Why DidiPop Music is Free

People are asking me why I am giving away music. Well, I don't EXACTLY know the reason, but here are the events that led me to gift DidiPop songs to families.

In late December I had a dream that there was a bird riding on my shoulder. I wrote the dream down and then picked a tarot card. The card I picked was "Understanding" (from the Osho Zen deck). It has an image of a beautiful yellow bird, sitting in an open cage, watching free birds soar around the sky and not recognizing that the cage was open and that she could be free if she liked.

A few days later, January first (my birthday) rolled around. It's always been a thoughtful day for me where I ask the universe "what do I need to know?". That afternoon, I discovered a tiny hummingbird in our bathroom. I opened the window and it just wouldn't fly away. He (I do think it was a he) was exhausted from bumping into mirrors and walls and finally, I held out my finger (parallel to the floor) and made little chirping sounds with my tongue and lips. The little emerald bird looked at me and then flew to my finger and landed so delicately.

I trembled slightly with the magic of it and slowly moved my hand toward to open window to free him. But as I neared the opening, he flew back into the bathroom, toward the shower. He was was tired, so I collected some hummingbird nectar from our outdoor feeder, and poured drops in my palm. Again, he landed on my finger and I held up my palm to him (filled with red drops of nectar) and he drank and drank. With the "nectar-power" he really was awake now! He continued to come to me, but as i'd approach the window, he'd fly back toward the shower.

The last time, I talked to him at length about how he really ought to be outside with his family. I finally had my hand out the window. And what did he do? He stayed with me, looking at me and seeming quite content on my finger. I told him it was time and gently jerked my hand upwards as he flew into the night.

The next morning, I woke up with a dream to set all the DidiPop songs free as well.
Some friends call me NUTS (bird-brained?), but gifting the music has a lot to do with recognizing how we are fragile, how life is short and how I'd like to feel that children and families of the world could feel all the the love and care I feel for my children and consequently pour into the music that I make.
Sometimes following your heart is the greatest adventure of all...