Universal Language

I propose that we officially recognize rhythm as the language of the universe–and before I begin, in full disclosure, let me admit that the hunt for rhythm and the things it can express draw me to language daily. Still I contend, rhythm is the language of the universe. What you would do well, do under rhythm’s spell.

Every substance in existence seems to have its own frequency. A heart that loses its rhythm can literally lead to death; too fast or too slow a pulse and we don’t function. In the breath and in the blood, in the muscles and the nerve cells, rhythm rules. The earth turns rhythmically; the sea moves in the steady beat of its conversation with the moon. The clocks of seasons unlock life’s cycles, all timing and flow, call and response.

Throughout your life you careen through changes and only rhythm keeps you steady, only…