Come From The Heart

This is a most talented songwriter/singer Richard Leigh. You might know him most for writing the song "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" made famous by Crystal Gayle. See his website for other songs that have been sung by countless artists.

He was one of the artists at the recent Red River music festival. The lyrics of his songs are so heart felt. He is really an amazing artist. I was touched by his lyrics and his performance.

My favorite song of his is "Come From The Heart". Kathy Mattea recorded this song in the 80's.

When I was a young girl, my daddy told me,

a lesson he learned, it was a long time ago.

If you want someone to hold on to,

your gonna have to learn to let go.

You have to sing, like you don't need the money,

Love, like you'll never get hurt,

You gotta dance, like nobody's watching,

It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work.

Now here is the one thing, I keep forgetting,

When everything is falling apart,

In life there's enough, no I need to remember,

There's such a thing as trying to hard.

You have to sing, like you don't need the money,

Love, like you'll never get hurt,

You gotta dance, like nobody's watching,

It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work.

These are beautiful words and if you want to hear the song here is the link to Kathy's Youtube

performance. There is no embedding allowed on this song.

What a risk it takes to really love, to grow relationships, to step outside of ourselves and create an abundant life. How many times in my life have I let fear hold me back from something really beautiful. As I have sought to have abundance in my life, I have really tried to let go of my fears. The September issue of Oprah magazine has some great articles about empowerment and letting go of fear. The front cover says "You're Stronger Than You Know, How to tap into your true power and really make it work for you. What a challenge this is. Putting my picture on this blog was for me "dancing like nobody's watching." In my relationships I am loving like I won't get hurt. I am expecting not to get hurt and I am getting outside of myself and initiating communication that is the most authentic I can be.

What is your fear and what is holding you back?

Abundance is...letting go and reaping all of the benefits!