I N T U I T I O N - a very powerful survival tool that is often ignored, unharnessed, and downplayed.
Okay, here's the backstory that led to this blog post. It's funny cause I've been wondering what next to write about and this inspiration just came to me in a random moment but at just the right time.
Anyone who really knows me knows how much I love Jon Bellion. I mean, he's an artiste in his prime. Am I right, or am I RIGHT?
But he'd been under the radar for over a year - no new songs, no social media posts - dude was pretty much a ghost. And then out of nowhere, over two months ago, he blows our minds (myself and other die hard fans) with a teaser of a new upcoming track featuring Burna Boy.
Yep. I was way over-the-moon-ecstatic (two of my absolute favourite artistes in one track? Heck YES!) and of course I added the release date to my calendar with the bunch of other reminders on there. (Sigh. You should see my calendar btw. It's like a colorful art piece - color coded appointments scheduled here and there. Blame the OCD in me)
This morning, I was doing some house chores and as usual, I turned on some music to make the task less daunting. I hadn't listened to Jon's new track in a while so I decided to put it on replay, yet again.
The thing is, the lyrics never really resonated with me the first 20 plus times I listened to it the day the song was released. Maybe it's because I couldn't 'really' relate at the time. However, today I connected with each line and Burna's verse really hit the nail on the head.
You know when you feel that something's off but you don't have the facts to prove it so you brush off that feeling? And then "GBAM!" It comes back and bites you in the ass cause you didn't adhere to your instinct or intuition sooner.
Bummer, I know. That's me more often than not. And I'm sure that's probably you too.
I've recently been having that gut feeling telling me to take steps back in an endeavour I've been embarking on, which has been unconsciously zapping quite a lot of my emotional and mental energy. As usual, my coconut head has been adamant about it. But listening to this track at that very moment felt like my instincts coming back to remind me through a means I connect with the most - music.
I know what you're thinking, "It's not that deep". Lol, well, to me it is. Cause these thoughts often misread as 'overthinking' save me from a lot of drama in the long run. Better safe than sorry, no?
Not to say that I don't overthink sometimes. Cause mehn, do I OVERTHINK! But I'm learning how to sift the 'overthinking' from the 'survival instincts' and grab on to the latter.
Anyway, if you're reading this and you get where my head is at, here's a little advice from little 30 year old me:
99.9% of the time bruh, you're not in over your head. And sis, it ain't your hormones. Listen to your damn instincts.
Well, 99.9% is a stretch, but you get my drift.
BTW, If you haven't listened to Jon's latest track, 'I Feel It', then here you go. Download it, play it, connect with it, then thank me later.
You're welcome 😊
