I believe I've mentioned a few times this week about my new favorite musician, JJ Heller. I've pretty much been listening to her albums "Painted Red" and "The Pretty and the Plain" non-stop the last week... in the car, on the computer, in my cd player.
Her lyrics resonate SO much with me. They reach down and grip things in my spirit that I'm not so good at communicating with myself about.
I keep coming back to this particular song, called "True Things." The words speak to my very visual nature and connect to what God has been hammering into my head the last few months. Coincidentally, (ha, yeah right!) I read this post today on (in)courage that has a lot to do about what I have believed about myself for a long time, and how God is transforming that.
In order to dig a little deeper into these thoughts, I'm going to make a mini-album based on some of my favorite concepts from the lyrics to this song, and I wanted to challenge you guys to join me. I'll share a little more about my whole people-pleasing/identity journey as I share my album. (For what it's worth, this is not in association with any of my scrapbook ventures or any company- this is just my own thing. )
I would love to see how some of you interpret this- through painting, photography, drawings, words, sewing.. there are so many ways!
I'm adding a linky thingamajig here at the bottom of this post, and if you do join in, please add your link when you are ready!
I’m not the clothes I’m wearing
I’m not a photograph
I’m not the car I drive
I’m not the money I make
I’m not the things I lack
I’m not the songs that I write
I am … who I am
I am who I am
There are true things inside of me
I have been afraid to see
I believe, help my unbelief
Would you say again what you said to me
I am loved and I am free
I believe, help my unbelief
I’m not the house I live in
I’m not the man I love
I’m not the mistakes that I carry
I’m not the food that I don’t eat
I’m not what I’m above
I’m not my scars and my history
There are true things inside of me
I have been afraid to see
I believe, help my unbelief
Would you say again what you said to me
I am loved and I am free
I believe, help my unbelief
To your love I’m waking up
In your love I’m waking up
oh my goodness - i didn't even have to click on the link to the post you read because i already knew which it was since i'd read it, too. totally felt the same way. i'm going to join in for sure!! i'm tired of my SELF esteem and SELF image being determined by someone other than mySELF!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE her :)
ReplyDeleteI love who you are. I have always been so inspired by you. I am so excited about this.
ReplyDeleteLovely! I can't wait to see this. And hopefully participate too...
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, I've been LOVING her music too and when I told the hubby about her he laughed at me and told me his college roommate was good friends with her!!!
Coming a little late to the party...just getting to read your posts...I had never heard the song, so I flipped over to youtube and checked it out. I can see why both the song and the post spoke to you. I am off to Amazon to order Strong Women, Soft Hearts! I can't super excited to join you!
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