Inspired by Izzy Joy, who during the 2023 Michigan State Fair Superstar competition, performed a song she wrote about negative self talk. I returned home with that song theme percolating in the back of my brain. On September 7th of 2023, during the annual 50/90 songwriting challenge, this song was written, a rough demo recorded and posted to the songwriting challenge website. It is as much a reminder to myself, as a message for others that the struggle to silence those inner negative voices is worth the fight.

Here we are on May 1st 2024, and I've recorded a more polished version to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month. Ideas are continuing to bounce around in my brain. If enough hard work and planning works out, big things are coming in the future, but it all began by hearing a song when I needed the message. You never know who you might impact or inspire, and I can only hope this song makes a difference for someone the way Izzy's song impacted me.