What I really want is to be self aware.
You have to jump before you can land.
Doing anything brave requires risk.
Dear Self: I know you feel inadequate.
This is the first submission in a series I am titling “Dear Self.” They are letters, written to myself, with the purpose of cleaning up some of the sticky stuff in my head… Like goo gone for my brain…
When No One Responds (and all we hear are crickets)
THE ACT OF BEING VULNERABLE SOUNDS BETTER TO ME THAN IT FEELS. That being said, I truly believe Brené Brown when she says in her book Daring Greatly that, “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity….
I Feel Very “Out There”
By no means do I consider myself a magic person.
I do, however, remember being a child in love with creating, and specifically, creating music. Very early on, maybe 6, I learned in school about Mozart and how he started creating his first piece of music when he was like 4. So, naturally, I came home and started writing “notes” on a tissue thinking that I could easily become a savant, as well.