Letting go of smallness⌠đŤłâ¨
One of the things I love about this Harmony Hub space is the ongoing, quiet invitation it offers to explore and share personal truths. đâď¸ In exactly that soft, delicately nurturing way over these past months since joining this community - something massive and deeply necessary has shifted increasingly into my conscious awareness. Iâd like to share it here⌠â BEGINNINGS â Iâve been drawn toward and fascinated by all things mystical, metaphysical and psychospiritual my whole life. But my upbringing (small town rural), education (in the sciences) and early career directions (largely business communications and project management) only permitted those areas of enquiry as âquirky interests or hobbiesâ at best - and were to be talked about with degrees of skepticism, if most social situations were to stay âsafeâ and not raise eyebrows. đ¤ But unsurprisingly that outlook became increasingly untenable - and indeed exhausting - as the years progressed. I knew that downplaying and/or outright abandoning my true passions would be a betrayal of this lifeâs incredible gifts⌠But I didnât know where or how to begin living more âauthenticallyâ in genuine attunement with what has always vitalised me. đ â CHANGES â Eventually I began taking baby steps into more aligned career directions (Iâm now a teacher / facilitator in the adult education space), and tentatively became more open about my âalternativeâ interests and activities. I also began openly sharing more of my creative work - especially my sketches, drawings, poetry and other writing. And then during COVID lockdowns I took a massive dive into developing my voice, musicianship, songwriting and production skills. Iâve since released a number of experimental electronic pieces - some instrumental, some with lyrics, and a very special one at the end of my album last year that I reckon is Light Language of some persuasion. The artwork for these releases is largely based on my own portfolio of drawings from across the years, and most of my music / lyric videos are too. Itâs been a ride! đ¤đŤ