This brings me to (joyful) tears
One of my most LUXURIOUS guilty pleasures is waking up SUPER LATE on a weekend (I'm talking after 11am LOL), staying in bed, and watching music videos of artists from around the world performing their craft.
These days, my music devotion is ALL over the map, from Spanish flamenco mixed with electronica, soulful R and B, and Billie Eilish's incredible voice.🎵
Today, I was in bed for a full TWO HOURS with my iPad, and watched the 2024 VMA performance of Tracy Chapman performing her legendary song, "Fast Car"--after DECADES of not being in the music scene.
Her zen energy. Her smooth voice. Her authenticity. Her love comes out of her vocal chords singing a song that has brutal lyrics that can bring anyone to tears.
And I started to cry 😭 in my bed, sticky eyes and all, from just waking up.
It got me thinking about how we are so damn blessed in this life to have ART and people who devote themselves to their art and craft.
I really believe we ALL are artists as entrepreneurs because at the core of what we do, is CREATE fearlessly and persist day in and day out even when it seems the world is against us.
I got to thinking about why my community of artist friends in NY are so special to me, because they bring so much depth and texture to my life, making me feel RAPTURE and EXPANSIVENESS and also deep contemplation.
When I see someone in their element doing what flows naturally for them, it often brings me to tears (like today, watching Tracy Champman).
There is something so exquisite about doing something that flows out of you as a gift to the world, that comes with YEARS of hard work, rejection and pain.
That's why I got emo and wanted to write this email to you.
Because no matter WHERE YOU ARE, WHO YOU ARE, and WHAT YOU ARE BECOMING, know this:
❤️ There is a space for your creation.
❤️ There is value in your gift.
❤️ There is beauty in the pain.
❤️ And it is all happening for a reason.
This is your sign to keep going. The world needs to hear your story the way only YOU know how to tell it.
This is why I do what I do, harnessing the power of our inner strength to bravely pitch to the world our mission and small business.
That's why I believe this work is sacred, and it is not about ego, press logos, or just "selling more".
It's about the AUDACITY to be SEEN. The courage to be judged. And the devotion to your mission so deep, you are willing to put yourself ALL THE WAY OUT THERE.
And that, my friend, is art and beauty at its finest.
Keep going, you got this.
With love,
Gloria