This afternoon, on my way to my voice masterclass, I nodded to the student working at the Circ Desk and stepped into our foyer. Suddenly I was enveloped in a blanket of warm air flooding the whole glassed-in area from the heating units mounted high above me on the ceiling. How absolutely delicious!
My face was bathed in warmth and my whole body relaxed. The chill rain outside made the warmth in the entryway even more comforting. I stood there enjoying the unexpected warm for much longer than was warranted. Usually the warm air from the blowers doesn't remain in the entry, but whooshes quickly out the front doors with every opening, as if the whole building were exhaling.
Classes were passing, but no one had entered the library or exited in the full five minutes I stood there selfishly hogging the heat. I glanced about to see if anyone had noticed my halted progress, but no one was paying any attention. Briefly I imagined lying on a sandy beach in the Caribbean, lolling about doing nothing but resting and listening to the rolling surf and the gulls cawing overhead.
Alas, I could not stay. Though I am not singing today, I always learn so much as others share their songs in class and as the teacher masterfully coaxes better sounds and more passion from each offering. Sometimes life is like that. Something wonderful warms you up and someone wonderful gives you good direction and you find yourself in a much better, more productive place. I have been fortunate in that respect. I hang on to those warming "foyer" moments. They are true preludes to better days ahead. Let us hope that is true this time around.
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