A New Kind of Resolution

"Let Yourself Be" and the Genius of Genuineness

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In my life as a musical philosopher (or a philosophical musician),

I released a new song today! “Let Yourself Be” is out!

YAY!!!

This song is psychedelic. New sonic territory; new creative risks. I wrote, recorded, and played all the instruments, sang all the vocals, then got the gifts of Ehren Crumpler’s killer guitars and Tyler Lindgren’s sonic wizardry on the faders. If you like Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, or Alt-J, you might give it a 💚!

“Let Yourself Be” on {Spotify}, {Apple}, {YouTube}

I also put it here, with my cross-genre picks for best songs from 2024.

The vibe is peaceful, somehow bright and dark. This time of year for me.

The refrain is: “Let yourself be and you let it be” . . . which brings us to:

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✍️A New Kind of Resolution

What if your new year’s resolution was to be more of who you already are?

According to a NASA-commissioned study by George Land and Beth Jarman,

98% of 5 year-olds are creative geniuses,
50% of 10 year-olds are creative geniuses, and
10% of 40 year-olds are creative geniuses.

Where Land and Jarman defined “genius” in terms of divergent thinking, I would define “genius” more in terms of genuineness. Perhaps genuineness plus enthusiasm.

So there’s the new formula: genuineness + enthusiasm = genius.

The new kind of new year’s resolution, then, would be:

You resolve to be who you already are. You own your own genuine genius.

Now that’s something to celebrate!!

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✍️What gift might you give to acknowledge who you are?

✍️ What slight behavioral adjustment might honor who you already are?

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Wishing us well in this season of lengthening days,

thank you for letting yourself be! ☺️🥰

Sean

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