New Drums, Love & Links
Let’s start with some new drums. You have kept me quite busy since early November, and I thank you most sincerely. I can’t post all of them, so here are the latest three from the past few weeks, along with the healers’ emails reacting to their new sacred drums.
TVD Photo: Customer’s 12-Inch Shamanic Drum Made & Decorated by Bob, Painted by TVD artist Glenn Lewis
“BOB….. The Drum has arrived !! It is Perfect !! It is Beautiful !!! You did a amazing job Bob ….Glenn Lewis did a Awesome job on painting!! Just what I was looking for….! Omg…Perfect.! Plus It sounds amazing !!
Thank You so much for the beautiful work you did. Also Glenn who painted the feathers exactly like the photo. I am very happy and appreciate your work.
Also I felt some beautiful energy coming off this Drum…Already!
Thanks Again !!!” –Illinois, USA
TVD Photo: Customer’s 15-Inch Drum, Made & Decorated by Bob, Painted by TVD artist Glenn Lewis
“Hey there Bob!
The drum arrived and is beautiful! Glenn did a wonderful job with the artwork and your craftsmanship is amazing as always! My friend absolutely loves it. She said she would get a few pictures and of course feel free to share any you may have taken. I’d love to see those too!
I shared the story of how the drum came in to being and she is very grateful for all the work that went into its creation.
It was great working with you again and looking forward to talking in the future!
Hope all is well!” –New Hampshire, USA
TVD Photo: Customer’s 15-Inch Elk Drum, Decorated by Bob, Painted by TVD artist Glenn Lewis
Healer’s Email:
“To express the feelings felt when I opened the box is not fully possible.
She is incredible! Sacred, powerful, wise, transformative, playful, nurturing, gentle and so much more. She is perfection. Incredibly beautiful!
One of a kind! Her soul comes from so long ago. So many worlds so far away but present now here to assist in the ascension of the ones who are called to be present to her heartbeat, her song, her healing.
When I hold her and look into her I am looking into my soul. I feel my soul in her. It is a very sacred and profound experience and so much more.
Thank you from all that I am. Thank you. I’m so thankful.
Yes, pictures I shall send when I can get an opportunity. She is just so beautiful and so perfect.
Most Lovingly…” –California, USA
The kind words from these healers fill my heart. I am so very thankful but sad, too, because after I reply I know our interactions have come to an end. What you don’t see here are the many messages a customer and I generally exchange in deciding the type and appearance of the drum he or she desires. It is inevitable that we strike up a friendship and that, to me, is the greatest thrill of all. I love to make drums, but I love making friends even more.
It is good to remember that beautiful drums require a lot more than the wood and hide that gives them form. The most important ingredient is the love that goes into them from both a customer and the drum maker. That’s what makes a drum a true loving healer in its own right.
Good Links About Health Benefits of Drumming
Here are a couple of recent links I found recently that may help you when considering an interest in drumming. Drums and drumming are good for you! (There are a lot more related links on the Thunder Valley Drums site.)
The first is from the Green Med Info site, “Six Ways Drumming Heals Body, Mind and Soul.”
The second, with some overlap but with additional info comes from Natural Holistic Health, “The Therapeutic Health Benefits of Drumming.”
Thank you so much, my friend, for dropping by today.
Aho & Namaste,
Bob
