I was just thinking ... It's not too late

It’s only too late if you say it’s too late. A phrase that we hear very often but most of us don’t take heed. I have heard the pastor say this so many times, and I believe it with all my heart, but I find sometimes my actions don’t reflect that. When I hear that, I think of all the other people that think it’s too late for them to follow their dreams, or start a business, but I was overlooking how to apply it to my own life.


There are so many things that I wanted to do when I was younger. You couldn’t have told me that I wasn’t going to be a choreographer when I was young. But I was too afraid to audition for a school like Cappa and I didn’t really know what type of career I could have. So I moved on to a more sure thing … Music??? Lol. In any case I also wished that I played an instrument or that I had more vocal training when I was young. I even like to blame my parents sometimes, wishing that they would have helped me channel my interests more. But now that I am grown, what’s the excuse?

As much as I hear the words “It’s only too late if you say it’s too late,” why am I operating as it’s too late? Deep inside, I LOVE writing, but I also want to be able to sing. Number 1 I feel like it will help my writing a bit. Sometimes I have ideas that I am afraid to execute because I feel like I won’t be able to convey the idea correctly. Number 2, there are some songs I want to write, just for me. It’s so hard as a writer to always focus on what you want someone else to sing. You have to be relatable, you have to have ideas that a singer will want to sing about. But what about those personal experiences of your own that you just want to pour out? Artists have the freedom to be them, where I feel that many times as writers, though we are writing from our own perspective, there has to be a certain air to let that artists fly as well, if that makes any sense.

All this to say, darn it I am taking a vocal class!!! I always feel like, well I can carry a tune and if I just had a little direction I may be able to sing better. I can’t die knowing that there may have been a big voice inside of me that was never heard. So I am stepping out and seeing what happens. I will just have rest and peace of mind if I take the sessions and still suck. Hahahaha. At least I know I tried! I always feel like “Oh most people start singing when they are like 3!” I feel like how on Earth can I start honing this craft at 25? But God is real! And whatever is in his design, will happen for you, regardless of age, sex, what it looks like, what it feels like. And anyone who knows me knows that I sing ALL THE TIME! It may be a bit pitchy and all over the place, but I sing my little heart out.

I am excited to embark on a journey. I am still focused on writing great songs, but I will be interested to see what can happen if I work on my voice a bit. IT IS NOT TOO LATE! It’s NEVER TOO LATE! As long as we have breath, we can do things differently, we can try something new! It’s just one of those things. I’ll let you guys know how it goes! Starting in January.