For this week’s episode of Tuesdays with Taraleigh (that’s me) I was inspired by a Facebook post my friend Katie shared. You know how when you experience an epic musical adventure you feel over the moon bliss? I used to feel that in that space was the only place I was safe to truly be myself. It’s where I would dress the way I wanted to dress. It’s where I would hug strangers. It’s where I would exchange smiles with everyone I passed. It’s where I danced the way my body wanted to dance and I didn’t care who was watching. It’s where I felt as though I was a part of something way bigger than myself. It was my version of church.
Then I would come home and put on plain clothes and go to a job I despised. It felt like I was living a double life and I wasn’t quite sure how to merge the two worlds.
In this video I share Katie’s words of wisdom that she shared after coming home from the Grateful Dead’s 50th Anniversary shows.
Thank you for watching! In the comments section below please share what you are going to do to bring a little bit who you are at a festival (because that’s who you are) and the feelings you feel at a show into your everyday life.
The awesome in me sees and bows to the awesome in you,
My thoughts exactly I make and share my own tiedye and have for most of my life (learned this beautiful art @ 13 and am now 58) So, consequenty I wear it every day in some shape or form….People are always inquiring about my socks..”Why do you wear those everyday?” I assure them that they are not the same pair, and that they make my feet happy! And they do So I don’t need to tell you what the underwear do! Thanks for sharing the awesome Taraleigh…see you @ Vibes ✌
I so look forward to Tuesdays!
I kinda tiedyed my front porch with flowers and solar lights and tealights and magenta string lights and candles.
I just happened to put tiedye projects and underwear on my shopping list before viewing this week’s episode. Coincidence?
Ahhhh, I am really feeling this this week. Basically I feel like my life is split between being my authentic self outside of work, and being some boring, watered-down version of myself at work (mainly because I have been feeling so uninspired lately). Not sure exactly what the solution is, but this is a good reminder that I can take small steps to feel self-expressed at work (and/or I can show up in a chicken costume 🙂
Thank you Taraleigh! I love reading your posts. I love watching your videos. I relate to so much you say. Keep doing what you are doing! Much Love!