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Miseducation...

Do you have that one song that, no matter when or where you listen to it, it touches you?

Just thought I'd share. :)

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Gifts...

We all have them.
The beauty of these things, these gifts.
The unfortunate thing about gifts? We do not know their power.
So we suppress.
We second guess.
We hurt.
We lack the vulnerability and, in turn, lack the self- worth.
Watch our gifts get pushed to the back like a curse.
Some tangible, most God-given and one of many on your birthright list.

Or...

We know exactly what we do, and never care.

Do you know the gifts that you posses?
The beauty of them?
Do you use them for hurt and pain?
Or uplifting with humility?
Do you take your gifts for granted?
Do you know of the seeds that your gifts have already planted?
Are they rooted in the healthiest, abundantly wealthiest soil for them?
Do you nurture?
Do you allow these gifts to wither away through time?

What if Lena, or Teddy, or Micheal decided that their gifts weren't for the world to hear, feel, share?
What if your Guardian decided that their soil, their foundation, belonged elsewhere?
What if you decide and say,

"Today is the day I let the world see! Today is the day I stop hiding these gifts from me."

:)

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Progress...

Man, it's been a minute!

Working on an AMAZING album. Writing, recording, sending of songs to be mixed and mastered.

The process is the BEST part about it. Because, when I get the finished result, I will know that hard work, frustration, anger, tears, and most of all, LOVE is throughout...

Much love to ALL the people who have been riding with me during this journey. The ones that pushed me onto the stages in Philly and DC, the ones that made me post my videos to youtube. The ones that taught me the process of recording. The ones that listen, and critique without discretion. The ones who follow my rants on this blog and the like.

Love, Love, LOVE you all, so much!

Don't forget to follow me on:

http://www.twitter.com/bflybelton
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http://www.youtube.com/trbelton

I hope yall enjoy it. In the meantime, check this youtube vid out:

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Bragging Rights...

On June 8th, I met with the most amazing TEACHER in my life. I hadn't seen or heard Ms. Frazier in over 10 years yet, when she requested to hear me sing, I felt like a student of hers, all over again...

"That control...your voice is rich! It was rich before but, wow, how you have grown..."

She brought tears to my eyes.

I had told her about my journey into music. My inner struggles with trying to suppress it. She knew that wasn't what was meant to be. And, even after telling her I had completely stopped to the point where people who have known me for years, didn't know I even had a voice. She knew of my gift before I even had an idea of what I was taking for granted.

She assured me that, all singers are self-critical. We should be.

She listened to my youtube videos as they took her breath away. My originals, my acapella's and, through all this, she told me I was MORE than a singer. I was, I AM VOCAL ARTISTRY.

WOW.

"It feels so good when students like you come back and tell me. "Thank You", you have made my day!"

For all those that know me, Ms Frazier is THE ONLY teacher that I speak of in such high regard. She yelled, taunted, pushed, teased, and praised, all in perfect measure. She has a magical ear and knows what potential one can have if they just push.

And for that, I will always love her.

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Git Er Done...

I've learned a valuable lesson this week.
One that has been beaten over my head so often yet, didn't quite settle in the the brain until this afternoon...

If you're an 80's baby, and/or grew up understanding any modern Language on this globe, then you will know this brutally honest saying, coined by THE GREATEST Basketball Player to live. And his sneaker contract, of course:

"JUST DO IT"

Yea. Just do it. Get it done. Things are less painful if you stop with the excuses, self pity and overall fear of the unknown...

I'm a Gemini, I play mind games with myself daily. One I do NOT like playing is the fear game. It makes you feel inadequate, in places you know deep down inside you can excel. This is my Achilles heel...

Enough of that. Because I could go on. It's just what I do, so...

Just do it. I did. Also, because I say so.

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