"It's ALL for the plot"

-anyone who has ever made art out of crap situations

Today I’d like to share a story about how letting go of crap, and welcoming new energy recently transformed my life.

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Last year around this time, I was sponsored by a label to create a duo folk album. Hooray!!!

One year later, after months of writing and recording, my duo partner suddenly backed out and I was told bye-bye. No way!!!

It was a major crap situation. I grieved the loss. I cried to my Mom about it. But then I was like, wait…wait.

👼 This all must be for the plot. 👼

I mean, countless wildly successful artists went through label drops before finally making it (Chappel Roan?? Case in point👩‍⚖️).

IN FACT, getting dropped must be a sign I’m on track. Right? Right?!

Despite the healthy dose of delusion, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was stuck. I asked for a sign, or a direction.

And what I got was Jeremy (artist name: Shimmer Island - check ‘em out).

This was the evening where I first met Jeremy at the Voices Unleashed open mic.

Story of how meeting Jeremy literally made me cry:

Jeremy took this pic of me that afternoon - front porch sittin’, crying, but smiling because I felt hope in my heart again. I knew what I had to do. It was finally time to own my talent, take back my creative power, AND RISE FROM THE ASHES. HUZZAH!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Like the moon's cycles of renewal, what seemed like an ending became the most exciting beginning. And from that day on, Jeremy and I have been having such a blast co-writing together.

Today, I dropped a blooper reel on my IG featuring sweet, patient Jeremy giving me vocal direction on a song we co-wrote - it’s wholesome vibes.

For my gorgeous Substack community, I will leave you on a high note with this exclusive Part 2:

Thanks for being here. And remember, when something gets taken out of your life… it’s probably because you’re meant for greater. And it’s ALL. FOR. THE. PLOT.

Love you chickos and chicklettes. xx

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