I’m sitting here listening to song after song I’ve written, and I have to admit something—I’m in love with my own songs. Not out of ego, but out of joy. Each one carries a piece of me: the humor, the heartache, the laughter, the fight against injustice, the playful madness, and the quiet tenderness.
I’ve realized that as artists, we often rush ahead to the next project without stopping to appreciate what we’ve already created. Today, I’m just letting myself enjoy the music I’ve made—hundreds of songs across every genre you can think of. Some make me laugh, some bring tears, and some make me shake my head and think, what on earth was I channeling that day?
If you’re a creator, I encourage you to take a moment to sit with your own work. Fall in love with it. You made it, it’s yours, and it deserves your love too.
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This is what happens after a while. This is an indication of reaching peak performance in your composition career. You’ll notice that you just start effortlessly spitting out art. However, the best thing about this is that is becomes unapologetically you in every way. At the peak of your career, no one will be able to replicate your artistry. I think it truly shows how fascinating the brain becomes once you achieve mastery in your field.
When making good art no longer becomes hard, but something that is effortless, that’s how you know you’ve become something brilliant.
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Tramere Anderson, thank you so much. Your words really mean a lot. I think you captured something I’ve felt but hadn’t quite put into words—that point where creating stops feeling like climbing a mountain and starts feeling like breathing. I’m grateful every day that songs keep flowing through me, and I try never to take that for granted.
I also love what you said about being “unapologetically you.” That’s the ultimate goal, isn’t it? To create work that carries your unique fingerprint, something no one else could have made. I feel like that’s a lifelong journey, and I’m honored to share pieces of it here with this community.
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You're right, Wyman Brent. We often rush ahead to the next project without stopping to appreciate what we’ve created. I do it. Thanks for the advice.
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Good talk, thankfully I always passionately appreciate what I create. Cheers.
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Maurice Vaughan, you are very welcome. I am glad I have some little bit of wisdom to share.
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Wilhelmina Wells, you and me both. I only started on this journey in April and I am loving it.
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I love your poems too.
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Tahoura Sheikholeslami, I love that you are in love with my words.