song: everything will be okay
- Dec 13, 2023
- 4 min read
everything will be okay is an original that holds a space for the
rainstorms that come by, for all the good times, and our bad times
it's a hopeful and positive song, yet also pays this kind of bittersweetness aspect, to the impermenance of things, of all our moments,
they all bloom and wither away, yet the beauty of it, it stays
honestly, I kind of want to let the song speak for itself, if I put it in the context of my songs, yes, i'm trying to build a space and I've found myself tangled, I just need to be soft, gentle and compassionate
to remind myself to take a moment to breathe today and that everything will be okay
honestly, this song means alot to the season I was in at the time,
it was 2021, I had a rough beginning of the year and the ending of the year prior,
it had spiraled to one of my stormiest seasons to navigate.
As I was weathering my storms, I shut down, shut down from doing any art, any music, or journalling. All these spaces became something too difficult to do at the time.
It was only until I was resetting my life and spaces, that I met new friends and reconnected with old ones, that I was more inspired to songwrite.
This song in particular was made in a day, December 31st, 2021, when I received a holiday greeting from an old friend, who had supported me alot the year prior. As I think of that time, it was really touching, a touchpoint that reminded me of their support and it heavily inspired me to songwrite.
And this is significant to me, because I hadn't sung or done any music, for the whole year. I just returned to the piano, like I had never left it. Oh yeah, this song was first written on piano, but I decided to perform it with acoustic guitar because it sounds more upbeat rather than a softer ballad.
And yeah, born out of their support, in small ways like a simple message, I took that feeling and decided to write a positive, soft and gentle supportive song. Reminiscent of the softness, compassion and support they had given me. So, to that friend, if you ever read this, thank you for always sending me good vibes, let's go boarding next time :)
At this point of my life, self-compassion was something I was working on, to not beat myself up and be too harsh on myself. To meet myself with just a little bit more grace. And my lyrics gave solace to the spiralling thoughts I had, to take my season of reset day by day, because that's all we have anyways.
So for anyone weathering their storms right now, whether they frequent day by day, week by week, I hope you know that
I'm always sending good vibes
sunshines
I know that the rainstorms come by,
take a moment to breathe today
everything will be okay
the sun will rise
stars will shine
i know it can't be all the time
but there'll be better days
This song really plays on the narrative of the seasons changing, the daylight, moonlight, sunset, sunrise, the days going by, the flowers that bloom and wither away.
And I think it pays homage to the flow that we experience, the growth, the rest, the blooming, the serene calm waters and the storms. The picture I paint and I guess main message is to really take a moment to breathe today, everything will be okay, and it gets difficult to sometimes. Be brave and have courage my friends.
A very specific lyric or verse is significant to me due to how it reminds me that moments and memories are fleeting, but the love, joy and sadness meant something and taught me. Like how they say life gives blessings and lessons.
all our good times
and our bad times
they bloom and wither away
yet the beauty of it stays
And as the end of 2023 approaches us, I think it's prime time to reflect, reminisce, and honestly celebrate, grieve and just be like, we did it, we made it through. You can also do this weekly. monthly too :)
so in honour of all our good times and bad times, I invite you to take a moment and reflect:
In 2023, some good times were ______________,
and some bad times were __________________
and I did survive and vibe through them all.
Feel free to copy this prompt down on piece of paper, sticky note, journal.
You can fill it with as many moments, or just a few.
So yeah :) don't forget that last line. Very important line.
Softly, remember we made it through the year!
Wishing you a wonderful rest of your December, as it comes closer to the holiday season
MY ANSWER:
In 2023, some good times were:
feeling lots of love and gratitude with my students
many meaningful hangouts
cooking
finishing my first 1000 piece puzzle with my best friend
concerts with friends
new workplaces and better places
and some bad times were:
grieving once again
feeling alot of doubts for this project
confronting a boss
getting super super sick
my four allergy reactions
and I did survive and vibe through them all. :) <3 next week, I will be sharing another creative prompt to feel where I'll take the reflection prompt and make a little art or journalling exercise out of it, that you could try yourself too!
I did do it for build a space, so if you'd like to check it out, click here.
this space is open for you to share what you thought and felt from the song or this reflection <3
if you have reached this far, thank you so much for reading and holding a space with me.
Take care always
next week, I will be sharing another creative prompt to feel where I'll take the reflection prompt and make a little art or journalling exercise out of it, that you could try yourself too!
I have done creative journalling prompts for my past two songs, so check them out below, the posts start with feel:
this space is open for you to share what you thought and felt from the song or this reflection <3
if you have reached this far, thank you so much for reading and holding a space with me.
Take care always.
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