Jennifer

For those of ya’ll who have been following my journey, you know about the project I started in memory of my Aunt Carol called “Color Your Way To Calm”. If you’re unfamiliar, you can go here to read about what it’s all about. “Color Your Way To Calm”. Anyway, I wanted to share some pretty wonderful news that I received a few weeks back from Vanderbilt Cancer Center in regards to the project…

Funny story about how I got introduced to Patty Griffin’s music. It was back in NY, while I was in Tower Records on the Upper West Side, many years back. I was in a spontaneous mood and decided to pick a cd of an artist I didn’t know. I wanted something that was 100% acoustic and raw. That’s what I was hoping to find; that’s where my head was at musically at that time. Anyway, I walked up and down the sections in Tower Records until this one album that grabbed my eye…

I love when words flow into my mind so smoothly. That’s when I know another inspiring quote has come to me to share with you…

You just never know what can happen when you simply give 150% of yourself. Let me explain. Back on September 5, 2015 when I was touring Sweden, I had a gig at a place called Legends. I finished my two sets of my originals and two girls came up to me as I was packing up my gear. They said they’d come especially to see me perform that night. They had been told I’d be on until 1am…

Since moving to Nashville three weeks ago, I feel a sense of gratitude to have a place I can go to when I feel a little disconnected from the world. Where is it?   Shelby Bottoms. Need I say more… Photography by Jennifer Vazquez / Shelby Bottoms 

Without going into the politics of all that’s occurring right now I am staying grounded in serenity, stillness and love. And as I embrace life’s challenges right now I remember this…

Just a little food for thought as you move into your week ahead…

Fear will fool me sometimes into making me think “I can’t do that!” or “Who do I think I am?” That could stop me from taking actions towards my musical vision; the completion of my new record. Thank goodness for courage. It definitely saves me, time and time again. And with that I say…

Many times in the past, I’ve found myself in a place of “feeling stuck”. Whether it was in a relationship, in a specific location I was residing in or in a business situation I rushed into, if I’d just taken a breathe and some time to mull it over, I would have been able to

Every day’s a brand new opportunity for me to do my work and keep the positive vibrations flowing within. It’s in doing my work and taking consistent actions that a new version of me can appear. That takes persistence, patience and the willingness to fall and keep getting back up…