… even on a down day
by Markus 'giles' Koehorst on Feb.15, 2010, under musings, Villa de Leyva/Colombia
Today was a down day.
I started the day listening to a song I recorded yesterday, and realised it wasn’t very good. I would have to do it again.
Shiva the Destroyer
bollocks
From there, the day just seemed to deflate, like a balloon with a tiny hole in it.
pffffffft
Nothing I started seemed to go anywhere, and I felt my energy waning with every unfinished task. All my big plans and ideas of previous days just didn’t seem so enticing today. Why bother?
Possibly the most revered deity in the Vedas (Timeless Reverberations of Nature) is called Shiva, the Destroyer. He is revered because when everything in the relative is destroyed, you are left with nothing but your true Self, that which is beyond everything and which is the basis of everything. This is the ultimate goal for those who seek enlightenment, the ultimate state of Freedom.
In other words, you are more likely to find what you are really looking for when things don’t go your way. That thought lifted my spirits a little.
Can you spot Ramon?
So what do you do on a down day?
You surrender, and you go for a cappuccino at Cafe Licores, with brownies and icecream.
Then you write about it in your blog
‘Life is Bliss’
and you call it
‘…even on a down day’
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February 16th, 2010 on 7:54 am
from sarah: its nice that even on a down day you can look on the bright side of life and enjoy the things that you have!
from seb: i don’t call cappuccino and ice cream a down day. but nevermind, every clown has some silver linens!
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February 16th, 2010 on 8:15 am
hehe, very funny, and thanks! I love you too!
February 16th, 2010 on 10:36 am
Interesting story, somtimes life treats us this way.I liked the part in your story about Shiva the Destroyer very much…. A good choice to surrender and sit down with a cappuccino and a brownie…. I can spot Ramon. Barely….. Haha!
All the best.
I talked to Terry a few days back, and he told that Giles playing in Fredrikstad in April. (Without Piet n Terry though) We will be there!
February 16th, 2010 on 10:40 am
Thanks Linda, and I am glad you liked it.
I will send you a seperate email about the gigs in Frederikstad.
February 16th, 2010 on 12:58 pm
Yeh, we all have our “bum” days. But then something good happens and it seems twice as nice as before.
By the way,I love the new songs!!!
Can you tell me why the flights to Bogata are so damn expensive!
xx Elaine
February 16th, 2010 on 4:23 pm
You should be able to find something for 500 or 600 pounds. Have you tried Air France? And there are lots of agencies that will try and find you cheap flights. Cheapflights.com are good for the UK. Are you thinking of coming over?
February 18th, 2010 on 7:06 am
well , see you around here, or in some other wonderful places in the world, listen to some of your songs, thinking he is gonna make a new lovely “lullaby” song soon, hmm, not sure I spelled it right…hope you know what I meant, take care:)
February 18th, 2010 on 8:06 am
Thanks Jacqueline, I will let you know when I write that lullaby.
Did you check out ‘Villa de Leyva’ (see the youtube on the right). I think that sounds a bit like an instrumental lullaby.
February 18th, 2010 on 8:15 am
I will, thanks, but off to work now
hmm, looking forward to it, lullabys are nice with lyrics too 
April 23rd, 2010 on 2:54 am
Oi Oi!
its bloody marvelous.
shes so gorgeous – ive put her up on my wall with all my other pictures 
cant wait to meet her.
Just read this
Kinda wish i was there for a proper columbian cappuccino … i do love my coffee.
How was your flight home? sorry i havnt been in touch since – havnt checked my emails until now.
Mum just printed off a couple of pictures of Salome with her new printer
anyway ill speak to you soon
love you loads
pietxxx