From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home So, I just wanted to tell you more about another project Pinocchio is on. As you know, I released “I Wanna Be Pinocchio” on July 4th and it’s been an interesting turnout thus far. I want to tap into this for a moment. Music has become this product that people consider “FREE”. As an artist, I am giving songs away monthly because I want people to listen and join me on this journey. But the truth is, without a team, a pretty solid team, behind me, it’s pretty darn challenging to make money just as an artist. I actually spent a few months searching for an intern and finally found the perfect match in June. I am very grateful to have her on board. Things are moving along very nicely since she started! So, anyway, I am not upset about my not having a big team behind me. Instead, I am using what I have and making it work, one step at a time.
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Blog #20: I Love Lady Gaga’s “You And I”
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home Ok, sort sweet and to the point… I love this song by Lady Gaga! It’s called “You And I”. As a storyteller, it’s my job to listen to those around me and see what I like, what I don’t like and ask myself what is it that makes me feel alive? And what do you as a listener want to hear? It allows me to create for both you and I a song that is well crafted with universal themes that you just wanna hear over and over again. Well, “You And I” by Lady Gaga is one song I truly feel is a well crafted song in many ways. I liked it so much I covered it at my last show. Enjoy! See Ya Back Here Real Soon… Yup! One step closer to finding him a home! Love, Light & Great Tunes, Jen
Blog #19: It’s Happening! My Music Is Being Placed in “Sleeping With The Fishes”
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home Pinocchio is really excited right now… and so am I! I was working on Blog #19 yesterday while going to and coming from Ron’s studio. Ron is the producer I have used for the past two projects I have done: “A Very Jenny Christmas” and “I Wanna Be Pinocchio”. Anyway, that was the plan, until, I just got some awesome news a few hours ago. So that blog will have to be Blog#20! So, let’s see, what to say first! Well, I love working with Ron because he’s a breeze to work with and he is a kick ass producer, musician and everything in between. So, I went there to record ,”Getting Out Of My Own Way”, a song I have had in my repertoire for a while yet had not felt the need to record it professionally yet. And, it’s a good thing I didn’t because I actually ended up rewriting the song a few weeks back while I was taking a ten week songwriting class with a great teacher and mentor, Jody Gray. Anyway, I rewrote the song and then literally a week after I did my 6th[…]
Blog # 18: Am I A Woman
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home It’s a balancing act for me, as a woman, to take on both feminine and masculine qualities so that I can create abundance in all areas of my life. It makes it even more challenging when the pace of technology doesn’t seem to ever want to give me a break. Can’t those young brainiacs go be kids and just chill for a second instead of inventing the next best thing since “Facebook”? Stop advancing so quickly! Can’t we just sit and chat for a moment and not rush from here to there. Anyway, I know that’s life! So, as I accept being a part of this very fast pace and rat race of a world, I also accept the craziness that rushes in on a day to day basis. That’s why I must remind myself that I am a woman first, and while I do choose to take on a masculine role so that my vision can come to life, I do get to celebrate the beauty of being a woman every day of my life! So, here’s a song of mine I have never played out “live” until[…]
The New Single – “I Wanna Be Pinocchio” is here!
Go get your download now: “I Wanna Be Pinocchio” I’d love to get your feedback, so feel free to leave a comment or email. You can check out the lyrics and the story behind the song at “My Store”. And I would love for you to share this link with others. Love, Light & Patience, Jen
Blog #17: The Burglary – One Year Later
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home Before you go and take anything from someone, without asking… I ask you to think twice. This world is a beautiful place until we start to think we can just do whatever it is that we want. It is only through respecting ourselves that we can even begin to respect others. And when we hit the point where we ignore our feelings and deny the truth… beware.. danger is just around the corner… Last year, I experienced a burglary. The people involved left me with a a huge mess of my life, one that I would have to put back together, one day at a time. While I have been able to pick up the pieces and am grateful for those who stood by my side through the tragedy, I do not deny the fear that still rushes in, every time I leave my home, wondering if today is the day they decide to come back. But the truth of the matter is, this experience has made me that much stronger, reminding me that everything on earth is temporary, so I don’t hold on too tightly to[…]
Blog #16: Why I Need To Fail To Succeed
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home I know that making mistakes and failing is not a comfortable space to be in. I used to get extremely frustrated and depressed when things didn’t turn out the way I had planned. But a while ago, I was able and willing to see what failure really is and why it is something that I want to welcome into my daily life. Simply put, making mistakes and failing over and over again is the only way to succeed. As Ralph Waldo Emerson stated, “Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.” I am starting to find success in every mistake and failure that comes about. I am also learning to not ponder over where it is I am supposed to start and just take an action, any action that, in some way, surrounds my creative vision. Simply starting something suddenly eliminates the fear of taking the risk because when I am in action, and not in my head, I am just doing something active, which then gets me clear on what the next action is that I need to take. But[…]
Blog #15: “I Am A Human Being… Not A Human Doing”
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home I am finding it so essential to put the breaks on and STOP when I get too caught up in the “doing” of life and forget about the”being” in life. After all, what I am? A Human Being, Right? And what I am finding as I stay present to my instincts and as I continue to trust what my spirit is messaging to me, ever so gently throughout each day, is that the best things in my life are starting to come from practicing just “being”, as much as possible, so that the things that really need to be done on my daily, weekly and monthly checklist are presented to me so clearly that I don’t need to waste any time questioning my next moves or stressing out about “The Cursed Hows” as Mike Dooley likes to call it: So, there is no need for me to worry about how I am going to get Pinocchio a good home. My only job is to keep my goal front and center in my mind and to then follow through by taking the next right action. That’s it! And, the[…]
Blog #14: One Hell Of A Woman… Mandi Martin
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home A few days ago I added on a new thought onto the list of thoughts of mine found on my “Pure Inspiration” page. It was inspired by a sad event for me and for many others in the LA community and all around the world. Mandi, a mentor, a dear friend, and a second mom to me during my years in LA, left us yesterday, April 30th, 2012 from a battle with cancer. The thought that came to mind when my friend Nick, who I met through Mandi years ago, informed me that she was not going to be here much longer was…
Blog #13: “A Brush With Faith”
From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home For me, life happens when I follow faith rather than try to chase my dream. Here’s an example. On March 25th I was going about my Sunday as I normally do, gearing up for the week ahead and creating an action list consisting of the actions I plan on taking for the upcoming week to continue the journey of finding a home for Pinocchio! Well, I was meeting up with my Mom for dinner and I told her I would meet her uptown rather than her drive to me. So, I got on the 5 train and headed to 86th and Lexington. I had to quickly use the restroom and so I went into the Barnes & Noble that was right there and went down the escalator and found my way to the restroom. Well, as I walked towards the restroom, there was a sign for the upcoming event for that next day. I double took the sign, it said Joan Osborne.