11/9/2024-Mindfulness/Self Care

Frank Zappa is one of the most delightfully intriguing figures ever to make music. His ideas were always fresh and unique, which made him an idol to millions.

In his personal life and music, he was weird and sharp in equal measure, and he bestowed vital positivity upon everything he touched.

Frank’s father was a scientist who didn’t make a lot of money, so he would bring home flasks, vials, and even gas masks for Frank to play with. And Frank surely entertained himself, at times spilling liquid mercury on the floor and playing with it.

It must have been freeing to have lived as Frank did.

Be weird today. (Weirder than you already are? …YES!)

Do an activity that takes you out of your regular routine and, perhaps, out of your comfort zone.

There’s something freeing about mimicking the Frank Zappas of the world, so let Frank inspire you into a zone of release that takes you worlds away from your sales life.

Watch this short clip as Frank explains his perspective on guitar solos. Listening to him will make you feel like doing something only for you today.

Shed the expectations and drop the pretense…let yourself wander into places you never go.

Maybe this new approach will bring a unique sense of mindfulness different than the typical meditation routine.