DAY 28: Courageous

LYRICS
I've got the sun in my face
Moon on my back
Got a mountain to the left and right
Da da da Da da da Da da da Hay O
Hay Ay Ay Ay Oh

I've got the sun in my face
Moon on my back
Got a mountain to the left and right
Da da da Da da da Da da da Hay O
Hay Ay Ay Ay Oh

Take my hand now
Take my hand now
You don't have to hide it
You are courageous my love
We can hold it
You are courageous my love

I've got the sun in my face
Moon on my back
Got a mountain to the left and right
Da da da Da da da Da da da Hay O
Hay Ay Ay Ay Oh

You can hold it
You don't have to hide it
You are courageous my love

Da da da Da da da Da da da Hay O
Hay Ay Ay Ay Oh

You don’t have to hide it


JOURNAL

Davey asked if I was so tired because I was doing too much. In addition to writing a song everyday I’ve also been creating a blog post, tracking my lessons learned, and showing up hyperactive on social media to promote the songs and project. I think he nailed it on the head when he said, “I think you’re afraid you’re going to do all this work creating all this music and after making 1000 songs, if it doesn’t work, you don’t feel rewarded or successful then it won’t feel like it was worth it. So you’re working extra hard to promote the songs and make sure they are heard. You’re protecting yourself from all this work leading to nothing. hmm… Guilty?

Perhaps, I would be better off putting my head down and just focusing 90% of the energy purely on songwriting. 10% energy on sharing the songs. Maybe at first this will feel like I’m alone in a bubble but as the project continues momentum will naturally build and systems will be created and sharing will become easier. I don’t want to burn up all my energy on Instagram posts and have nothing left for songs. I’ve definitely noticed after days of promoting the songs online that I feel exhausted and less enthused to create the day’s new song. It feels so hard, especially on low energy days when I’m PMSing or bleeding. It’s been 28 straight days of songwriting. No days off. Definitely had some half-ass days though. I’m learning energy management and what to prioritize.