Mental health check-ins, music discoveries, and real-life lessons from the week.

Hey friends 😊,

🧠 Mental Health Check In 

I’m back in school and I’m already feeling the anxiety even though it’s week one! LOL! Send HELP! 

Seriously though, I came across a concept that resonated with me. 

Have you ever heard of implicit bias? I related it to how I view certain music genre. It’s where you may not realize you have certain beliefs or biases towards a certain thing, place, event or people and it takes some real reflection to even become conscious of it! I realized I carried this with some of the new music 😳. Since I grew up on the 90s and that music resonates so well, I just can’t seem to connect with a lot of the music now. Anybody else feel this way? 

I had to reflect and concluded to myself that not because I don’t connect with it makes it any less valuable to the generation now. I gotta give some grace. I discovered some new artists that I’ve been listening to lately…

🎧 Music Inspo 

My girl, Yendi, sent me this new artist a couple of weeks ago to listen to: Her name is Naomi Sharon. Have you heard of her? She has an alto tone that’s reminiscent of Sadé. It led me down a whole new world of artists I had never heard of before. Even though I have a love/hate relationship with Spotify and refuse to pay, the rotation was on ❤️‍🔥! I was humbled listening to some of the great music still being made. They may not be considered mainstream, but I just had to give some room and grace to connect with these artist's music. I’m really looking forward to learning and hearing more new artists that are out! Send some recommendations my way even if you think I may not like it, lol. I’m open to rock, alternative, house,… you name it! 

📅 Week Ahead

For the next two weeks I’m going back out on tour with the Wayne Wonder team. We’re going to Martinique then back to the States for another event in the Carolinas. I’m so excited to be back on the road again with people full of such good vibes! I’ll back at some of my fav spots like Villa Romana and a new spot in Plantation, Florida for July. Check out my calendar for more details!

💭 Life Notes

This week I got a reminder to employ softness during frustrating moments while parenting and in my intimate partnership. As frustrated as we can become, it is never ok to take it out on our loved ones. Boooyy, am I still learning, lol. After all, I’m Jamaican 🇯🇲 and full of sugar and spice! But still… we must model and reflect the love we give and want to receive. 

Thanks for journeying with me — leave a comment or drop your song recs below. I’d love to hear what’s in your rotation.

Warmly,

LiCi

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