“I’m not Taylor Swift or an opera singer but I can still go out there and sing. The invitation is to walk through the ring of fire that our fears have lit.” ~ Sandi Kimmel

Sandi Kimmel makes her third appearance on Awkwardly Awesome Podcast as her story and creative genius keep expanding.

Growing up in Sandi’s family, being academic was the prize. As a creative person, she knew in her heart of hearts that just wasn’t her. She pursued academic excellence just the same.

As she got older, Sandi held jobs in Corporate America. She tried to outrun the creative genius she knew was inside of her, but was afraid it wasn't professional enough to provide the success she thought she should achieve. During this time, she was often saddened by the thought of her guitar sitting in a closet collecting dust.

The urge to make music just wouldn’t let go. So Sandi finally gave in. She recorded her first album in 1998.

She feels that each subsequent album she’s released has reflected great growth in her attitude towards life and her ability to embrace it and celebrate it. This growth has included learning to navigate the heartache of grieving the death of her husband and her mother two short years apart.

Now, six albums into her recording journey, Sandi Kimmel has released “Practical Mystic" which she describes as “an invitation to remember who you are beneath the noise—without striving, without fixing, without force.”

How did Sandi make it through the ring of fire of her fears to record the brilliant and joyful music within her?

She has this to say, “I suddenly understood that I was a spiritual being and it didn’t matter what anyone else thought. I started to write from the place in me that was touched, that was growing. I sing the truth as I know it at the time. We can only do the best we can with what we know at the time. I can only sing to the place I’ve healed to.”

Please tune in for this most inspiring episode.

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