{Music Monday}

Introducing a new part of the blog. {MUSIC MONDAY} Music is my first love, passion..etc

Ever since I was a little girl I've always known what I wanted to do. I've always wanted to be a singer.

At a young age, as long as I can even remember I've been writing lyrics, making up songs {sometimes very cheesy songs} Unfortunately, lack of confidence or courage has definitely put a damper on those plans. As well as really bad luck/timing working with other musicians. I've been driven but I've kept it well hidden. I have actually sang in public before but it has been far and in between.

Stage fright has always been a friend of mine. We've become very, very close over the years. After a lot of hard work, the time has come to say goodbye to those irrational fears. I knew moving to a new place, meant a fresh start.  So here's to continuing on with this dream and set aside any of those things that have held me back. You should never let those little {sometimes big} excuses get in the way of your dreams. No matter what they are! As a mom now I don't want my daughter to be held back like that. My hope is to blog my journey to wherever it leads. The work that goes into it, behind the scenes, my inspirations, the triumphs, fails and of course finished products.

To start off this whole new journey, I have been in voice lessons for about a month now.

I've never really had an actual formal lesson besides choir in high school. I have been retraining my brain and my body to do all these techniques, breathing, stance, stamina. You have to use your whole body and it's hard! Whoever said vocalists weren't really musicians or that it wasn't really hard work. They were absolutely wrong! I will just be glad when it actually starts to stick in my brain.

This is one of my songs that I wrote with my friend Mike about 4 1/2 years ago {WOW time goes by really fast! especially when you're old..like me!} titled "Into the Unknown" I wrote the lyrics on the road driving from Virginia to California. It was about five months after suffering a loss. It's mainly about life and moving on. The words just kind of spilled out of me onto the paper. The music was actually a little piece I have messed around with on the piano since I was little. I gave it to Mike and he ran with it. Funny how things come full circle like that, which makes me very proud of this piece! This video was made just for reference for me. I have a tendency to forget it unless I repeat it over and over in my head. I had just plopped the {new} camera at the time on top of the piano. That's why it's a bit loud and I was a little sick at the time. Forgive me! But I will add the lyrics so you can try to follow along with me. Don't steal them either! lol

Farther from the truth I've found myself

But I'm as close as I can come

Reaching for something I can't yet grasp

Holding onto something with both hands

Into the unknown

I'll take my steps through tomorrow

Not looking to yesterday

Leaving what will behind, this is all I have

Into the unknown

I've fallen and I've stood

I've failed and I've won

I believe in things you cannot see

I've hurt and I've loved

I've lived and I've lost

I am what you will never be

I'll take my steps through tomorrow

Not looking to yesterday 

Leaving what will behind, this is all I have

I've fallen and I've stood

I've failed and I've won

I believe in things you cannot see

I've hurt and I've loved

I've lived and I've lost I am what you will never be

Nothing can stop me now

No one can keep me down

Throw my hands up

Nothing can stop me now

No one can keep me down 

Nothing can stop me now, into the unknown