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BLACK SWAN – NEW SINGLE – OUT NOW!

BLACK SWAN – NEW SINGLE – OUT NOW!

September 26, 2016 / admin / News

Our new single “Black Swan” is now available to download via iTunes.

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Buildings interrupt the sky⁠
Lonely machinery ⁠
Distracts us from our lives⁠
Catastrophe⁠
Under the microscope⁠
Reveals a light inside⁠
The palace of industrial hope⁠
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Lyrics from our song "Ellipsis" ⁠
Photo by @lizzie.tilles⁠
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It may be trite to post an MLK quote in honor of h

It may be trite to post an MLK quote in honor of his birthday, yet he has been my primary male hero as long as I can remember.

His words of wisdom are to be lived rather than spoken,
embodied rather than merely shared,
practiced on a daily basis rather than posted once a year...

I honor you today and all days.

Your legacy continues to fuel us to BE the change we need to see in this world.

Thank you🙏🏽💙
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R.I.P. Ronnie Spector. We honor you and your legac

R.I.P. Ronnie Spector. We honor you and your legacy in our Rebel Sage Series.

"With their beehive hairstyles and liberal use of mascara, the multi-racial group caught the attention of record producers while performing in New York clubs.

In 1968, she wed Phil Spector, who pioneered the "wall of sound" recording technique. They were married for six years and adopted three children before their divorce.

It was under him that the group recorded smash hits like Be My Baby, Walking In The Rain and Baby I Love You.

But he was violent and abusive. In her memoir, Spector wrote that Phil kept a coffin in the basement of their house to let the singer know that he would kill her if she left him."

She thanks her mother for helping her escape and did so, barefoot from the California mansion in 1972.

What's a Rebel Sage you ask?

A Rebel/Sage Archetype 💠⁠

Rebelling from:⁠
~status quo⁠
~limiting beliefs⁠
~political oppression⁠
~subconscious conditioning…⁠
freeing ourselves to be the highest version of ourselves (which inherently lives within us)⁠
⁠while:⁠

~ living a life in full possibility⁠
~on a quest for inner freedom⁠
~connecting with our truths that are not tied to any fears… ⁠
discovering the Inner Sage.

Thank you, Ronnie Spector, for your utterly unique voice of grit and beauty that paved the way for so many women of color in the music world.

In addition, thank you for using your voice to speak out against abuse towards women and bringing transparency to a subject often left in the darkness.

You will be missed💙.
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The three things that need to happen before you ma

The three things that need to happen before you marry someone⁠
(coming from the person who isn’t married).⁠
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1. Live with them⁠
2. Have sex with them⁠
3. Travel with them⁠
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If those things seem to go rather smoothly or ideally, or they are simply effing amazing, then it may appear you have a pretty good shot. 🎯⁠
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*Be in quarantine with them* could definitely be ⁠
number 4 to that list!⁠
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Amplified is the keyword during this time.🔥⁠
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Any relationship issues have been on high right now. ⁠
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I have been deeply tapping into putting my energy and attention to what IS working. ⁠
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🌟When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.🌟-Dr. Wayne Dyer⁠
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I give gratitude every day to the things that ARE working.⁠
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And I say WHY I am grateful for these things ⁠
(that’s how you can literally change the way your brain works). ⁠
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And the things that aren’t working out as well…⁠
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well they start to shift.⁠
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This by no way means to sweep anything under the rug and ignore it⁠
(and if the message is to get out, then get out).⁠
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And this works quite well with the relationship you have with yourself.⁠
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Put your attention to what IS working and those things will truly start to AMPLIFY as well. 💙⁠
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Happy 75th Birthday, David Bowie. You've always

Happy 75th Birthday, David Bowie.

You've always been a Hero in my eyes...courageous, explorative, brilliant, prolific...

an absolute legend with the kind of talent which almost pisses you off.

After my Grandma Jenni died, I was able to go to the Bowie exhibit in Chicago.

Might I add that Jenni, Bowie, and I are all Capricorns...🐐

My sister had already bought the tickets to the exhibit awhile back.

I literally bought my flight 8 hours before I flew out to be with Jenni before she passed.

Seeing that exhibit was absolute therapy for me at that time.

Getting such an intimate perspective on Bowie's life, his thoughts, his process, and intuition was the most profound reminder how art not only creates, it heals.

We were the last ones to leave and I could have stayed there all night.

Thank you, DB, for giving the world full permission to be our authentic selves and living fully expressed.

Do you have a daily gratitude practice? I interp

Do you have a daily gratitude practice?

I interpret the above quote in a completely new way. 💙

I have spent much of my adult life hustling and working super effing hard towards my dreams.

More than ever I clearly see how much our inner world is a complete reflection of our outer world. 💙

We go by the model of:

Have➡️Do➡️Be...when it's actually the opposite.

Overall, the point is to FEEL as though your dream has already come true.

In order for your dreams to come true you have to IMAGINE it...to see it in your mind.

And this involves changing your thoughts...

so if you THINK it, then you tell your Self, your body, and the Universe that it's what is! 💙

I'm realizing the fastest way of manifesting this is flipping the script to:

Be➡️Do➡️Have

or rather to

THINK to BECOME
FEEL to ATTRACT and
IMAGINE to CREATE is:

a deep and consistent gratitude practice...

gratitude for ALL of it...even the darkness and the shadows.

"When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming

"When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others."

Desmond Tutu was truly a gift to humanity.

"South Africa and the world is mourning the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who died on 26 December, aged 90.

Aside from being a member of the clergy, Tutu was a key figure during the anti-apartheid movement, an advocate for human rights and a "voice of reason and compassion against poverty, racism, xenophobia and corruption, and for human development"."

We honor Desmond Tutu in our Rebel Sage Series.

What's a Rebel Sage?

A Rebel/Sage Archetype 💠⁠

Rebelling from:⁠
~status quo⁠
~limiting beliefs⁠
~political oppression⁠
~subconscious conditioning…⁠
freeing ourselves to be the highest version of ourselves (which inherently lives within us)⁠
⁠while:⁠

~ living a life in full possibility⁠
~on a quest for inner freedom⁠
~connecting with our truths that are not tied to any fears… ⁠
discovering the Inner Sage.

Thank you, Desmond Tutu, for your courageous leadership & dedicating your life to speaking out against oppression and injustice while tirelessly connecting us as a human family.
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We have so much to celebrate... Things that we ha

We have so much to celebrate...

Things that we have been wanting to manifest have come into fruition.

And we are SO close to the completion of our album...

putting it out into the Universe in a way we never have before.

I feel the magic of 2022 in my bones.

On the first new moon of 2022, I set my intentions as to how I want to *feel* and how I want to BE, rather than what I want to DO.

Tend to your inner work as though the manifestation of your life depends on it, because it does.

May you consciously create all of the beautiful energy that pulls at your heart.

You are magic✨💙
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Happy 6th Birthday to this New Year's Eve baby.

Happy 6th Birthday to this New Year's Eve baby.

I am blown away on a daily basis by the unfolding and shining of your light...

Your old soul, which I feel like I've known for an eternity,
and your spirit
cracking my heart wide open
fills my being with complete gratitude and love.

You've inspired me to know myself even more deeply and truly activate my highest version.

You are a beaming ray of brightness, mentally & energetically.
Although I thought "choosing your parents" was a beautiful, spiritual, and more so metaphorical concept,
your BEing in this life gives me no choice but to *know* it as truth.

I'm so lucky to grow with you in this life...thank you for being the greatest gift💙.
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#lovesnature #waterbaby #newyearnewera #blessing
#shepickedus #rockandrollfamily #parentsinaband
#sfbayarea #sfmusicians #inspireyourchildren

Rest in Peace, beautiful soul- Desmond Tutu. Your

Rest in Peace, beautiful soul- Desmond Tutu.

Your wisdom, courage, impact, voice in standing up against oppression and racism is an utter gift to this world...

and ALWAYS coming from a heart place, from LOVE, being the Source itself.

You will be so missed as your legacy will forever live on💙.
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The day after Christmas will always mark the day m

The day after Christmas will always mark the day my dear friend, Marco, passed over. Two days after that I went into labor with my daughter.

Because of that, I feel I was never able to properly grieve his death and it still feels as though I haven't.

Marco was married to my soul sister, Diane Izzo. They were almost exactly 5 years apart in age and died almost exactly 5 years apart. In turn, they both graced this Earth for essentially the EXACT same number of days.

Marco needed a kidney transplant before Diane was diagnosed with brain cancer. He had the transplant but his body rejected the kidney. He had to have it removed and go back to dialysis.

Because of this, he obtained hep C and developed cirrhosis of the liver. After years of being sick and waiting on lists for a new liver and kidney, he worked adamantly on gathering a multitude of musicians to record a compilation of Diane's songs (which I was honored to be a part of) and worked tirelessly to release one of Diane's albums where she became too sick to do so.

Marco was by far the biggest fighter I've ever known and one of the strongest, most compassionate, most creative and hilarious souls.

He moved from Taos, NM (via Chicago) to live with his Mom and Step father in Georgia 2 years after Diane passed so he could get the care he needed and be on the list for a liver and a kidney.

All of this happened while he continued to receive his dialysis. Marco finally got his new liver in April with the stipulation that he would be getting his new kidney shortly there after.

Time had passed and Marco fell very ill. He never received his new kidney. Normally, he would call me from the hospital, but this time, he didn't.

Marco, you were such an amazing spirit and an incredible friend.

It's STILL hard to believe the couple that I felt most connected to are both gone. I have to believe that Diane and Marco are reunited again. I feel so blessed that I was able to have them both in my life as I would not be the person I am without either of them.

We honor Marco in our Rebel Sage Series b/c he was equally parts of those archetypes. Often the heroic, Earth Angels in this life are the "everyday souls."

Yesterday, the 25th (Xmas Day) will always be my G

Yesterday, the 25th (Xmas Day) will always be my Grandma Jenni's Birthday.

Grandma Jenni passed over 6 years ago, 10 days shy of her 108th bday, and I was right next to her when she did.

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of her and miss her. She was my everything.

Jenni went to every show when we would play in Chicago. She would stay until 1:30 in the morning and drink Miller Lite.

One show in Chicago, I announced her presence and said how old she was (I think she was 105?). After we played, there was a line of people waiting to talk to her and the club said she was their oldest patron and gave her free drinks.

She was the star of the show and she was my shining light.

Jenni's contagiously bright spirit and her ability to make anyone feel comfortable and cared about is what I try to emulate in my being every day.

I love you, Jenni. And Merry Christmas, but this day will always be Happy Jenni Birthday in my world💙.
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Holiday impromptu photoshoot with your two cats is

Holiday impromptu photoshoot with your two cats is no easy task...

sending all the love, hope, and magic to you and yours💙🎶🌲.
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"But many of us seek community solely to escape th

"But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape." -bell hooks

This is not an easy thing to do on our path, but so essential for growth.

The escapism was REAL for me and I have really struggled with this, especially in these times over the last *almost* 2 years.

In addition, I have been shedding the "old self" and going inward on a level I have never gone before.

It's easy to run back to what's familiar,
to people, places and things...
where you feel a sense of connection-

and where you don't feel alone.

I didn't realize the reliance I had on community to EVADE that feeling...and I went to such lengths that it cost me my:

🔹Self Love
🔹Self Worth
🔹Self Trust
🔹Self Acceptance
🔹Inner Knowing

Doing a deep dive into ALL OF IT requires solitude...it just does.

We can participate in ceremony to do this inner work as well which involves community.

And this is not to negate the fact that we do thrive off of community.

Lack of community is said to be equivalent to smoking on our health.

We are hard wired to be a part of a community.

Back in the day, if you strayed from your community, it would often equate to physical injury or death because you weren't protected by mass people.

Or, if you strayed based on being different or aligning with your own self actualization, you would be ostracized and banned from the community, even if you weren't harming anyone directly.

But when we fill our own cup and tend to our inner world, the fear of being alone starts to lose its grip.

We then don't LOOK to or RELY on community for our:

🔹Self Love
🔹Self Worth
🔹Self Trust
🔹Self Acceptance
🔹Inner Knowing

It becomes a place for support,
and encouragement, being
SEEN for who you are and,
HEARD for what you are experiencing,
HELD for when you need space and,
PRESENCE to laugh and feel joy.

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