I intend to record with lyrics, which will be way out of my comfort zone.  The song is produced through fusion. sprung to nurture the reclamation of self-esteem tarnished from systemic racism including that of the police and so much more...  Nosce te Ipsum et Carpe Diem (KNOW THYSELF & SEIZE THE DAY).

Listen and feel.  Claim your own transformation and reclamation of your true identity, known only by you and your creator, however you define God.

The image reads "IF NOTHING EVER CHANGED, THERE'D BE NO BUTTERFLIES"

Mohammad Ali said "Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee."  Bruce Lee said that one must “be like water,” in fighting and in life, they must be able to adapt to the shifting and uncertain environments. 

To achieve either, you must have wu wei, a Taoist concept meaning, “non-action”, or more specifically, “action that is spontaneous and effortless, and I assert both apply to you and me.

I assert “In order to control ourselves we must first accept ourselves by going with and not against our true nature.”  Remember that muscle memory is what occurs when we practice the same techniques to the point that it becomes second nature, where you can call upon it without thought. Too much thought hinders style, so in this respect, wu wei is valuable. Flow abounds in the “float like a butterfly” quote.

“Floating” implies a stationary presence.  At the same time it is wise to remember a bee can only sting once, because the very act of doing so causes it to die. Thus, the bee already knows how to sting, but must learn when to sting, lest it wastes its life.  

So floating, bee's, stings, Mohammad Ali and Bruce Lee explains what? “The non-action of the wise man is not inaction,” (Merton). By Ali simply refusing to fight in Vietnam, Ali spoke as loudly as any protest. So can and shall we when we develop our own self-esteem and our heart resonance.  As we develop these through heart resonance we can achieve anything without having to sting.

REMEMBER WHO YOU REALLY ARE DEVOID OF FEAR & BE FREE

Self Esteme 2

A love story around a boy and girl and the Orphanages they hoped to build and the pain and loss of a dream worth so much due to grown up and the choices they make.

Orphanages

I have been through a lot from August 25th to the present.  I have moved on from opportunity to opportunity, embracing all aspects of my life and expressing gratitude to our creator and all those I love.

This peace encapsulates so many emotion as I recount all I have been through, the disappointments, the heartache, betrayal and more.  However, I have learned that it was all for my best whether it felt or feels like it or not.

I will add that "What Could Have Been." is a Ying/Yang of expression for on one hand I feel a loss of what I feel I missed out on because of choices others have made.  At the same time, it is an illustration of expression on what others have missed out on because of the beliefs they held and choices they made to not associate with me.

The music continues to flow and give life, heal, empower, uplift and inspire and I hope you will find it precious for it is precious to me and from me. I hope it will add something to you of value and worth.

As this may be my last musicpeace for 2021, I wish each of you a priceless and Happy New Year but more than this I wish you a happy precious, prosperous, and priceless day each day before and after this coming New Years as well.  Enjoy - Ruler In Peace

What We Could Have Been

This song is dedicated to Wayne Cheong who transitioned 2-22-2022 at 1343.

The title of the song speaks for itself.  The premise is there are times when we must fight. We cannot surrender.

To surrender is to "cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority."  That enemy can be your ego, can be your pride, can be your limiting and false beliefs.  It's (1) a person or thing that is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something; (2) a thing that harms or weakens something else. 

It is what it is, for you, but for me it is anything that lowers my vibration and prevents me from functioning in my highest capacity. I  am Ruler In Peace, and I am here to be the best version of me that I can be.

I would be happy to know my music and my existence helped inspire you to be the best version you can be as well.

Truly wishing Peace, Love, & Tranquility to each of you and those important to you.

No Surrender

Today is April 18, 2022 and I completed this song two nights ago. I had the privilege to go outside and gaze up at what appeared to be a full moon. The stars were beautiful and all week long I had been doing research on so many peers that I deeply respect and at some point there was a reckoning inside of me and I knew that I was one with each of them. We were peers.

Yes, I have so much to learn to unleash the true power of my healing medicine music. Indeed, I produce Soul Food, Know Thyself, and Seize The Day music. Of this I am sure and I know longer feel like an imposture when folks look me in the eye and declare I am like Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Coltrane, Yanni, Vangelis, Kitaro, and Tangerine Dreams before everyone knew who they were.

I was once ashamed of how I create these sounds, frequencies and vibrations but today I hold my head high and am grateful to be alive to share my vibe with each of you that take the time to read.

Confidence (finale)

Love is a never ending expression that unleashes Unspoken regrets.

WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO GIVE - Unspoken Regrets is not so much an admittance of failure or lament as it is there is just not enough time in the day or level of maturity and vibration in me to express how much you truly mean.

Whether watching someone one while asleep or pulled against your chest, or burying them for they have transitioned and there is nothing left than to bury their body as you relive unspoken regrets.

It’s painful and poetic and the emotions will withstand the test,

For even if you have given your best, if we are all honest, there will always remain Unspoken Regrets.

Could have been the love you never expressed and now unable or it could be simply playing catch or some praise you neglected to express.

When you love somebody close enough that you held them to your chest, you cannot help but realize you have Unspoken Regrets.

If you gave love, there is solace to be found for sadness is a smile turned upside down,

Focus misplaced is not a disgrace, just a plight of the human race

So hurry up if it’s not too late,

Hold them even tighter when you give that next embrace

Leave no regrets while they are breathing,

Let them sneak up while your grieving,

Your memory will not be deceiving, when you start retrieving Unspoken Regret

For your love withstood the test,

You can feel it because of that knot in your chest,

Reminding you of unspoken regrets.

Unspoken Regrets

Standing In Solidarity With The Survivors Ulvade. I wrote the piano portion of this musicpeace Tuesday afternoon, before I knew of the massacre  . My energy was so out of equilibrium.

I decided to sleep and then was awaken for a fire drill at 1:30 AM. I was displeased for as the first part of the song expresses; I was fighting for the will to live. I was tired.  I really understand what the character John Coffey was saying when he said:

“I’m rightly tired of the pain I hear and feel, boss. I’m tired of bein on the road, lonely as a robin in the rain. Not never havin no buddy to go on with or tell me where we’s comin from or goin to or why. I’m tired of people bein ugly to each other. It feels like pieces of glass in my head. I’m tired of all the times I’ve wanted to help and couldn’t. I’m tired of bein in the dark. Mostly it’s the pain. There’s too much. If I could end it, I would. But I can’t.”

The catch 22 is, I do not want to live for the pain feels so great and at the same time, I am pretty sure if someone told me I was dying, I probably would fight to stay alive for the sake of my kids and I do not feel my work is finished and I really am not a quitter.

But what happened in Ulvade, in Buffalo, with George Floyd, the arguments over Black Lives Matter & Critical Race Theory, the insurgence of White Supremacy attitudes for some Caucasians feel what I have felt most of my life, etc., is maddening.

We seem to always be blaming someone else for our challenges and dealing with our pain in the most obscene ways instead of taking responsibility for our thoughts, our focus, and claiming the fact that we are the ones who manifest our own reality on so many levels.

I am no different from those who aggravate me for I understand even thinking about suicide is selfish and obscene in my opinion, even if I struggle with such ideations from time to time for I have grown so tired in this life.

But I am not done yet. Someone needs to hear some words I might share or a vibration I might produce. Hear me when I say I am wishing you Peace, Love, & Tranquility even when I am so so tired. I am so much more than the sum of my circumstances.

Fighting For My Life - Standing In Solidarity with the Survivors of Uvalde

As I learn to let go and focus on what I do have and can do, and as I practice the act of appreciating and expressing gratitude for everything in my life, including the experiencing of things unwanted, a deeper level of happiness and joy forms in my heart and is expressed in my daily living.

Yes I am living and maybe on the outside my life does not amount to much, or appears to be a string or line of failures but to me I feel like the billionaire I am.

Everything is always working out for me. Everything is always working out for us. We are so blessed, the question is will you make the time to realize this.

Do you grasp that you are so much more than your current set of circumstances and always will be and always have been.

-RulerInPeace

Everything Is Always Working Out For Me

I pray that everyone on this planet can feel how I feel at this particular moment, where life seems to come full circle and you recognize the genius inside of you, that is you.

When I say genius, I do not mean anything that could or should be perceived as arrogance. To the contrary, it is a sense of peace, acceptance, and knowing that surpasses my ability to articulate in words in this present moment but I pray the message is relayed through the tones and vibration of this musicpeace.

Initially, I was going to simply call this "I AM." However as I reflected on the title I understood that Because I Am, this musicpeace exists. At this moment I feel and inner calm. I feel peace, love, joy, happiness and more.

As for the photo by Valentino Casavecchia, it signifies a home coming, a coming full circle.  As a child I lived in Germany. 

I do not know if I walked exactly here as a child. I do know this place was familiar to me and so Because I Am, It Is revered.

Because I Am (Full Circle)

This musicpeace was birthed out of the depth of emotions I felt in my heart thinking about two men for different reasons that share a common purpose of making the world a better place.

The person the peace was created for is Teguh Osternik, who is an artist who produces underwater sculptures for coral to grow upon, in an effort to restore coral reefs. He is a gifted painter and artist on many levels.

The second person is Pastor John Carey, who I had the privilege of sharing quality time with who has dedicated his life improving the lives of others.

The energy and vibration of this song is to honor both. It was written to honor Teguh but to also commemorate the incredible day spent with both.

Serenity - You & Me

This song is written for Vessy Mink, aka Vecelina. She is a ball of love, energy, with a tremendous desire to do great.

My intention is to honor her as she is always honoring others. She is a precious soul and this music is my effort to tap into the ether to express what I sense and feel as I watch Vessy be Vessy.

It is a sight to see and may you be so blessed to be touched by such a precious soul.

Vecelina’s Sunrise

This song was originally named Kate's Discovery and the song embodies the noise and energy that I perceived swarmed around and threw her,

Kate is a Generation Z. She seems lost and confused fighting for the strength to want to live. she is young, beautiful, and creative but has no idea what she wants to do with her life.

Instead she remains high (under the influence) as much as she can. But to me, Kate remind me of old energy, the sort of energy that creates life like a BIG BANG energy.

I shared that with her, hoping it would get her to view life differently, but I do not feel I had much of an impact.

The song shall forever be Kate's Discovery but I dropped Kate from the title for the mainstream, for we all have been on a journey for self discovery and that is what is at the heart of this peace.

Keep your head up and do not give up.

-Ruler In Peace

Discovery

Charles Butler McVay III (August 31, 1898 – November 6, 1968) was an valiant American naval officer and the commanding officer of the cruiser USS Indianapolis tasked with delivering one of the bombs that would be dropped on Japan during WWII.

His ship was sunk on their mission to return, and was ordered to return without an escort. Most of the crew was lost, many eaten by sharks because his initial May Day's were ignored believing they must be a fake for his ship was not supposed to be in the area.

Someone had to be scapegoated for the fiasco and he was court marshalled. Many American's help him personally responsible for the death of many of his sailors and folks kept harassing him and calling him relentlessly until he committed suicide.

He was a good man who cared deeply for his crew and stayed in the water longer than he had too. Ironically the Japanese soldier, Commander Hashimoto, responsible for sinking his ship was called to testify in his case, and sided with Captain McVay's defense that he had done all he could to avoid the sinking of his ship, but was court marshalled none-the-less.

This same soldier would become a buddhist after the war and spend the remainder of his life advocating for Captain McVay's exoneration.  In October 2000, the United States Congress passed a Sense of Congress resolution that McVay's record should reflect that "he is exonerated for the loss of the USS Indianapolis." President Clinton also signed the resolution. Commander Hashimoto died five days before the exoneration (on 25 October).

He should have never been scapegoated. The Pentagon and the politicians should have been ashamed of themselves.  This song was written to honor him.

Captain McVay III

This is about raw power and energy and is dedicated to Sean McCully, the owner of Gaijin Izakaya in Singapore.

From my perspective he is a hard worker and full of so much passion and hard work. He rocks hard, thus the energy expressed in this musical peace.

The music his restaurant creates is a force of nature, thus the title of the song.

Gaijin Izakaya Cyclone

In 2016 or 2017 I wrote in a document I titled "The Life I Choose To Live" that I wanted to create music to celebrate the lives of many people I had respect, admiration, and empathy for. 

This song was written for the one and only Prince Rogers Nelson, commonly known as PRINCE.

I am not going to write a lot other than to say, one evening after watching a documentary on his last days and meditating on the pain, the suffering, and the loss of such a precious human being due to an accidental overdose of fentanyl.

All my emotions came to a head a few months ago and I sat at a picnic table outside my apartment under a star lit sky and composed this peace.

I believed I could feel his essence as this song came forth and when I was finished and felt to myself well done, it began to gently rain. I could not help cry and feel a sense that this song did just to my deceased brother.

Remember, Learn, & Fly - Mr. Purple Rain You Shined So Bright

A friend, Paul Lloyd Warner passed away om July 29, 2023. He was a precious soul and this is my effort to capture a piece of his spirit as I saw hi, rise.

Eric Jones's Album

Ascension - In honor of Paul Lloyd Warner

In 2016 I travelled to Taiwan for work and to remove myself from chaos. High in the mountains in the vicinity of a Gold Museum and goldmine, I struck my own gold.

I met someone who impacted my lie in ways I could never imagine and gave me the strength and hope to love and be accepted and loved for who I am, as I am.

I have had 3 precious loves in my life, to prepare me for the journey I am going to continue on until I take my last breath.

This song commemorates 7 years, which marks just the sunrise of our journey together. Sit back and enjoy. Pull someone close to you that you care about or just go with the flow and discover a deeper peace.

7 Years - mixed

UNLOCK YOUR INNER STRENGTH: DISCOVER THE POWER WITHIN!
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Sometimes we can get in a funk and even when life is good I can feel down but the solution is always inside of us.

The purpose of this song is to remind you to not run to the noise but away from it to oneself. The answer is always inside so Don't Hide From Self

Alan Walker type song - Don’t Hide From Self_

My latest song, What The Fuck (WTF) has sparked a desire to create a video and lyrics.  I see the song from two vantage points.  One, all the meaning people lump into words to make one word allegedly acceptable and others words unacceptable so “FUCK” is perceived as a bad word but saying someone is “UNDESIREABLE” is not a bad word but conveys an unpleasant message.

To call me a “Nigger” is not palatable but to say I am an “Undesirable” is deemed less offensive and to that I want to say WTF! (as means of only one example).

The fact that people make an issue with one word over another when the reality is that “PURE EXPERIENCE HAS NO REAL MEANING” screams that neither the word “Fuck” or “Nigger” having meaning.  We contaminate each expression with our beliefs, experiences, perceptions, as does the user in many cases.  So with this song on one side I want to draw the listener’s attention to the fact that getting all worked up over the fact that the word “FUCK” is in this song is kinda crazy.

The other vantage of this song is I want to contrast the positives and negatives of things you want to say WTF.  For example a brother being lynched, a woman being raped, the tanks running over unarmed civilians in the Tianamen Square Massacre of June 4, 1989, children soldiers in Africa, human trafficking, the polluting of our environment, the inhuman treatment of sentinel beings (human & animal), domestic violence, black on black crime, the burning of the American Flag, the attack on Civil War Heros of the South, especially someone like Nathan Beford Forrest (who has become sort of a hero to me), MLK, Malcolm and Ghandi being assassinated, and whatever else I can think of like American’s elected Donald Trump in spite of his sexist and racist remarks and actions or because of them.  Twin Towers, rudeness to Vietnam Vets, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Nuclear Explosion, Holocaust, Rwanda, Apartheid (South Africa), The ethics of detonating a nuclear bomb on a civilian population????, U.S. Led overthrowing of governments, U.S. Backing of Sadam Hussein against Iran, Genocide Against Native American, Japanese Internment camps, Civil Rights Assaults on Peaceful Demonstrators.  Church Bombings (WTF), Attacks on Mosques, KKK, Misuse of the Swastika symbol, Abu Dhabi Guantanomo Detainee Treatment (delicate issue) – POW Treatment (valuable information retrieved but do the ends ultimately justify the means???), Distortion of Words to Make White Pure and Clean and Black, dark and evil and paste a world in COLOR so that people around the globe struggle with color issues (whitening lotions to lighten skin all while the creators of this feeling of inadequacy lay in the sun and burn trying to get tan (brown skin) and pay millions on tanning booths, creams etc to be brown)(WTF)!!!!  Bosnia and Herzegovina (July 2007)

Then the other side of the coin, Malcolm X seeking racial harmony after his trip to Mecca, Martin’s I have a Dream Speech and extending a hand towards forgiveness in spite of Selma, Montgomery, the bombings, beatings and Lynching’s, General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s address to the Pole-Bearers Association after the Civil War (1875) embracing racial harmony, every day examples of forgiveness, loving, care and compassion.  Images or video of actions of peace.  I want the song to end with all these strong images of people saying what the fuck to something positive and powerful.

The point of this project is not simply to entertain, it is to make people think in a non-threatening and preachy way.

What The Fuck or "WTF" (extended version)

I do not think my music is a defined genre.  I am learning to fuse different genres that appeal to what I feel inside.  I recently read an article in Wired about Steve Lacy, a hip hop producer out of California who categorized his music as Plaid like the clothes, and I liked that.  So I would say this song is Plaid with tension!

It has many patterns and colors that work together in harmony but I intentionally put tension and clashes because there is a struggle going on inside my music for FREEDOM.

If you get knocked down something put you down that is not in sync, thus the clashes and tension, but you are mustering everything inside you to get back on up.

Hold your head and walk with pride.  You do not any other reason than the fact you had the power to get back on up.  You can have other reason but I am declaring you do not need any other,

So celebrate!  Yes, Get Back On Up and Celebrate!!!

As in life, the same with this song, other noise is still there saying you did this or you are that but you get some pep in your step and some hop in your dance cause nothing is going to keep you down.

We All Fall Down Sometimes - Get Back on Up (extended dance cut)

This song is created as a reminder that each and every day there is always a reason to celebrate and is created and dedicated to my son, Leila Steinberg, and Mi Ae.

Through the loss of a loved one we must remember that transition does not equal loss and there is always something in the here and now worth celebrating.

Always A Reason To Celebrate

It is almost 3:30 AM and I am just sitting here listening to the raw cut of my latest hit, I have titled TRUMPIN.

I was laying here in bed the past few hours replaying in my head various coverage of the Trump saga, the insanity of politicians caring more about re-election than right or wrong and of course the passing of Elijah Cummings, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee.  My heart became saturated and my heart said you must produce me.

I had been working on a song the past few days so I thought I was going to produce it but my spirit had another idea.

Each time I set out to produce what I had previously scratched out the past few days, it just would not come out of me each time I tried.  After the 3rd or 4th effort I stopped and said OK body I hear yah and let this come forth instead.

I am going to retire in peace this early morning feeling contented in the belief that I have created another masterpiece.  The world just doesn’t know it yet.

In the heart of Tupac, and spirit of Michael Jackson, Prince, Malcolm X, I am feeling it in my soul and I feel good.

I realize with no visual or lyrics you may not be able to feel me saying why more lies or feeling distressed and almost traumatized or actually exhausted by inaction and rhetoric from the Republican Party, yet another breaking story about Trump, Giuliani and his administration, and of course Trump supporters who say that since he has been targeted since his election and not recognized for any positive he does, it absolves him of all the negative things he says and does.  However in time lyrics and images will find a place with my creation but until then I hope you can still feel me and I can express part of you.

I understand the psychology of people trapped in their beliefs, perspectives and point of view at the exclusion of others but it seems to be on steroids and people seem willing to allow this man the right to undermine their intent.

The challenge for me is I have taken an oath to defend the CONSTITUTION of the UNITED STATES and to stand as a sentinel against any would be despot.

I do not know how this will all turn out but like all my music I have only one choice, to see what is possible and believe in the power and reliability of solutions being found in the realm of the I DON’T NOW THAT I DON’TKNOW where the impossible is yet to be discovered.

Trumpin

My name is Eric Anthony Jones aka Ruler In Peace. 

I compose & produce immersive musical experiences that reduce anxiety & promote healing.

My musical intent as Ruler In Peace is to inspire and promote human healing through reconciliation with our self and reconciliation with others.

Personal adage that informs my music and life: "Nosce te ipsum et carpe diem." It translates to, Know thyself and seize the day. May my music be received in that spirit.

Ruler In Peace

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