Love from Tarragona
The fam and I spent some time in Tarragona Spain, last week. The birth place of Antoni Gaudí and a city filled with Roman Ruins, on the Mediterranean coast.
A 5 minute bus ride outside of town brought us to this Roman Aqueduct. More than 2000 years old! We hiked all over the beautiful alpine hills, pic-nic'ed, and explored.
I could not escape the thought of how much time has passed since the construction of this ingenious structure. How did these people feel about their lives and the state of the world they lived in? Did they need help? How oppressed were they by the Roman rule? Did they feel hopeless, as many seem to in our current time? Were they loved? Did they help each other? Did they want to make the world a better place?
...I had my guitar with me, because I've needed every spare minute to get my chops back and really learn all the new stuff I've written - plus, why not play some guitar and get inspired whilst spending time in such amazing locales!?! Something about the place and that idea of time set this tune in my mind, so I decided to be brave and play it. *Please understand, this is not "my scene"...I've always been terrified of busking, or just playing a song in someone's living room. It's just so different from being on a stage or playing in some place that people specifically come to hear music. But, I've spent the past 6 months doing uncomfortable and embarrassing stuff. So I decided to embrace the bigger feeling and take the opportunity to play a song of my own, in this unique and amazing place.
The main thought I was having was: Then and now, the world needs love. Then and now, love exists. It's not hard to spread love. Building an aqueduct is hard. Love is easy.
I hope you enjoy the tune. It's not perfect. I'm okay with that...well, I'm trying to be okay with that.
We shot this with my iPhone and our Nikon DSLR...then I banged my head against iMovie for a while and this is the result;)
I pray you get some love and happiness.