It
is inevitable that whatever we choose to pursue in life will teach us lessons.
Valuable lessons, if we let it. And this project is no different.
There
are a multitude of things I have learned and continue to learn as I go along.
One
of them is that things happen in their own time, not in mine.
When
I look back on the list of intentions I set and wrote down (and I really did
write them down) when I began to formulate this project, not one of the things
was for it to be done fast.
In
hindsight, that may or may not have been something I should have contemplated,
but I was more concerned with the content, the spirit, and the hearts of those
who would be co-creating it with me, as well as what it would be putting out
into the world.
And
so here we are. A verrrry loooong time after we began, and having blown past
every release date I’ve projected along the way. And there are many reasons I
could give you for it that are, in fact, all true. But it occurs to me as I
look at what’s going on in the world that the reason may be one I don’t yet
know or understand.
On
a nuts and bolts level, I will tell you that I am working with the best and
most talented people in the business, who, because of the shoestring budget of
this record, are working for little to no money because they love and believe
in this project.
I
am humbled and unbelievably grateful for that, but it also means that they have
to fit it in around their other, higher paying work, and I understand that, too.
If I were working with lesser talent, we’d probably be done, but it would not
be nearly as magnificent as it is turning out to be. So I am willing to trust
that you will find it worth the wait.
On
a deeper level, I hope the end result is that this album touches lives in
exactly the way that it is meant to, that it uplifts, inspires, motivates,
comforts, and empowers people. I know that’s a tall order, but at its best,
don’t you think songs do that?
Every
day that I work on this, I am both aware and grateful that you chose to go on
this journey with me. You are as present in this record as those who joined me
playing and singing on it.
You
are the people who, for whatever reasons you had at the time, backed, supported
and made possible the dream and decision I made to say something that matters
and put something wholly positive out into the world musically.
In
the weeks and months to come, I am going to be asking you again to join in with
me in getting this up and flying. You can do that by spreading the word and the
excitement now!
The
album is available for pre-order on my website: http://www.ileneangel.com/ilenes-cds/
And
you can follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram:
I
know I will say it a gazillion more times – thank you!
Peace,
love, and blessings to you,
Ilene
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