Tonight I went to see David Vidal play during Third Thursday. He was amazing, just as he was a few months ago when I first heard him. We’re so fortunate to have such incredible talent passing through this little burg. I’m so thankful to Jennifer and Danny for all their efforts in making this monthly event thrive and continuing to introduce us to people like David Vidal.
He plays with a shot glass in his left hand. It’s a really beautiful, haunting sound. Unlike anything I’ve heard before. I also love his voice – very soulful.
Tonight he sang a song with a line something like, “I’ve seen things better left unspoken.” That really jumped out at me, and when that happens it generally means there’s a message there that should be noted.
Over the years I have spoken of things I’ve seen that I thought might be better left alone. I’m not sure anything was ever solved by that. It was just talk. It didn’t change anything that happened. Everything was exactly as it had been before the talk, except I had wasted my breath and given voice to things instinct told me were better left quietly in the past.
A motto I’ve lived by for years was, “Let it go. Let it be. Let it lie.” It seems occasionally I forget these basic things and let others influence me to tell the stories of things better left unspoken. At this transition time of my life I’m becoming more conscious all the time of being private about my thoughts so they are my own opinions, not influenced by others.
At the same time, it’s really valuable to get other people’s input. Like everything I suppose it’s a balancing act.
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