Authentic Nights

Photo taken from Sam Johnson's Instagram

I am all about the music today :-p, I attended my first reggae show this past Saturday and I will admit I did not expect to be as impressed as I was.  The venue was at the Mezzanine in San Francisco and the main act was an artist named FIJI  but the show was kicked off by Sam Johnson. His performance was amazing his voice surprised me, I went there with an open mind because I don't know that much about Reggae. Sam isn't a reggae artist  hence why I didn't expect what he gave, the best way for you to find out what his sound is for you to listen to the guy.  Follow the link and enjoy Sam Johnson - Time Machine

I was outside when the second act performed but I could hear a bit of the performance and they sounded fresh. I felt like I was being introduced to a different side of music on this night. When FIJI came on stage the crowd went insane everyone obviously loved him. I can sometimes over think situations so its no surprise that when I saw that man on stage I was reminded how the words I CANT shouldn't be part of a proactive persons vocabulary.

Follow both artists on instagram Sam Johnson - @samjohnsonband
Fiji -  @f1j1

Square One.....

Excuse my sappiness but this song has been on repeat since Friday afternoon, Jessie's Square One. I listened to this and thought of a friend of mine going through the exact situation she is singing about. Then I listened to it again because in someway I related to what she was saying as well, I wish the was an acoustic version of this song. Jessie J - Square One live click on the link and listen.

Courageous Fay

Its been a while since I last posted and I have had so much going on that I wasn't sure what to post about first. This was until I went through my pictures and was reminded of a fear I over came. Those who have read any of my previous posts will know about the scars I have on my thigh and my foot. They are part of me but for the longest time I have not been able to own it. By own it I mean wear what I like with the greatest confidence. Wearing a bikini was actually the one thing I'd told myself I would never do BUT as you can see the above picture shows me in a bikini.

I was at my friend Nicole's house and this girl always has a bikini in her car even on a cold day lol.... So it was no surprise when she said we going to the beach and her next words were "your wearing a bikini". I cannot explain the thoughts that flooded my mind about how ridiculous I would look and how people would stare. Was I ready for that??? Of-course not BUT I have one amazing friend she kept telling me how I needed to own my scars. So I did and I put the bikini on and it took some courage to take the shorts I was wearing off when we got to the beach. I was uncomfortable at first but then I just told myself that I needed to have fun. This is my adventure and if I wasn't willing to step out of my comfort zone and be proactive then I am defined by my fears.

I am not one that likes to be controlled and I wasn't going to left Fear keep driving me. I gained more self confidence on this day although it was hard. This was a battle I was having with myself, if you look at how I am posing you'll see that I am hiding my left foot. It is because I have grown accustomed to hiding my foot but I am working on stopping this. The scar on my thigh doesn't look visible in this picture but in person it is. I always say this but now I know your imperfections make you beautiful