Good morning!!
You know it's a good sign when you go to a singer/songwriter retreat, wake up smiling and can't get your own song out of your head. I am beyond grateful and proud to introduce my little baby -- a realized and beautiful song that I wrote yesterday and performed live on stage last night!!
The Painting Underneath
Music & Lyrics by Lindsay Davis :)
Melody, melody, melody, melodies
Melody, melody, melody, melody
Melody, melody, melody, I'm at ease
Melody, melody, melody, melodies
Colors bright, colors deep, colors crazy, colors bleed
Colors bright, colors deep, colors crazy, colors bleed
Paint me a picture of your life, of your needs...
Paint me a picture of the painting underneath.
Give me a reason I should stay or should I leave...
Tell me, my lover, are you mine or am I free?
Colors blind, colors deep, colors maybe, colors bleed
Colors blind, colors deep, colors maybe, colors bleed
Melody, melody, melody, melodies
Melody, melody, melody, melody
Melody, melody, melody, I'm at ease
Melody, melody, melody, melodies
L*********end*********D
I wrote yesterday morning about some insecurities I was feeling. Thank god I felt those little suckers early on because the awareness (Sati) of how I was feeling and ability to release them led to my feeling creative, relaxed and joyful for the entire day, so much so that I can honestly say that yesterday was one of the best days of my life. EVER.
What helped me shift initially, besides writing to you all and getting some encouraging feedback to just feel and trust the process, was to take a run then practice yoga. There's nothing like running through empty, hilly roads at a high altitude on a clear, sunny day while singing (gotta keep the cardio and talking out loud thing going on even when I'm away from class!) and pausing occasionally to sit by a stream or pond. Then, getting all flexy, stretchy, bendy -- I realize that yoga is an incredible compliment to my intenSati practice and encourage us all to do more of it. Yes!
What followed was just one big flow. In intenSati, when we transition from the upper to lower body series or between moves or phrases of the series, we're building skills that are so applicable to transitioning between phases of our lives, through emotions and feelings, and right into and out of moments. So, yesterday, I went from feeling insecure to working it out...then into my creative process with writing and singing... flow flow flow... the next thing I know I'm creating a song, workshopping it, laughing, singing...playing drums...practicing a duet from RENT...singing Johnny Cash's "Jackson" and acting out both Johnny and June's part (it was really funny) ... performing with my whole retreat group in a crowded Vermont bar full of locals...dancing up a STORM...staying up late with my new friends in a hot tub under clear skies, stars and moonshine...having peaceful dreamzzzzz...
I just want to say I did this all without any alcohol or over/undereating. I was totally sober and present to each moment. WHAT A GIFT.
I feel like I've had this hunch, like, a 25 year hunch, that I was meant to be performing and creating in a really powerful way and that I had all this talent and I WANTED (DESIRE, work it out!) to realize it. I DESIRED to fully express and hone my talents as a singer, writer, actress, dancer -- I'm going to be 33 years old next month and I don't f*$# care anymore, it's like I am JUST finally giving myself permission to just say that this is MY life and I am free and blissed out, passionate and IN LOVE when I do this kind of work so I AM going to do it, fully, with 2 feet in - DONE!!
To say, YES, I AM blessed with a lot of talent so I damn well better use the gifts that god gave me to the fullest -- my language here is strong here, yep, it's intense and so am I, proudly :) -- but this kind of languaging works for me after years of beating myself up and crushing my dreams. I almost went to law school. Now, I'm getting ready to record my demo. GRATITUDE!
I HOPE YOUR HEART WHEELS ARE TURNING. I hope this is inspiring you to open up to your heart and PASSION and stay with yourself!! DON'T ABANDON YOURSELF AND YOUR DREAMS. Just don't. I WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD THE COURAGE OR STRENGTH TO DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT intenSati and the LOVE/SUPPORT of my friends and mentors. Let people lift you up and support you while you feed your HEART and SOUL!!!!
Closing thought: Time passes but what remains are the deep, true desires of my heart and soul. I create the space and allow my bliss to find me. I am grateful!
With xo and gratitude,
Lindsay
My EQUINOX teaching schedule for this week is:
7:00AM/Monday/33rd St and Park Ave
12:45PM/Saturday/63rd St and Lex Ave
See you in class!
Mark your calendars for Mother's Day intenSati special event at ADIDAS in Soho, NYC! May 9th at 4pm -- FREE intenSati class and celebration of motherhood with discounts on ADIDAS clothing! Sati Soccer moms (and the people who love them) unite!! :)
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