If you have too many Interests, don't be down on yourself. You have an advantage!

 If You Have Too Many Interests, You Are Probably Built For The 'M-Shaped' Future

See this video.

Whitney Houston stands up for another artist

We know the phenomenal talents that icon Whitney Houston had, but did you know about a time when she insisted that another musician receive her due respect. This is a beautiful story to hear!

https://youtube.com/shorts/POeVZYFlXIs?si=T17Gl31Sx3-BsXsW

Your Past Doesn't Belong in Your Future

Just because your didn't reach a certain goal before, does not necessarily mean that you can't reach that goal now. Maybe there was a lesson you needed to learn to better prepare you for the next try, or maybe you needed to discover a strength in yourself that you didn't know you had!

Transformational Coach Lisa Nichols also has poignant things to say about why Your Past Doesn't Belong in Your Future. 

https://youtu.be/JuKB67Pt13s?si=7vIO0v5xgIVvjdFI

Wise insight from the Oracle

This insight may help you on your creative journey. In the second Matrix movie, the Oracle says, "you didn't come here to make the choice. You've already made it. You're here to try to understand WHY you made it." That sums up in a nutshell a very important part of this journey I'm on.

Here's the clip from that scene.
https://youtube.com/shorts/_QPjw4EETjc?si=_SXwqtye5qY-dxZg

Creativity and Courage

To be a creative takes courage, whether you are using your creativity to enhance a family, a business, or a country.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday - Trailer (Official) | Hulu

https://youtu.be/USi-ppCfxEA?si=HzhUJZy-SGnhS9Qq

Time magazine voted jazz legend Billie Holiday's song, Strange Fruit, The Best Song of the 20th Century.

The Best Of The Century | TIME  https://time.com/archive/6737430/the-best-of-the-century/

You are needed more than you know.

"I see myself suddenly

on the piano

as a melody.

A terrible fear of dying

no longer plays with me,

for now I know

that I'm needed

for the symphony."

Symphony in Blue

written and sung by Kate Bush

from her album, Lionheart.

Your personal power

Don't forget about your personal power. You do still have it. Keep feeding it.

https://lnkd.in/eNMD9C8z

Women Who Fly

Nona Hendryx, singer-songwriter formerly of the group LaBelle, performs in this video a song she wrote, Women Who Fly, from one of her solo CDs, Skindiver.

https://youtu.be/oKNLV8o76k0?si=SUhbwkaQy2f5UTPY

"Women who fly have wings of their own."

 

Business is not a dirty word for artists and creatives

You have so much to offer. Do you really want to keep it to yourself? There are people in the world whose lives can be enhanced by what you create. 

https://youtu.be/_B5PuAdqKes?si=fs5NfjWksWqHNkwl

Don't forget to create self-love, too!

The legendary poetess, Nikki Giovanni, on the importance of self-love.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZStotsgCr9Y?si=H5H61NhJe6QXsk8B