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Still My Mind is one of my favourite songs. I wrote it many years ago, wrestling with the task of quieting an overactive mind and adventurous heart.

It’s a cyclical song, something that circles round and builds. Sometimes I play it soft; sometimes it’s got bite. In some ways this song is like a spell. It pulls me into a trance-like feeling that is at once peaceful and mysterious.

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Still My Mind

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Parallel universe falls through my mind
Like a star in someone else’s sky
Why should I still my Gemini mind
When there’s so many directions my heart wants to fly

Eyes peer out from the dark of a brim
And roam over my skin
I step out as who I really am
To face those eyes, and a welcoming grin

I’ve been a warrior, and I’ve been a queen
Now I find myself somewhere in between

Om shanti I want to find peace
But I don’t want to have to still my mind
And the lover in my heart wants to throw her arms around
Every magnificent creature I find

Stand in the center of my circle and try to be still
Bend my will

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Original songwriting by Katrina Ariel

I shared this song on the blockchain months ago, but not as a video and not for Open Mic. This was actually the first original song I brought to Steem, and it was the first time my music was played on Discord shows (first by @topkpop on the Friday evening show she used to run on SteemStar, and then by @aggroed on MSP).

Exciting news: I think my new mic and audio interface is waiting to be picked up, so hopefully I can figure it out and the quality of my recordings will get better. YAY! Big thank you to @isaria for helping me decide what to get.

Thanks so much for listening! In case no one has told you today, you’re AMAZING!

Whatever happens, keep singing your song!

Peace. @katrina-ariel

Photos mine unless otherwise credited.

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Author bio: Katrina Ariel is an old-soul rebel, musician, tree-hugging yogini, and mama bear to twins. Author of Yoga for Dragon Riders (non-fiction) and Wild Horse Heart (romance), she's another free-spirit swimming in the ocean of Steem.

dragon art: Liiga Smilshkalne

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