The present...
is a present.
There’s a quote I’ve carried with me ever since I heard it: “The local time is always now.”
It’s simple, but it feels like a compass.
This quote is a gentle reminder that in a world pulling us into yesterday’s regrets and tomorrow’s anxieties, the truth is that life only happens here and now — in this breath, in this body, in this moment.
The present is not always easy. The present sometimes asks us to sit with grief, loss, or discomfort. At other times, the present is joy, laughter, and ease. But the present is always real. And that realness is a gift — a present we unwrap with each inhale, each heartbeat, each exhale and each pause to simply notice that we are here.
This idea became the seed for The Present, A Sonic Meditation, featuring the late, great Casey Benjamin, alongside Chris Sholar and Jahi Sundance. This piece was created as an offering — to feel, and to return home to yourself now.
Sharing and releasing it to the world today, October 10th felt right.
It’s Casey’s birthday and it’s also World Mental Health Day.
Music has so many healing properties and for many is an escape or even a form of medicine. I am grateful to have Casey as a friend and brother and experience how he offered that and more to the world through his musical gifts and capabilities. I believe we need reminders now more than ever that slowing down and being present are not luxuries — they are lifelines.
This Sonic Meditation carries a reminder of presence in its purest form. I’m honored to have shared this moment with him, and I hope this track offers listeners a moment to breathe, to release, and to remember, The present is a present.
Hit play below and sit with, practice and listen to The Present, available wherever you listen to your music.
Have an amazing day and week. Be well, stay mindful.
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