{"id":5439,"date":"2021-03-29T14:05:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T19:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/?p=5439"},"modified":"2021-04-05T04:52:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T09:52:01","slug":"do-you-know-who-you-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/do-you-know-who-you-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know Who You Are?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-53px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1640px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||0px||&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|124px||124px|false|false&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">When you lay down at the end of the day &#8211;\u00a0<i>when all the work is done, when the kids are grown up and on their own, when the world is ok and no one needs you to fix problems or find solutions, when all the hungry are fed and needy taken care of, when Sunday comes and you sit in your favorite spot and just exist\u00a0<\/i>&#8211;\u00a0<b>who are you?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Who are you underneath the roles you play, without your possessions and achievements?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Who are you beyond your personality?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">What answer comes up when you reflect on this question and dig deep?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I have always been fascinated with this &#8211; even when I was very little. I\u2019d close my eyes and try to \u2018see myself.\u2019 Maybe that\u2019s why I didn\u2019t stay a \u2018pop star\u2019 for too long &#8211; because I realized the \u2018who I was to millions of people\u2019 wasn\u2019t the entire me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I was too young to know how to let my \u2018true self\u2019 show up or what it all meant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Maybe my curiosity about who we truly are is what has made my spiritual journey so intense\u2026 always trying to remove the parts of me that were preventing me from experiencing God\u2019s grace and love, and reconnecting with the part of me that was already, deeply, and completely loved by God. Maybe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I am still fascinated by that question\u2026 and the more I learn (or rediscover, or remember) the more it fascinates me. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">This past year taught me about who I am when I\u2019m not performing and touring. It taught me\u00a0how I am, what I miss and why, what other ways I can find to fill my soul\u2019s desire (that music fulfills) to connect with others and offer healing, joy, and inspiration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Even though I LOVE what I do, it doesn\u2019t make me who I am. I learned that I can be happy, at peace, and have a sense of purpose\u00a0<i>even without performing<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I\u2019ve noticed a lot of people are experiencing this in some way. This past year, the pandemic has forced many of us to change our routines &#8211;\u00a0how we work, what we do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">And usually, in those transitions, we can feel a little lost\u00a0and try to find our way back to who we are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">That is, if we know who we are\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|8px||7px|false|false&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">When you lay down at the end of the day &#8211;\u00a0<i>when all the work is done, when the kids are grown up and on their own, when the world is ok and no one needs you to fix problems or find solutions, when all the hungry are fed and needy taken care of, when Sunday comes and you sit in your favorite spot and just exist\u00a0<\/i>&#8211;\u00a0<b>who are you?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Who are you underneath the roles you play, without your possessions and achievements?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Who are you beyond your personality?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">What answer comes up when you reflect on this question and dig deep?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I have always been fascinated with this &#8211; even when I was very little. I\u2019d close my eyes and try to \u2018see myself.\u2019 Maybe that\u2019s why I didn\u2019t stay a \u2018pop star\u2019 for too long &#8211; because I realized the \u2018who I was to millions of people\u2019 wasn\u2019t the entire me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I was too young to know how to let my \u2018true self\u2019 show up or what it all meant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Maybe my curiosity about who we truly are is what has made my spiritual journey so intense\u2026 always trying to remove the parts of me that were preventing me from experiencing God\u2019s grace and love, and reconnecting with the part of me that was already, deeply, and completely loved by God. Maybe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I am still fascinated by that question\u2026 and the more I learn (or rediscover, or remember) the more it fascinates me. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">This past year taught me about who I am when I\u2019m not performing and touring. It taught me\u00a0how I am, what I miss and why, what other ways I can find to fill my soul\u2019s desire (that music fulfills) to connect with others and offer healing, joy, and inspiration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Even though I LOVE what I do, it doesn\u2019t make me who I am. I learned that I can be happy, at peace, and have a sense of purpose\u00a0<i>even without performing<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I\u2019ve noticed a lot of people are experiencing this in some way. This past year, the pandemic has forced many of us to change our routines &#8211;\u00a0how we work, what we do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">And usually, in those transitions, we can feel a little lost\u00a0and try to find our way back to who we are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">That is, if we know who we are\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FINAL_Blog-Banner-TC.com_-2-1024&#215;390.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;FINAL_Blog Banner TC.com&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|124px||124px|false|false&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Let\u2019s be honest, most of us find ourselves one day with that question, not remembering the last time we asked it. We were busy raising children, nurturing our relationships, taking care of others, working to pay the bills, and managing our households.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Take some time this week and reflect on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Spring is a great time to do this. And just a week before Easter. New beginnings&#8230;new life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I have two songs that I wrote with the theme of \u2018losing myself\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|16px||6px|false|false&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Let\u2019s be honest, most of us find ourselves one day with that question, not remembering the last time we asked it. We were busy raising children, nurturing our relationships, taking care of others, working to pay the bills, and managing our households.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Take some time this week and reflect on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Spring is a great time to do this. And just a week before Easter. New beginnings&#8230;new life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I have two songs that I wrote with the theme of \u2018losing myself\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #be1e2d;\"><em>Music<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|124px||124px||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/250299165\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/tatianacameron.krtra.com\/c\/j0328WT1E4a4\/we7x&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617131081488000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3-8cUdfY10WDLOlRSxqPjQUYIxA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\">Sunny Day<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; This song\u00a0talks about taking a trip alone in order to get some space in which to reconnect with yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a long long trip from the place where dreams were real.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Or did I take a wrong turn and lost myself<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">In this busy world, forgetting life could be so good?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;49px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/250299165\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/tatianacameron.krtra.com\/c\/j0328WT1E4a4\/we7x&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617131081488000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3-8cUdfY10WDLOlRSxqPjQUYIxA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #0c71c3;\"><strong>Sunny Day<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; This song\u00a0talks about taking a trip alone in order to get some space in which to reconnect with yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a long long trip from the place where dreams were real.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Or did I take a wrong turn and lost myself<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">In this busy world, forgetting life could be so good?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/250299165&#8243; thumbnail_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||101px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/250299165&#8243; thumbnail_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-78px|||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|124px||124px||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r11VHydfqq4&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;ab_channel=StanleyD.Williams\">Hold My Hand<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Sometimes we need someone to guide us back to \u2018ourselves.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">\u201cI thought it would be really nice, if I asked you to hold my hand,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Together we could find the story where last I saw myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||101px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r11VHydfqq4&#038;feature=youtu.be&#038;ab_channel=StanleyD.Williams&#8221; thumbnail_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-78px|||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|124px||124px|false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">By the way, I wrote this song many years ago, as a theme song for a movie a good friend was trying to produce. I thought of it because the theme of it is \u2018I lost myself.\u2019 \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">By the way, I wrote this song many years ago, as a theme song for a movie a good friend was trying to produce. I thought of it because the theme of it is \u2018I lost myself.\u2019 \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/blog&#8221; button_text=&#8221;BACK TO MAIN BLOG PAGE&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#BE1E2D&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;%%19%%&#8221; button_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||50px|false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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You keep at it, you push through the hard times, and you learn to enjoy every minute of it - because after so many ups and downs, you learn to let go of your attachment to the outcome and you trust that Love (God) will organize all the pieces (that you put your heart into) for you. (I just wrote a poem about that last week. LOL)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You find satisfaction in your work - especially when it touches someone, or provides value for someone - which is the case with all meaningful work!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And you are happy. Fulfilled.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like my son, Blais, who got himself a job at the local grocery store. After his first day of training, I asked him what his responsibilities would be. He said \u201cI\u2019m in customer service. And that means my job is to make people feel welcomed, valued, seen, and heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When he came home from his first day of work, he was glowing! He had been corralling shopping carts and bagging groceries for six hours, but he didn\u2019t even mention that. ALL he experienced was interacting with customers. He felt incredibly accomplished because he told me, he got to talk to people, ask them how their day went, and make them feel good. He brought me a bunch of roses because he said he was moved by someone who was buying roses for their mother.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>THIS was a life-defining moment for him. Blais\u2019 manager could have told him his job was to bag groceries quickly and efficiently, and to compete with the next kid at the number of shopping carts they can pull in one swoop. <strong>Instead, they gave him the gift of a mindset that puts people - and service - before productivity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I guess the manager also knows that with that mindset, Blais will naturally work faster and more efficiently - and everyone wins. And of course, this takes trust. Being pleasant to customers isn\u2019t something a manager can put out as a neat checklist or a measurable goal. Trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, back to my song\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A few years back, when I first moved to Nashville, I met Tom Paden, a songwriter who wrote hit songs for artists like Reba McEntire. 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Matthew and I had just come out of our separation and were working on healing our relationship.)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When the conflict grows too big, we build walls because we need something to keep us from charging at each other, and constantly attacking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, the wall keeps us away. But our anger and unresolved conflicts grow in our minds and hearts, which makes the other side seem full of dark shadows and scary monsters.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We keep this up for a while, but eventually we get tired (because anger and fear are exhausting, and walls make us feel constricted).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then something happens, or someone comes along who inspires us to address the wall (because there is still the Divine that finds a way to interfere with our human quarrels and stubbornness) and we feel willing to try.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What happens in that moment is what this song talks about.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tom and Eddie put a demo together and it came out so well that we decided to pitch it to some major artists (instead of having me sing it).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I released my attachment to the outcome, and trusted that Eddie and Tom knew what they were doing. We all wanted the song to get out there and reach a lot of people with its beautiful message and melody. Tom and Eddie did a lot of pitching, but they also trusted that the right artist would come along. Olivia Newton-John heard the song (through a very unconventional channel connected to her non-profit) and was immediately drawn to it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>:)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trust. Do the work and then trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cWindow in the Wall\u201d is perfect for the times we live in. 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