Good Question. You tell me, no ok, how about I tell you instead, your reading my post now aren’t cha.
My background as a professional dancer and dance teacher came with a love for the top 100 hits. One of my favorite times to listen to Chicago’s B96 radio station was when I got home after dance and would take a therapeutic bath
(quit visualizing me a in a bath you dirrty (pun intended) minded person you lol) Ladies I am sure you all agree with me on this one, baths are gods sends for achy muscles after exercise and stress.
Ok where was I, oh yes, it was the 9 most wanted at 9 radio show and I heard the radio personality say “here’s the number 7 song Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera on our countdown from Chicago’s own B96’s 9 most wanted” Hearing this smooth pop voice I immediately wanted to hear more
(this was 1999 before you could just Google someone and find out everything from where they grew up to what there favorite pizza was)
If you look at my www.youtube.com/ImQtKD favorites you would see that I have lots of her songs listed. I am a raving fan of Christina’s lyrics and music, for the sound of it and for the provocative inspirational message behind it
(sounds like me doesn’t it, provocatively inspirational, hey that needs to be my new trademark, forget “rebel with a heart”, I’m going with provocatively inspirational)
In some of my darkest hours of business building, be it alone in my parents basement re-building a new venture after losing my first enterprise out of my ignorance, or hearing other people’s limited view of women in business or letting go of potential million dollar partnerships that you knew in your heart didn’t hold the same visions as you, or even just those throw your hands up in defeat after 25 “the answers NO” phone calls, it was her songs that pulled me through.
Often when I tell people about my love for her music people say things like “oh yeah she’s another pop diva like Britney but with a better voice” and I always look back dumbfounded like “have you ever read her lyrics?” So for your enlightenment into her true depth as an artist see below
Here are few songs for Personal Strength and Mindset
Excerpts from Soar “Will you give up, give in, when your hearts crying out that its wrong…. We start to look outside ourselves for acceptance and approval… Find a path that is your own… Don’t hold back and always know all the answers will unfold… What is it in us that makes us feel the need to keep pretending, gotta let ourselves be”
Excerpts from Keep Singin My Song “Decided right here, right now, that my outlooks gonna change… Say goodbye to all the tears I’ve cried, every time some one hurt my pride… I see every blessing so clearly… But they can’t succeed in taking my inner peace from me… They can say all they wanna say about me, but I’m gonna carry on… Wasted so much energy on what they thought of me, then simply just remembering to breath”
Excerpts from Here To Stay “No matter people say or might think, I ain’t going no place, no I’m here to stay… I’ve never been the type to be shy… I’d rather be a woman who voices her mind, whether you think I’m right or wrong,… Imma prove that I ain’t ever gonna be stopped like it or not… All your doubt can do now is strengthen me”
Excerpts from Hello “Hold your vision you will find your way… I may not fit the mold, may not do what I’m told… I have held my ground, look at me I’m still around… dream on, dream on… Cause I’ve got love to give and I’ve got dreams to live… There’s no one quite like you, be proud in all you do… Shine baby shine, cause its all in your mind”
Excerpts from The Voice Within “When there’s no one else, look inside yourself, like your oldest friend, just trust the voice within, then you’ll find the strength, that will guide your way, you’ll learn to begin to trust the voice within… Life is a journey it can take you anywhere you choose to go, as long as your learning, you’ll find out all you’ll ever need to know, no one can tell you what you can’t do ”
Excerpts from Monday Morning “I can always find the time to lay out in the sand, watchin’ as the waves roll by it makes me understand, what it is to make a life that means a little more, seems so easy to forget what were all lookin’ for… I don’t know where I’m goin’ just yet, skippin’ work and I don’t need to excuse it, long as the floating feelin’ I get in the moment, makes it really worth it… hey forget about your monday mornin’ we will never ever be that borin, so so ordinary, same old story…let them keep talkin, I don’t regret, they can’t help it, caught up in there mindset”
All these songs listed can be found on my YouTube channel under favorites with most having lyrics listed or on the screen. Even if your not down go listen now and feel the power of a legendary voice bringing you home to your soul.
aloha!
KD

18. August 2010
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