2009 is MINE, just like this quote.

I'm not trying to be greedy, I am actually surprised at the reaction I get every time I say this phrase to someone. Has no one else thought to claim 2009 as their own? Does no one else feel the gleam and glimmer of a brand new day??? Well, I do. And I give you, my dear reader, this quote as a New Year's gift to take and apply to every area of your life. : )

All joking aside, I do feel very blessed in this new year. I have been a musician and an artisan my whole life and I feel like this is finally the time for me to push forward in the specific vision with which I have been graced. I feel a certain peace everyday - a peace in knowing that as I seek answers out of life, as I walk this path, I am given the fodder necessary to create, to express, and to share. This journey, these questions, the ups and the downs, the heartache - it's exactly what I need to be all that I am supposed to be in this lifetime. So through it all I thank my God for it. I try my best to express, as eloquently and carefully as I can, these emotions so others know they are not alone. They are not alone in frustration. They are not alone in devastation. Not alone in fear. Not alone in the questioning. Not alone in the uncertainty. Not alone. Never alone. I am here and I will share.

'09 is gratitude.
'09 is gratefulness.
'09 is diligence.
'09 is faithfulness.
'09 is step by step.
'09 is me seeing myself whole again.
'09 is inner peace.
'09 is enjoying the moment.
'09 is sublime, just fine, and truly Divine.
but most of all....
'09 is MINE!

So I'll start out my first blog post of the year by sharing none other than...ME! I put up my first ever MySpace page this week with some of the new material I've been working on. I'm so excited to share my musical emotions with you all, and there is a lot more to come. If you are on MySpace please friend me, I am a newbie after all. : )

Find "The Kelley Nicole" on MySpace here.

Shout outs to producers extraordinaire, C-Aye, for being my first friend and David Stevens for leaving my first comment. On top of being an extremely talented piano player and producer, C-Aye has some of the most hilarious MySpace songs I've ever heard. You'll have to check the page to see what I mean (and already I am letting out an LOL). : ) And Mr. Stevens just released his second album "The Shedd" on CDBaby, I'm getting my copy so be sure to check it out!

....sigh, I work with such talented people, life is good. ; )