Tracks of My Tears

Every once in a while, a star is born. A person rises above the crowd, into the zenith of the horizon; and the glow is blinding. How awesome is it, to get to witness this rise to stardom? Adam Lambert is such a person. His performances are smoking TVs everywhere. His rendition of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire, set the audience on fire, some with admiration, others with derision. He has a uniqueness that is undeniable. He creates controversy which is the true test of an artist. This past week's performance of Smoky Robinson's Tracks of My Tears, brought me to tears. The man is magic.


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This epitomizes success to me. The faith in yourself to stand before others, and say, "This is who I am. Without condition. Without qualification. I do this because I love it." To be able to take the criticism and smile gracefully, solid in the conviction of what you do. Solid within your artistic self. Taking the productive and throwing out the petty.

This, the final week of 12 Secrets of Creative Women hosted by the incomparable Jamie Ridler, we are asked to focus on planning our goals.

I plan on being true to myself. I plan on creating from the core of my being, without thinking about who I am pleasing and who I am not, without worrying whether it will be liked or not, successful or not, acknowledged or not.

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I am the mosaic of my experiences, thoughts, emotions, and drives. The joy, the sadness, the failure, the success is all a part of me. I breathe them in, and release them into the world, an expression of me, what I believe, what I hold sacred. If it touches even one other person, then I have achieved my goal.

I love what I do; and I love doing it. The rest is gravy.

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I would like to take this moment to thank each and every one of you, for sharing your journey with mine, for being here for me through thick and thin, through the sublime and the ridiculous. I treasure you, your experiences, your insight, your incredible love. Thank you for allowing me to shine beside you in the constellation of our lives. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing of yourselves and your art, for teaching me what the true meaning of success is.

Blessed be :)