I was not having a good time tonight.  Technichal and logistical problems were driving me nuts.  In fact, I’m at my parents house right now, and I walked in to my moms room to ask her how easy it was to get on the roof, because I wanted to jump off of it.  (before anyone freeks out, I was kidding.)

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She was watching America’s Got Tallent on TV, and it just happened that a magician by the name of Landon Swank was up to perform in what I think is the semifinal episode. 

I love magic, and I’m talking about stage magic here – the art of illusion. I’ve loved it since I was a kid, so I had to stop and watch him perform.  It was so elegant, so beautiful.  He was in this stage set of a living room, and I was thinking about all the things he could have hidden in it.  All the tricks he could do with it.  But rather then the all too common trick-a-second, blink and you’ve missed it kind of magic that is so often done today, he took a different aproach – doing a slow, gentile, almost meditative sequence of effects in a story progression.

I’m not going to try to describe it, I’m sure it’ll be on his page on the official site:
http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/contestants/landon-swank/
and if not, I’m sure it’ll be on youtube.

It was beautiful – it wasn’t trying to say or do anything, other then “here’s a bit of wonder I want to share with you.”

I LOVED IT

As I walked out of the room after the segment ended, I noticed that I fealt totally different.  I wasn’t exausted and overwehelmed any more, I fealt comfortable, and ready move forward, and that, my friends, is the power of beauty.

Have you ever had an experiece like this?  what does it for you? I’d love to hear in the comments!

I love Christmas.  Of course by all rights I shouldn’t.  My entire family is and always has been Jewish, and the holiday has no religious significance to us.  But I still love it.  I always have.

My life is about magic and love, and at this time of year they abound.

All of the lights are wonderful, as is the sense of coming together in the dark of the year to celebrate with lights and gift giving and merry making. It is some powerful magic.

And I LOVE the music, particularly some of the traditional “pop” holiday songs like Sleigh Ride, The Christmas Song, and many more.

So, as I did last year, I decided to create a musical Christmas card for all of you, however you celebrate (or not) the holidays.   I get to sing (something I don’t do anywhere near as much as I’d like to these days) and share with one of my favorite songs.

Just click here to hear me sing!

May your New Year be filled with the magic of the creations of your heart!

Much love!

Andy

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