Back on Track ~

This week has been quite rewarding. I am motivated and excited. 

I have been focusing on my music more and more. That brings me joy. Months ago, I pulled together several of Kevin Kern’s pieces. I have been looking at them stacked on my counter for months. This week, I took three of his compositions, Above the Clouds, Paper Clouds, and Pastel Reflections, and began the work of arranging them for harp. My goal is to have the sheet music ready by the end of September. These three pieces along with several others of Kern’s work will become my first album.

As I worked on my content posts for the week of August 24th, I found more joy in my words. The storyteller that I told you about last week found energy behind her voice. My mind had shifted. It was no longer stuck; my voice was no longer stuck. There was a lightness to it. This can only be contributed to the really hard work that has been guided by my therapist. 

I am also beginning the research for my podcast, which I hope to launch sometime in September. I have been busy researching and compiling a list of potential guests; those who have been so supportive on @redeem_thyself and @7_pedals. And, I am so grateful to the 5800 followers on @redeem_thyself as I celebrate its first anniversary on IG. 

I am actually going to explore with my pups tomorrow, too. We are going to head up to Donner State Park, just over the state line in California. The pups and I are going to go walking/hiking. Not sure if you know the story of the Donner Party. They were pioneers who in 1846 became stuck in the Sierra Nevada Mountains as they attempted to reach California. The snow was so exceptionally heavy that year, and they soon ran out of food. As their companions died, they resorted to cannibalism in order to survive. Their story reflects the will to survive just as we have survived regardless of the trauma and abuse we may have experienced. We find a way, day by day, until we eventually save ourselves and find our way out of what was to what is. Until we realize we are no longer living in a place that requires great strength, willpower, and perseverance to survive, we cannot find the beauty in living. 

I found that beauty this week. I am now holding on to it ~ julie

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Note: JM Lane is NOT a mental health professional, nor does she carry a license to practice medicine. Posts, blogs, and content are based on JM Lane’s personal experiences, perceptions, and reflections. By no means does any material convey what others should or should not do.