Go with the Flow

Last night I decided to go for a swim to clear my mind.

As I was floating in the water and looking up at the stars, I got the idea for this blog entry. I heard my guides say, go with the flow. You see, much like life, when you swim you must either float and ride with the waves or swim along with them. If you try to go against the current, you will undoubtedly find your task much more difficult, and perhaps near impossible (unless you're an expert swimmer of course).

Singing is also quite a bit like this. When I first began my training as a singer, I used to watch all of the big time opera stars, classical singers, Broadway singers, pop singers, and anybody else that I enjoyed listening to and I would try to incorporate their facial movements and tendencies into my own singing. The problem with this however, was that I wasn't letting myself find my own style, the one that suited me best and was the most natural. After a few years of incorrect vocal guidance, and struggling more than any other singer around me, I finally got a great teacher who had to helped me to recognize and truly break my negative habits. This process took me a good year and a half to accomplish and I  practice nearly every day. Now when I sing, I know exactly how to place the vowels I need to phonate (specific positions of the mouth, tongue, etc... gets too complicated) and I just trust myself to go to that comfy place and let the sound flow without force, gently from my body. By finally finding my own personal placement and style, I was finally able to get a great sound. The way I did this was by letting go and just going with the flow.

Are you struggling in life? Are you trying to swim against a large tidal wave of problems, gossip, hard work, money issues, and any other worldly issues? Stop fighting them! Yes, you're going to have many problems and difficult situations in your life-- some may take you years to overcome-- but you have got to accept them, and then release them. If you believe in the Universe or in God, as I do, then seek to release your problems to Heaven. Ask your angels to buoy your faith and to absorb all negative thought patterns and transmute them into love and light, so that you may be free and at peace.

Please, as you go throughout your day and your week, just take a moment to breathe and listen to yourself. Are you happy with your life the way it is right now? Is there a job or a relationship that you maintain simply because it's become a habit or you're afraid of letting it go and not having something better to replace it? Take a moment to just step back, look inside yourself and recognize when your actions are coming from a place of fear or love. You'll know because if it's out of fear, you'll feel a lot of negativity, fear, and possibly a "gripping feeling" in your heart. If it's in line with your truth and from love, you'll feel total peace within your heart.


It is only when we truly let go, that we can be truly free.


Blessings of Love and Light,
Katherine