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Prairie Girl, 🐑 🌾 Musician & Writer, teaching inspired by #jonimitchell 🎤 🎶🎸 I rescue in what may one day become "lost knowledge".

Wise words from @jonimitchell #songwriter #jonimi

Wise words from @jonimitchell
#songwriter #jonimitchell #thelastlivingshepherdess

Some things are not meant to become content, produ

Some things are not meant to become content, products, or polished masterpieces. Some things are meant to exist because your heart needed somewhere to place its colours.

Paint the canvas. Write the paragraph. Wear the dramatic dress to make coffee. Learn the song no one asked for. Rearrange flowers like you’re composing a tiny symphony for the kitchen table.

Not every creation needs an audience.
Sometimes creativity is simply proof that you are alive. 🌿

#JoniMitchell #Creativity #CreateAnyway #SongwriterSoul #ArtistLife CreativeLiving WomenWhoCreate SlowLiving PoeticLiving CreativeSpirit WritersOfInstagram MusicianLife VintageSoul PrairieSpirit ArtisticLife FolkMusic CreateMore InspirationDaily OpenTunings InnerWorld

A look into the creative mind of #jonimitchell…

A look into the creative mind of #jonimitchell…

Afraid to be seen? 🎼🎤🎸 So was she— or at least, sh

Afraid to be seen? 🎼🎤🎸
So was she—
or at least, she didn’t have it all figured out.
Before the stages and the songs we know, Joni Mitchell was just a young woman with a guitar…
who was unsure... but she sang with the beauty and honesty as we all know today.
And yes, we love it!

I recently wrote a book called Sing Without Fear — together with a Journal to help you get started in your journey through stage fright. Will you take this invitation to just start?

🎶 Start messy.
🎶 Start unsure.
🎶 Just start.

#singwithoutfear #jonimitchell #singersongwriter #folkmusic #indiefolk #stagefright #womeninmusic 

(Photo in the 1st caption is a commissioned art piece of Joni Mitchell) the remaining pieces are excepts and previews of my book. Link in bio and please visit my blog! 😍

If singing in front of people makes your heart rac

If singing in front of people makes your heart race… you’re not alone.

For a lot of us, singing feels incredibly vulnerable. Our voice is personal, and being heard can trigger a real fear of judgment.

So if you’ve ever held back, gone quiet, or only sung when no one else was around — that’s a very human response.

The good news is that confidence with your voice can grow. Like anything else, it comes with safety, practice, and learning to trust yourself a little more each time.

If you’re exploring that journey, I put together a small resource and journal to help you start reflecting on your relationship with your voice.

You can find it at the link in my bio. 🎤✨
#stagefright #socialanxiety #jonimitchell inspired

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