I have arrived in Nashville! It is slightly chillier than I expected (I thought I left all that…) But before I came to Nashville, I stopped in DC to visit two of my best friends (who also happened to be married). We spent Saturday be-boppin’ around Georgetown, Eastern Market and Capitol Hill. Most of all, I was thrilled to be standing next to real versions of people I mostly see in Google Hangout (with party hats).
I really enjoyed visiting the Kennedy Center – such amazing 70s architecture. I can just see Jackie O looking fabulous on that rooftop. We enjoyed a transcendent bagel & whitefish sandwich at a place in Union Market.
It was the perfect weekend to prepare for this project. Of course I am very excited to make this album; I have spent the winter writing these songs – they are little pieces of me. But I have so much invested in this project – professionally & personally – that I am battling a lot of fear and self-doubt. I am trying to let it go and choose gratefulness, but I have moments where I freak out. Then your best friend tells you it will be okay and she’s so nice that you really try to believe her.
Pre-production starts today!
you got this friend. i am so proud and so behind you.
Someone once told me to bless my fear and send it on it’s way. Annie Rogers (who wrote “A Shining Affliction”) says that “the things we fear the most have already happened to us,” meaning that our fears come from the past, not from the present. When I was facing a lot of fear and self-doubt, my friend told me to recognize it, name it’s source, and then–when realizing it didn’t have much to offer in the present–say, “Bless you. Thank you for being so concerned. But we’re gonna be okay.”
It’s good to remember this as I face similar things too…
Thank you so much for this Lacy… that does make sense. Fear is something that we choose to bring into the present and you have just as much power to wish it away.