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Vine and Branch By Denny Mac's avatar

Songs like This Is Me are inspiring but I find myself drawn to the sadness of and anger over the wasted time spent suffering until the song could not be denied. We are often so bad at living and learning, but so good at settling in to the drab camouflage of obedient followers hiding from the risks of edginess and liberating self expression. Thanks for the uncomfort!

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Jena Ball's avatar

Agree. And to be clear I didn’t mean to disparage any of those songs. They are lovely and capture particular views of and experiences in the world. It’s just that in order to continue heal and grow I had to move past them. Songs have emotional resonance and I didn’t need those resonances in my body, mind or spirit anymore. I know you get this :-)

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Donna Su's avatar

Inspirational. Thank you.

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Jena Ball's avatar

Thank YOU, Donna.

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Jennifer Keen's avatar

I know your mother understands you now. Beautiful post Jena. Thank you...🌷🦋🪻

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Jena Ball's avatar

Oh, I hope so. I always felt I’d let her down but I couldn’t be any less myself and still survive. Thank you for that, Jennifer.

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Sara Siegler's avatar

Very uplifting; thank you. 🩵

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Jena Ball's avatar

Thank YOU for reading along, Sara.

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