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Brave Enough by Lindsey Stirling

October 25, 2019 By Kat

Recommended watch: the BRAVE ENOUGH documentary from Lindsey Stirling.

It tracks her story on how she became a YouTube sensation: a violinist who can play while dancing to electronic dance music.

It wasn’t an easy journey, and it chronicles her heartbreaks including a very public one on America’s Got Talent where the judges dismissed her work. Yet she picked herself back up and worked even harder.

Loved how raw she was about her feelings – even dealing with imposter syndrome as she was selling out concerts.

It very much speaks to the artist’s journey and how much heart and courage it requires.

Watch if you have time!

P.S. It’s a YouTube Original movie, so if you don’t have YouTube premium, you could sign up for the free trial.

Trailer:

Full Documentary:

A Poetry Book By Dean Jackson for Returning To Yourself

June 2, 2019 By Kat

If you enjoyed my documentary Finding What’s Real (all videos out now! you can watch here), I think you’d enjoy this book of poetry by Dean Jackson called The Poetry of Oneness: Illuminating Awareness of the True Self.

I found out about this writer because I was watching Kim Kardashian’s Instagram Stories, haha! She gets a lot promotional gifts from her other celebrity friends who are coming out with new products and such. Anyhow, her friend Adrienne Bailon sent her a gift of new jewelry pieces from Adrienne’s new collection and included a note with this quote.

She dances to the songs in her head. Speaks with the rhythm of her heart and loves from the depths of her soul.
Excerpt from Dean Jackson poem

It’s such a moving quote! I started looking it up and reading more quotes from Dean Jackson on Google Images, and then I stumbled on some poetry books that he had written. Hence how I ended up buying The Poetry of Oneness!

When I first opened the book, let’s just say, it was not the most beautiful in terms of graphic design. But then I read in the forward that he intentionally designed the book with a lot of white space so that readers could write down their own thoughts and inspirations as they read the poems.

So yeah! Once I got past that part, I really enjoyed the poems! Don’t let the appearance of the book fool you about what kind of gems are inside the book.

I can’t express how deep some of the poems are. Sometimes I felt like “OMG! The poem’s talking about me!” Or you feel like the poem describes a relationship you have with someone. I found the perfect one to describe my relationship with my fiance and it literally made me cry. The jist is that these poems are about life, love, truth, and what really matters.

It’s great to read right before you go to bed – in solitude. It’s quite calming. Much better experience than looking at your phone right before sleeping.

I was thinking it’d be a nice gift idea for someone who may appreciate a good poetry book or some nice words of wisdom. Hmm *wheels turning in my head.*

Anyhow, my favorite poems in the book are “Butterfly,” “Self-Acceptance” and “Only You Know.” If you get it too, let me know which ones you like!

The Poetry of Oneness: Illuminating Awareness of the True Self

Other recommended books:
Grace Over Grind
Love Warrior
The 10X Rule
The Miracle Morning

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. And of course, I would recommend this book regardless.

Favorite Song Lyrics

July 24, 2018 By Kat

I love music. It lifts my mood. It awakens my spirit. It makes me feel my own strength when I belt out a tune (albeit off key). It makes me feel more connected to others. It makes me feel like there are words to express myself.

But I realized that I lack the ability to hear lyrics when I listen to a song. I will know certain phrases or verses to sing along, but for the most part I don’t actually know what they’re saying or what the meaning is behind the song. And to clarify, these are all songs in English, my native and only language LOL. It baffles my boyfriend, who can clearly hear all the lyrics and understand what the song is about.

It’s probably because I don’t listen closely enough. I just want to sit back and enjoy the tunes!

With that said, I’ve found that there are certain lines of songs that just resonate with me, which is why I wanted to share them in this blogpost. I love those parts – even if I can’t relate to the rest of the song. So here are those isolated lines!

“Guess I never dared to know myself”
Hailee Steinfield, BloodPop – Capital Letters