Keeping the Dream

I got home a while ago, but couldn’t go to sleep until I wrote these few words down. Today, my oldest “little girl” got married. You know the saying, “You haven’t lost a daughter, you’ve gained a son”? Well, that’s true, but perhaps even truer is that I have also gained a family….a wonderful, large, loving family.

Somehow, it feels really nice to say that. I’ve never known what that is like before. This day has been such a blessing.

Just had to say thank you…just had to let some of the gratitude and joy I feel express itself. I shall have sweet dreams tonight.

This past week was so incredibly busy. I’m glad to be on this side of it, even though May will prove to be a handful, as well. One of the things I learned this week about myself was that I am more willing and more able to take risks, to try things new and by the seat of my pants, as it were.

This weekend, at the Just For Me Weekend, I set up the PA system and ran it, complete with changing effects on my voice while I was performing - for the first time. To me, this was a very big step.

I can remember when I wouldn’t sing a note unless I had rehearsed it, at least, a hundred times. But now, though I like to be prepared and am conscientious about doing my best, I am more trustful of the process *and* my ability to think on my feet…and survive mistakes and mishaps…which there were a few.

Take a deep breath and take a few chances. Let yourself try something without needing it to be perfect or caring what you will look like to others. Life isn’t a quiz. It’s not even a game. It’s a dance, filled with creativity, adventure and so many blessings, even with all the other stuff that’s going on.

Today, try winging it. Who knows, you might catch a current of grace and go soaring!

Demian,
~DreamSinger