Finally Singing

I have had the most amazing singing opportunities here. I joined the Tuscania choir, made so many new friends and received the opportunity to sing a solo with the choir for an event here. Then, after the approval of the priest here I was able to sing "Panis Angelicus" as an entire solo with the organ during mass (I've never sang a solo with an organ by myself!) It seems like every event I participate in leads to another even more amazing opportunity. Thank God for these opportunities because after a year of not singing by myself in front of an audience, I sank into this mindset of seriously depleted self confidence of wondering if I would ever be capable of singing in front of people again. The phrase, "If you don't use it you lose it" is really true. But living in Italy in a completely different environment not being able to communicate at first and then over time improving, gave me the confidence to be able to sing again. I thought if I can learn a completely different language, I can sing in front of people. This experience and being away from music for about 7 months has restored my motivation and self confidence in singing. Thanks to these great opportunities I'm actually excited to sing in front of people again. It feels like I'm 12 years old again rediscovering the real reason why we should sing-- not because we are constantly trying to compete to see who is better, but because it's about the joy, the passion and most importantly the message. So here is what I have to say, this video is not perfect by any means but it's a renewed start to a life-long passion. I'm finally okay with not being perfect all the time while singing, and I'm now invigorated by the process of improvement. I can't wait to see where I can go from here!