How I Started Living Authentically… And So Can You!

Let me clear my throat...

I have a confession to make: As a Black Jamaican teenager, living in the Bronx, I hated rap music and loved country music (mic drop)!

I realize now that I never really connected to the beat of rap music, I guess it was too fast for me, I felt like I never had the opportunity to feel, experience, and enjoy the beat.

But with Country music, it reminded me of the slow Jamaican love songs that told stories....the stories that my stepdad and I would listen to together as we rocked away and cooked Sunday dinner. But I knew that I was not allowed to hate rap music and I was not allowed to love the Country Blues.

Hiding in plain sight.

And you know what?... I have never told a soul about that, not until today that is.

That’s right ~ when I went to school dances I bopped my head to the music of the latest rapper, and I always managed to learn at least the first line of the chorus verse of a song, so that I could join in when my peers started singing, “whose the black sheep....?” That would be me I quietly answered to myself, as I secretly sang the blues.

What I know now is that I was not fooling anyone. My friends knew the truth, at least part of the truth, which was, I rocked differently! This means that, even in my attempt to hide, the truth is always revealed in some form.

Heck, if I knew people thought that the way I jammed to rap music was as awkward as it felt singing it I might as well have yelled out I LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC!

The story I have shared above is deeper than my taste of the music genre. It’s an example of how we all do things that we are not connected to because 'it’s the thing to do.'

If you have a business, there's a way you must market to make a certain amount of income

If you are a mother, you must always be madly in love with your children.

If you're a certain age you can only dress a certain way

Who made these rules? Who said? The answer to that question is, “We don’t know.”

But what we do know is who suffers from rules that don’t fit. You.

But what If...

What if we operated and did the things we felt connected to, even if it meant breaking the rule? Imagine that would be scary as hell, or would it?

I wholeheartedly believe that it's much scarier to live in contrast (away from what you want) than in connection (towards what you want).

What if living in connection to what resonates with you could set you free?

What if you could begin where you are at?

What if it’s possible?

Well, it is.......

Make a decision, today, right here, right now, and declare....”I only move towards the beat that connected to my heart’s desires.” And it is so!

Yes, it’s really that easy.....you'll see!

Always in Love & Light and To Your Success,

Kaye!