Song-a-Week (and my weekly goals)

Fear grips me. I am bombarded by feelings of thinking I don't know what I am doing or want to do....but I do. I snap out of it and give myself one of those crazy " What the hell are you talkin' about?" looks. I take a deep breath and face myself and my fears and passions all at the same time. I face the fear of failing and the passion that songwriting and singing and music brings to my life. I face the fear of  procrastination and its "rewards" and the drive within me to plunge forward with my dreams. 

So now here I/ we are here, at the beginning of the first week of my Song-a-Week adventure. I have compiled a list of agreements for what I am now calling " an experiment in commitment." It is said that it takes 21 days to change a habit. Well, we will see where I am in three weeks. :-)

• I agree to write a song per week
• I agree to record and share snippets of my songs on here at urbanmamasong.com
• I agree to stretch beyond my comfort zones by using other instruments besides the guitar as songwriting tools
• I agree to allow myself to write crappy songs
• I agree to do this for the total of 12 weeks then decide if I am going to go any further

One other thing I didn't mention as an agreement, but which I find to be of great importance is Community. Having someone or a group of people to go to, to hold you accountable to your agreements is vital (I will talk about that more in detail in a later posting). So, in addition to the agreements I have set, I will consult a friend (s) to check in with me weekly about my progress. To hold me accountable. To get in my face if need be about standing in my creative power.

...and my weekly goals:

• Write a song (of course)
• bike for a full day one day this week (btw, I met my goal of for biking last week)
• Gardening 
• Consult a friend regarding Song-a-Week support
• Rehearsal (gotta a show coming up next Saturday)

In Greatness,

GaBrilla