Breaking Through

I tried out for the Glide Church gospel choir tonight!! - well, they don't turn anyone away, but just the fact that I had to get up on a stage to sing so it could be determined which group ~ soprano, alto, tenor, bass ~ to put me in was nerve-wracking enough all in itself. I'm an alto, proud and bellowing with the group, swaying, jigging with the choir, made for soul somewhere down deep waiting to be tapped into. They gave us sheets of words to follow with, but you're basically thrown in there, go with the flow, ebb and flow, learn on a curve, learn from others, you'll get it, you'll get it.

And what was the first song we sang together but "Golden" by Jill Scott, the last song in the credits for the movie "Beauty Shop" that I picked up last weekend, that song stuck in my head and I stole a quote from the song for an earlier blog.

[Intro:]
Heyyy, Ohh, Heyyy, Yeah, Ohh, Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeahhhh

[Verse 1]
I'm taking my freedom,
Pulling it off the shelf,
Putting it on my chain,
Wear it around my neck,
I'm taking my freedom,
Putting it in my car,
Wherever I choose to go,
It will take me far,

[Chorus]
I'm livin' my life like it's golden
Livin' my life like it's golden, [X3]
Livin' my life like it's golden, golden,
Livin' my life like it's golden, [X4]
Livin' my life like it's golden, golden,

[Verse 2]
I'm taking my own freedom
Putting it in my song,
Singing loud and strong,
Grooving all day long,
I'm taking my freedom,
Putting it in my stroll,
I'll be high-steppin' y'all,
Letting the joy unfold,

[Chorus]

I'm holding on to my freedom,
Can't take it from me,
I was born into it,
It comes naturally,
I'm strumming my own freedom,
Playing the god in me,
Representing his glory,
Hope he's proud of me,

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
I'm living my life like its golden, golden, golden, golden, golden, golden, [X2]

[Chorus]

[Jill Scott:]
Livin' my life like it's golden,
It really matters to me, Ohhh

[Bridge X5]

I was filled with something extraordinary tonight because trying out for the Glide Church choir has always been something I wanted to do, singing in harmony with a large choir, a multi-cultural choir that is so far-reaching, letting it allllll out, and I did it, I'm in, I'm going to stick it out and excel, perform, be, just be, loving it, absolutely LOVING it.