The Grand Symphony

I still cringe.

In September 2024 I flew down to Puebla, Mexico to play my Native American Flute for a dear friend's wedding as she walked down the aisle. With nearly 180 people seated in the courtyard of this gorgeous Mexican compound the wedding planner cued me as Adriana (my wonderful friend) was preparing to walk down the aisle.

I nodded.
I played.
I fell out of tune.
I totally f--ked up.

While she was walking down the aisle.

With my breath trembling and my fingers shaking, my flute had become out of tune and just thirty seconds into her aisle walk you heard me at the altar piercing everyone's ear drums with my high pitched flute squeaking.

It was rough.
I cringe every time I think about it.
To this day.

The thing is, this happens all the time.

With the words we say, the actions we speak, the thoughts we have, and the presence we share - no matter if people acknowledge it or not.

In my case everyone felt too bad for the only American non-spanish speaking guy at the wedding and not a single person mentioned anything about my performance.

Yet everyone was effected.

Now with wars and rumors of wars building, unspeakable conspiracy theories becoming reality, lawlessness seemingly growing all around us it makes me think about the song we are all playing together, with each of our instruments.

With the hearts we have.
With the minds we have.
With the bodies we have.

We are all instruments in the greater symphony.

And damn, we are out of tune.

Whether you are playing in front of a wedding audience or you are living your life inside the dynamic network of a relationship, family, town or community.

For me, it seems like we've been out of tune for a while - being disconnected from knowing what our individual needs are and how to meet them, fearful of setting our boundaries for the fear of what people may think around us, or simply suppressing that voice of truth speaking volumes inside of each of us.

The anxiety.
The depression.
The conflict.
The division.
The lawlessness.

All symptoms of an internal state.

Then it makes me think about what our communities, towns, state, country, and planet might look like if we were in tune with ourselves again and how that would bring a whole new feeling to the spaces we live in and call home.

Boundaries honored.
Needs met.
Values lived.
Gifts expressed.
Passions fulfilled.
Hearts felt.
Truth lived.

This excites me because I know it's possible.

We need only remember.

We need only remember that the core essence of each of us, incorruptible and vibrant is within - underneath everything conditioned upon us.

We need only nurture that core and the rest will follow.

Here's the coolest part:

This is within our power.
This is within our control.
This change can happen today.

This change is in this moment.

Not over seas.
Not out of our control.
Not in someone else's hands.

It's ours, and together our song enlightens.

And although I nearly felt like I needed to flee the whole wedding directly after the ceremony - I decided to console the part of myself that felt terrible for making the mistake and I danced like I've never danced before through the mariachi, the singers, and the DJ and had perhaps one of the best nights of my life.

Mexican weddings are incredible.

Now, may we come back to living in coherence with ourselves while the entire world reorients itself around us. The future is bright and it begins shining through with our every action we take today. This is the solution.

We have the power.

May we act with integrity today.

Together.

With so much love,

Marcello

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