I am a sucker for a song with some real good, feel it in your heart lyrics. So many times I hear songs and I think of my clients. I think of their journey to finding themselves and falling in love. The Blush & Tease Experience really is so much more than the end product. YES, those photos are gorgeous! But what’s more powerful is what you learn throughout the process. You get in touch with who you are and who you want to be. You listen to your heart and show up for yourself. As you take each step, there is a ripple effect throughout so many areas of your life. Showing up with more confidence gives you more freedom to be who you truly are. And there are SOOO many songs that remind me of each of these moments! Since I’m a music girlie, I wanted to start sharing some of those with you. Of course, I’ll add in some killer boudoir photos because HOW COULD I NOT? So let me invite you to…a song for you.
SONG : I Need You by Lily Meola
I fell in love with this song the moment I heard it.
Wait! First, I have to tell a fun little story! If you know me, you know I love live music in a small venue. When I found out Wild Rivers was coming to the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO I grabbed my ladies and we booked our tickets. Sometimes I like to be surprised by an opener. I mean I’ve found so many of my faves by just showing up and listening (Penny & Sparrow opening for Johnnyswim, Annika Bennett opening for Penny & Sparrow, Katelyn Tarver opening for Johnnyswim…ok now that you officially understand my taste in folky/soulful music ha!), but the night of the Wild Rivers show I decided to do a little Spotify search of Lily Meola. AND OMG. I realized I already had a few of her songs on multiple Spotify playlists and I could not be more excited that I was seeing ANOTHER amazing artist that night too! She was debuting her new album, Heartbreak Rodeo, which I hadn’t listened to, and I couldn’t get enough. (Photo for proof of our amazing night…)
OK back to I Need You. I listened to this song over and over. Added it to playlists and just hummed along. I imagined the lyrics being perfect for THAT person. They are so close to you, mean so much to you and you can’t live without them. Then one day I was on a walk and heard it again. It was like I was hearing it for the first time. Except this time it wasn’t a song for someone else, it was a song just for me.
I feel like we are constantly fighting this battle. Mind vs. Body. I’m not going to explain all of my thoughts in detail because I’m hoping that this song hits the right person’s ear and says exactly what they are needing to hear. Just know that right now, in this moment, whatever you are going through…your mind needs your body & your body needs your mind. You’re a team. So stop letting one beat the other up or ignore the other’s needs. They are both so beautiful and so necessary and bring SO MUCH to the table.
Here are some links to listen while you read and look at some photos of a total smoke show…
Makeup: Nicole Toledo Makeup Artistry
Hair: Jamie Lyn Hair Design
Hours ticking on the clock
I could spend a hundred years with you
It still won’t be enough
If these walls of our could talk
They’d tell the good the bad
The happy sad
The things that make us, us
Doesn’t matter where we’re going
I need you
Like the planets need their space
And I need you
Like the ocean needs the waves
Like a cowboy needs a horse to ride
And birds need songs to sing
Oh it’s true
I need you
Sofa cushions all a mess
Drawing lines across your body
Like a roadmap on the dash
Where you are is where I call home
We’ll always be two crazy lovers dancing to the radio
You don’t even have to try
Cause I need you
Like the planets need their space
And I need you
Like the ocean needs the waves
Like a cowboy needs a horse to ride
And birds need songs to sing
Oh it’s true
I need you
I hope this song speaks to someone the way it spoke to me. Show up for yourself. Take care of you. Its not always easy but its ALWAYS worth it.
