My First Live Show in Five Years…

Dear Friends,

I wanted to share a little clip with you from my show at the county jail. This was my first live show in 5 years and it was truly a heart warming experience.

I’m always surprised by how many avenues for connection and conversation music can open, how it breaks down barriers and allows you to get straight to the heart of a shared experience, emotion, or love that you might have never accessed otherwise.

And this particular show helped me see that an even deeper connection is possible than I realized.

My performance had a couple rough moments due to neurological issues from battling Lyme, and in the past, I would have been mortified, but with Casey’s help, I went in expecting a rough show and even ready to accept any rotten tomatoes thrown my way.

But you know what? Everyone who attended was so kind and eager to connect that they didn’t mind, even when I had to start one song over because I couldn’t remember the correct chord sequence.

I realized as I talked and laughed with the audience, that there was an ease and understanding that wouldn’t have been there without the cracks in my performance.

As a recovering perfectionist, I’m starting to see Lyme as a very ‘healing’ emotional condition. It’s steadily forcing me to leave the need for perfection behind so I can embrace a rare opportunity to connect on a deeper level.

This show helped me realize that accepting my own imperfection sets a tone, it allows others to let go and feel safe doing the same.

This feeling of safety is so important for encouraging healing and creativity, and as someone hoping to create healing music, this particular breakthrough hit me pretty hard.

The grace of my audience definitely changed the way that I look at performing and I’m excited to share more about this breakthrough in a separate video on creative philosophy.

In the meantime, I wanted to share this beautiful moment with you all and send you a big hug from rainy Colorado!

Love,

Eva