with some blockage, one block being that of seeking in itself. For recently, I found that once I stopped seeking for love, it just showed up!!! So, there you go.

Anyway, stay tuned for more on my progress in music and beyond.

Love,

Travis Galbraith