During the summer of 2010 a magical thing happened: I finally decided to let go.
And when I let go, a song came to me... So I wrote it down, and I sang it.
Now, the funny thing about this is that I wasn't a singer, or a songwriter before that song -- at least to my knowledge. I would have told people I liked to sing, but calling myself a singer would have been dramatic. And since I had never actually wrote a song, I couldn't really be a songwriter either.
It certainly is interesting how your most passionate callings sneak up on you, isn't it?
Six years later I am present with what is: Over 150 original songs.... At least 50 stage performances.... Hundreds of melodies shared with individuals ranging from the postman, to my mother and father in a sacred circle of friends.... And a homecoming show in Fairmont, WV, the place where literally, it all began.....
I am so grateful for my life, and for my gifts. What I am most grateful for though as I travel back to the place I call home, is the good I'm able to create in the world. Sometimes that sounds like a "thank you," and sometimes it sounds like the wailing tears I let out earlier today.
So I'm curious, what inspires YOU lately? Tell me below and let's start an interesting conversation....
To all of my expression and yours, I hope to bring gratitude and pretend lollipops (because well, I try not to eat a lot of sugar)
Peace!
Asher