I TOOK A BREAK

So.. I am assuming that this would be considered as my very first blog post but the concept to me is STILL very foreign. Considering the fact that most of my child and adult life has been surrounded by writing for various artist you would think this would come easy for me but still i'm like..Why the hell do people do these? I guess I will start with why I deemed this necessary. I think that all too often people in the music industry feel as though they must have all the right answers when other creative folks ask us the dreaded question "So what are you working on?" Don't get it twisted, this question is usually served with a hint of shade and is generally followed up with"Where you been?". It is more of a statement and less of a question because before you can even answer it many people have already answered it for you.. NOT ON THE CHARTS! lol For many of us (especially if we haven't received our number one, the question can push us into hermit territory and we start feel as though we have to answer with our heads low and with the most cliche answer EVER also known as the "Ive been around". I told myself that when I moved to LA I would do whatever God told me to and surprisingly, he told me to take a break. I love music. Ive always loved music but when I lived in Atlanta I loved music more than my family, my friends, my relationships and yes..even God. I started to forget that he gave me this gift and in order for me to really thrive I needed to be diligent in my relationship with him. Truth is, I took a whole year getting to know myself in Christ. Its weird. I learned how to date without having sex (YEP). I learned how to pray correctly, I learned how to adorn God but most importantly I learned that when we ask anything of him we will receive it, if it's according to his will. In the beginning feared losing my sense of humor.. Im still funny as hell. I feared losing the ability to write a great song...i'm more creative than ever.. I feared having so much peace that I would forget to diet.. Im ten pounds up and I'm thicker than a snicker if you ask me. I say all this to say that we should remove ALL fear because we do not come from that and its ok to take a break! My break was awesome. I have just a couple months left in the Masters program, I work with some hilarious people, I'm more than halfway done with my very first book, Im still getting royalty checks and guess what?? Im back in the studio with people with record deals and budgets and they don's ask "Where you been?" they ask if the hook should loop twice before the bridge. It never should!