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On this final day of Showing Up, I want to share a sneak peek of a song I co-wrote. There’s no release date at this time, but I thought it was an appropriate ending to these 31 days.

“Happy Place” was born out of my questioning, frustrations with, and breaking away from religion. It’s about this spiritual journey of awakening I’m traveling. I hope you enjoy it!

“Happy Place”

by

R. Gilbert & G. Vinson

 

I always walked the narrow line

Didn’t have the courage to be one of a kind

Blended in with the stiff-necked crowd

Til my righteous deeds made me too damn proud

 

Going to my happy place

Gonna live like there’s no mistakes

Ditchin’ the diff’rence between right and wrong

Gonna go where I can sing my song

 

I stumbled from the good-girl cliff

Torn and tattered from the shameful trip

Climbed my way out of that big, black hole

Nothin’ left but my tainted soul

 

Going to my happy place

Gonna live like there’s no mistakes

Ditchin’ the diff’rence between right and wrong

Gonna go where I can sing my song

 

I had no choice

I found my voice

When I gave myself a chance

I fin’lly feel

I can finally be real

I’m ready to wander a wider path

 

Leavin’ the lonely heartache behind

Changin’ my steps to see what I’ll find

Searchin’ for rhythms and rhymes of my own

Doubt I’ll ever make my way back home

 

Going to my happy place

Gonna live like there’s no mistakes

Ditchin’ the diff’rence between right and wrong

Gonna go where I can sing my song