MindsHaveSoulmates2

I’ve always loved projects. Since I was little, they were always something that excited me. School projects were my favorite. Book reports. Science projects. Art class. Powerpoint presentations. Anything that required some kind of creative investment was my THING. I always loved creating.

Besides working on the actual project, my favorite part about the creative process was the music I would listen to to inspire my work.

As life went on and the pressure of figuring out what to do with my future set in, the one thing I knew I wanted to preserve was my love for creating and my love for music. It took a lot longer than it should have to realize music journalism was even an option. I really thought I was going to be an eye doctor at one point… lol.

But since that inspiration and passion struck, it has grown into something even bigger than I ever imagined. And while it may look or seem like I have this all figured out - I am so far from that.

I created blubird to document the evolution of this passion. I also created it to serve as an ongoing project, somewhere I can always turn to as a creative outlet.

But despite my eagerness to create this and put it out for everyone to see, I am extremely scared of the vulnerability I am exposing myself to by doing this.  

I had a conversation with my family over dinner last week concerning the topic of how the younger generations of today are so invested in and influenced by social media. We got into arguing the pros and cons of having the entire world and thensome at the quick and easy access of our fingertips.

Doesn’t that scare you? my dad asked, the fact that anything you post is just out there for anyone to see?

And yea, it is scary! The internet is a scary place. People aren’t always nice. People don’t always like seeing others be themselves. My thoughts and feelings run deep, in a way that I don’t know so many people will understand. And that’s okay, my purpose for this isn’t to make people understand.

But after bottling things up for so long, I figured it was time to put some of those things out for those that do understand and can relate to. It’s nice to know you’re not in something alone, even if it’s something that’s happening internally.

I read this quote the other day from the blog “vigi-la-veris” via tumblr that said: 

…I guess it was interesting to me that someone else is able to unknowingly express my thoughts when I’m at a loss for words…

And it makes me think a lot about the power of words. Written words. The power of sharing these thoughts and expressions with the public. It’s a big jump from taking what’s inside your head and then sharing that with the world. The privacy of your own mind suddenly turns into the exposure of the whole world.

However, if we zoom out of that big, scary thought that the internet can be, we can refocus the lens on the intentions behind posting - the good intentions, to be precise. The ability to reach anyone in the world  is incredibly powerful. As creatives, if we can look at this scary thought and use it to our advantage, we are able to create and share literally anything and everything with anyone throughout the whole world. There’s a certain beauty in the power that the internet has in connecting us all on a tiny little screen. With the power of word comes the power of connection. Exposing our minds in such a vulnerable manner to the right people is a beautiful, amazing thing. 

How else could we know that our mindshavesoulmates2?

While this whole page may be generalized as just a ‘music blog,’ it is so much more than that. I love to share my music. It’s a love language. Music says a lot about people, the same way our emotions do,  and it’s something that I think deserves a platform like this to discuss in such depth. But aside from the music and the writing that is the core of this brand, or whatever you want to call it, the biggest lesson I am teaching myself throughout this is how to be the truest version of yourself. 

By that I mean everything about yourself. All the versions of yourself. Keep company with the creator, but also sit in discomfort with the exhausted. It’s okay to relax with your mind, in whatever state it may be in, because at the end of the day, it’s the one part of you you’re stuck with for the rest of your life - might as well make it comfy!

And by doing this, I believe we attract those in the same kind of comfort or discomfort. By understanding the deepest darkest corners of our minds, we know another one when we meet them. And in some cases, that may come from the internet footprint that you so choose to leave.

This is my mind. These are my projects, my passions, my creations. These are my favorite songs, the sounds that have been my comfort. 

I hope you stay candid with yourself and with others and one day find your mind soulmate.