I’ve always honored the task of leading with honesty as apart of my purpose, and as a mode of surviving my journey. Honesty through my expression, honesty through conversation, honesty through my beliefs, and honesty though my art are all important to me. I have consistently promised myself I would begin being more honest in the latter, more specifically through my music. External expectations from family, colleagues, friends etc have [knowingly & unknowingly] posed as obstacles in the past to me not being completely honest with myself in the ways mentioned, so that I could be honest with them. Nowadays, and especially as of recent I’m in a better place mentally & spiritually, and I feel empowered because what keeps me on the path of healing is knowing that I’m capable of being honest about where I am on my path, and how much work I have to do. So, think of me as a dolphin, I often come up above the surface to do pretty tricks and show off what I’ve learned and created, but below the surface & in my own deep, vast space im able to swim freely, so that every time I come up to say hello I show you a new piece of me. Take my music as one of those “pieces”, testaments to my experiences, and brief expressions of complete honesty. The very last photo is me at about 5 or 6 when my child brain was highly obsessed with everything fantastical, especially space, sea life, mermaids, and magic. I distinctly remember creating the mermaid tail out of printer paper, crayons and glue and being so happy to show it off to my mom. Many times I had felt parts of myself rejected by ppl I love/d, but the night my mother took that photo was a moment that I felt fully accepted & fully loved even through all of my weird creative quirks. She was so proud, and I often go back to moments like that with my art today. In the moments you don’t see me, hear from me, or have me in your space, know that I’m trying my best to keep everything below the surface beautiful. Beauty certainly isn’t stable, and sometimes from the surface the water can be a bit murky, but I’m working on clearing it best I can..is that not the whole point if it all? To keep swimming, and to continue creating🐬