DailySing - 1 (2.1.2012)
- I will speed walk every day, for 20 minutes minimum, for one year!
I want to walk to increase my stamina, lung health and to lose weight.
- I will sing for 15 minutes a day for one year.
I will record these sessions and I will blog my impressions and feelings.
All day yesterday I felt like this was my last day of freedom... How weird! Because February 1st feels like walking through a doorway into the rest of my life, I somehow have to "have a Last Hurrah," like a bachelor party. No matter how much I tell my brain that I'll be freeing myself when I do this, my BODY says, "Uh-oh, we are going to undergo a trial.” This has to do with singing every day. I'm not registering any angst around walking every day, but singing every day brings up… c-o-n-s-t-r-i-c-t-i-o-n! I don't know why... Maybe fear of failure? Or fear of success?
When my buddy Will Hewett first started singing 15 minutes a day, every day last year, I was curious and even attempted it for about 9 days. Since I sing all of the time, I didn't think it'd be a big deal, yet I quit as soon as it interfered with any of my plans, and I never went back to it.
Now, I believe that I can access my personal blockages, by sticking to this “practice.” If I can stay in it when it's uncomfortable, and see it through, I will gain valuable insights and life lessons. I FEEL it in my bones, so I'm listening to myself and DOING IT!!! Wish me luck!
PS: I'm doing this for me. I want to let other singers know that I'm doing this, eventually... but for now this'll just be for me. I don't want to ride on the coattails of Will's success, or jump on the bandwagon of this “new cool thing.” This is a quiet pact with my Self (... to quit fuckin' around, quit whining, and get on with it!).
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In : Daily Sing
Tags: music walking goals
I believe that singing is our birthright, and that it is good for our brains, bodies, and spirit. Singing releases oxytocin in the brain, and many studies have shown a correlation of oxytocin with human bonding, increases in trust, feelings of calmness and security, as well as reductions in anxiety. In other words, SINGING IS GOOD FOR YOU!
I get high making up music on the spot. I get high(er) when I can do it with several people at once. There's nothing like riding the crest of a creative wave, linked harmonically and rhythmically, supporting, leading, following, creating, coaxing, cajoling, p-l-a-y-i-n-g... THAT'S MY BLISS!
Singing for 15 minutes a day means trusting yourself. It means clearing your mind, opening up and discovering what sounds can come out through you, if you allow it.
To listen to each of my daily sings, click on the "songs" link on the left in the grey field above the most recent post or on the link at the end of each post.
