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Songs of the Soul

Posted on August 25, 2011January 12, 2018 by Frances Livings

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Songs of the Soul ~ Musical Poetry and its Inspirations

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❖ Jazz in French, Spanish, English w Ipanema Lounge
❖ Author, poet & songwriter
❖ Voice-over actor
❖ Listen to 🌙 Coyote Moon here ▼

🎼 Stevie Wonder's lyrics from one of my all-tim

🎼 Stevie Wonder's lyrics from one of my all-time favourite albums, Sir Duke!

Music is a world within itself
With a language we all understand
With an equal opportunity
For all to sing, dance and clap their hands

But just because a record has a groove
Don't make it in the groove
But you can tell right away at letter A
When the people start to move

They can feel it all over
But they can feel it all over people
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people, no, yeah...

# musicmonday #mondaymotivation #mondaymood #mondayvibes #mondaymorning #music #musician #musicismylife #musicproducer #musicians #musicartist #indiemusic #femalemusician #spotify #musicianlife #musicislife #soundcloud #musiclove #artist #musiclovers #musicindustry #jazz #latinjazz #musiclover #musiclife #musically #musica #musik

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🌿 Apart from always marvelling at pretty things

🌿 Apart from always marvelling at pretty things from nature, I've been thinking about "motivation": about creating good habits, and finishing projects and just came across this paragraph I thought I'd share with you. I wonder whether the following rings true with any of you...

"for most of us—most of the time—the reasons we have trouble sticking to goals and commitments is psychological in the sense that it’s some combination of thoughts, beliefs, and emotions that derail us.

For example:

🌿 You make it for two months working out at the gym consistently.
🌿 But then you start having thoughts that you’re not losing weight [building muscle etc] as fast as you should be.
🌿 Pretty soon you’re comparing yourself to other regulars at the gym—all of whom seem to be making more progress than you.
🌿 Eventually, you start missing workouts because you increasingly don’t feel motivated and even a bit ashamed..."

– Nick Wignall

#selfimprovement #motivation #selflove #selfcare #selfdevelopment #inspiration #personaldevelopment #mindset #love #selfhelp #motivationalquotes #loveyourself #quotes #personalgrowth #mentalhealth #happiness #positivevibes #fitness #life #goals #selfconfidence #selfawareness #mindfulness #positivity #inspirationalquotes #growth #growthmindset #selfworth

And guess who I just saw at the "Femme Fatale" exh

And guess who I just saw at the "Femme Fatale" exhibition in Hamburg? I was just talking about her work and how one photograph inspired a song in my latest podcast "Eating the Darkness. Francesca Woodman's Wallpaper & A Song by Frances Livings".
Link to my post in bio.

@hamburger.kunsthalle @francesca.woodman #femaleartist #femalesongwriter #songwriting #womenwrittenbywomen #femalephotographer #femmefatale #femaleartist

🌱 Today I'd like to share something very inspir

🌱 Today I'd like to share something very inspirational with you by Bert Hellinger:

“The So-called ‘Black Sheep’ of the family are, in fact, seekers of liberation roads for the family tree. Those members of the tree who do not adapt to the rules or traditions of the family system, those who were constantly seeking to revolutionize beliefs, going in contrast to roads marked by family traditions, those criticized, tried and even rejected, those, by General, they are called to release the tree of repetitive stories that frustrate entire generations.

The ‘Black Sheep’, those who do not adapt, those who scream rebel, repair, detoxify and create a new and blooming branch… countless unfulfilled desires, unfulfilled dreams, frustrated talents of our ancestors manifest themselves in their rebellion looking to take place.

The family tree, by inertia, will want to continue to maintain the castrating and toxic course of its trunk, which makes its task difficult and conflicting… that no one makes you doubt, take care of your ‘rarity’ as the most precious flower of Your Tree.

You are the dream of all your ancestors”

Anton Hellinger (1925–2019), known as Bert Hellinger, was a German psychotherapist associated with a therapeutic method best known as Family Constellations and Systemic Constellations.

The painting is by the contemporary American artist Marlyn Daggett, "Be The Black Sheep, Not The Scapegoat" (Oil on Canvas, w 72 x h 96 inches).

#selfreflection #hopeful #changeisgood #femaleartists #creatives #perseverance #progress #change #artoftheday #art #artist #artwork #blacksheep #blacksheep #blacksheepofthefamily

😁 Did you know: when you buy music during a Ban

😁 Did you know: when you buy music during a Bandcamp Friday, 93 percent of that money goes to the artist or label on average (with the rest going to payment processing fees). The link to my Bandcamp page is in my bio!
☝️ That’s compared to an average of 82 percent the rest of the time. Bandcamp started the promotion in 2020 in response to the pandemic’s impact on tours and concerts.
🎤 So: this Friday, download some of my music and I'll receive almost all of the revenue!

Thank you! 🥰

Painting by: Mark Pulliam Jazz Stack Loop

#bandcampday #bandcampfriday #bandcampfridays #downloadmusic

🎧 Happy Monday! I hope you had a nice weekend!

🎧 Happy Monday! I hope you had a nice weekend! I had fun testing my recording equipment!
🎼 Don't ask me what took me so long... So still experimenting and practicing using the recording software Logic.
🎤 So far, I've only miked my voice but not the piano yet – I've used my second mic stand in the bedroom to hang a lamp... 🙈 I guess I need to get another one...

#recordingartist #recordinggear #songwriting #music #songwriter #yahama #singer #musician #singersongwriter #independentartist #indieartist #indiemusic #coyotemoon #musicproduction #logicprox

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☂ This year has been challenging. Especially whe

☂ This year has been challenging. Especially when under stress it can be hard to let go of the chores and focus on the "right" things for oneself. For me it's practicing piano and writing songs, which was the very thing I did all weekend! YAY!
🎼 It felt so good to be expanding my repertoire again. Many thanks to my friend Heather who gave me this mug for some extra motivation... 🥰

#motivation #motivationmonday #motivationssprüche #beyourbestself #songwriting #indiemusician

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