Shine a Light on It - Seeing What is Important in Life

In the dark of a concert hall a musician sits on a piano bench waiting for the right moment to hit the first key. She studies the keyboard, looks at the music, takes a deep breath and dives in. While she is guided by her muse, it is the light the lets her read the musical notes and see the keys that she is playing. It doesn't matter if it is a plain piano lamp, multiple piano lamps, or a solid gold piano lamp. As she is performing it is the light and the quality of the light that frees her, allows her to cover the keys and follow the notes. No doubt a beautiful lamp can be part of the ambiance and help set the tone, but it is what the lamp does that is important. The lamp shines on what is essential so the musician can better achieve their brilliance. It is like that with all aspects of life and the simple piano lamp and inspired musician provide perfect examples of some of life's best lessons.

The lamp highlights what is important to the musician at the moment, often shining so bright in the darkened room that everything else seems to fade to black. In life, the most inspired moments are often like that, the focus so precise, the areas of intention so well lit that everything else fades by comparison. Most people have moments like that, moments of such focus and intention that it is like having a spot light on the playing field, or, to extend the metaphor, a light on the music and the keys. Many people have had moments like that when confronted with some major issue at work, or encountering something they are intensely passionate about, like a child or lover. Athletes often encounter the moment when everything fades but the path to the net, or the arc of the ball, or the hurdle in front of them.

Often in moments of crisis, that kind of clarity springs up. Many people who have been in a car accident can recall how time seemed to slow down and what they needed to do to control the car was crystal clear, the color of the sky, the feel of the steering wheel, the open path on the cluttered street all suddenly seemed so clear. Our brains are capable of rapid decision making, and explicit focus. When those events occur most people feel like it was an amazing experience that can only be felt in times of crisis.

What if humans were capable of that kind of intense focus and concentration when ever they wanted it? Most people would feel incredibly alive as the dullness and vagueness that afflicts so many people was washed away. Most people feel alive after handling a crisis because they were forced to give it 100% attention. That is something all of us are capable of doing all the time with a little practice.

Focusing our attention like a beam of light on what is right in front of us can begin to bring back that sense of aliveness. Focusing the attention on the present moment helps dim the distractions around us and keeps us poised like brilliant musicians playing the music in front of us.

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