Dare to be daring, darling (part 2)

In my previous entry you could read my testimony about being daring. Back then when I was a kid, I was braver and more daring than I am now, but I am working to get back into that fearless state, when I didn't care about what people would think of me, just do whatever I like and enjoy it to the utmost.I am still in a constant and continuos changing process. I swear, I am not even the same person I was a month ago.

But being daring doesn't mean only that you are brave enough to take the chances, that's only the first step. Step 2 is when you are creating those chances and oppurtunities. Step 3 is when you don't think about anymore what people think about you, not before and not afterwards (not even years and years after). Of course the society and people who like to use the word "normal" will hate you, and they will talk about you behind your back, but the more people you make angry the more sure can you be that you are on the good path towards freedom and being a daring person.

Being able to deal with all the decisions that you'll ever make or you have ever made in your life means that you undertake yourself, and that you are free from self-judgment, which is one of the most essential things on the way to deal with your true-self. Sometimes we want to push ourselves in certain shapes so we won't stick out from the crowd - we do this to stay away from unnecessary conflict (with other people or even with ourselves).

Dare to be daring, darling... Who would tell that breathing out as much as possible until you don't have any air left in your lungs is also just as much of a challenge as facing your true self? Everyone (including singers) is holding their breath all the time and treating inhalation as some supernatural thing, but just as I mentioned before, breathing is your life-support. It works by itself and manipulating it in any way only good for damaging the voice. If you think that air is a harmless element, take a look at what a strong windblow can do to a tree:

Scary, right? What do you think, what does the manipulated, pushed-out air will do to your vocal chords? If you push the air out using your rectus abdominis muscle, and you don't let your diaphragm work by itself, you can get a hoarse voice quite soon, and if you keep up, you can even get some serious vocal problems (vocal chord nodules, vocal fold cyst, laryngitis, chorditis, etc.). Trust your body, because your body knows better than you (actually your brain) knows, and it knows how to work properly you just have to dare to let the body take over the muscular work while you are singing and speaking.
Interesting enough, every problem you encounter during singing, they are there during speaking. If you think about it, it is obvious: since singing is speaking in slow motion, than it is obvious that like when you slow down a video footage, the "problems" are easier to recognize than at normal speed.

OK, don't freak out! Your body knows better, so all you have to do is to let your fears go and dare to be daring, darling!
And just to make sure you'll finish reading this entry with a smile on your face or a good laugh, there you go, and inspirational picture and an example of Tim: