Singing White Christmas together feels like the way the sun glimmers in snow suspended in the branches of the forest near my home. I love this photo.
There was a time (many, MANY years ago) that I occasionally sang live with a not-serious band. I ended up pursuing higher education, competitive sports, and some other artistic hobbies, and gigging basically tailed off to nothing.
Somewhere in that time, The Fear got into me; it's a little bizarre, as not too many things make me nervous these days. I call it The Fear, because that's how I always thought of it while playing ball — you make a mistake, you get hurt, and you stand at a crossroads... either you get up and keep going covered in blood and sweat and tell The Fear to go fuck itself, or you stay down, and it tries to smother you. Now, I've taken line drive shots that have cracked my ribs and my teeth, and I never let The Fear get into the heart of me or stop me from stepping out onto the field. So why on earth was this one of the most terrifying things I've ever done?! Honestly, I don't really know. I've never even had any painful/scary/even hilarious singing experiences to explain it, which feels like a bit of a ripoff, because if I'm going to be petrified, I should at least have a good story to go with it.
So, here's a Merry Christmas, I love the Steemit Community, and "FUCK YOU RIGHT IN THE MAJIGGER, FEAR" post.
Gentle please! I recorded these vocals for @Buckydurddle's great idea to host and mix a Steemit-wide Christmas singalong. The best way to get over being freaked out over something is just nut up and do it, so I started by submitting these vocals to him, listened to them in the finished mix, didn't die, and now am posting them here. Raw and unaccompanied, this is a bit like stepping out into public naked.
There you have it. Not letting The Fear take root over something so silly, and definitely going to keep participating in these awesome collaborative efforts going forward.
One of the most amazing gifts that Steemit has to offer (besides the incredible content, crypto rewards, and new friends) is the ability to spread a world of possibility and inspiration at your feet. If you had said, "you'll be meeting people from all over the world, helping them daily, hosting a radio program, and then finally recording yourself singing acapella for the internet" I would have either laughed or thought about punching you in the nards. (I joke; The Fear is strong.) And if the people I admire and hope to emulate on here didn't push me, I wouldn't do this, or some of the cool shit that I know I will accomplish in the future. So, thanks to all of you, for becoming a part of my journey towards wherever it is I'm going and whoever it is I am becoming. I appreciate you!
I also want to share two links with you, to show you how cool this is and to get you involved, if you want to join in. Click here to listen to the final mix with all the participants in the White Christmas Singalong! It turned out incredibly, thanks to everyone involved, but especially 
Be open to the encouragement and gentle prompting of others to grow and learn... and on the flip side, inspire and support those around you to do and be more as they are able. Everyone takes these curves at different speeds, but we all want to see those crowds cheering us as we go by. And tell The Fear it can fuck right off. 🖤
These photos and words are my own work, inspired by travels all over this pretty blue marble of ours. I hope you like them. 🌶️
Hi, I'm Crimmi. I help run a top 30 Steemit witness, along with my project partner 