After a few days of mild to spicy sickliness, I got out of the house yesterday and went to an open mic. I don’t feel too confident in this new material yet but I did better than I thought, and it was a supportive group.
Proud of myself that after a few days where I felt too sick to go, but wanted to go, I was able to actually employ that courage and willingness and go to one.
I have kind of a big show on Friday so I’ll have some more time during the week to hit some more, and I’m going to try my best not to get down on myself for not doing more than I’ll be able to. When I zoom out, I wasn’t even willing to do one open mic for most of 2024!
This song “Matter of Time” by Vulfpeck has been helping me a lot. Starts at 3:17 in this vid. Some lyrics here:
The brighter the light, the
Darker the shadows
That'll follow you round
But baby, truth will illuminate
The only path you take
So start climbing now
'Cause the wind blows the strongest
At the top of the mountain
Where the sun doesn't shine
It's just a matter of time
It's just a matter of time