Fabeku Fatunmise helps creative people get unstuck through the power of sound. He believes sound is one of the most powerful forces available to us, and his studies of indigenous cultures has reinforced his faith in its power to move us, inspire us, and get us out of those all-too-familiar creative ruts. I was intrigued by a video he made in which he talked about how we can give other people permission to be who they truly are and how important that is. It's a powerful idea, and I wanted to hear more.
To find out more about Fabeku and his work, go to sankofasong.com To hear an audio pronunciation of his name and find out a bunch of neat stuff about him, check out his way-cool About Me page.
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Thank you for being who you are and doing what you love. That interview was stimulating.
I can't wait for you to explore the subject of why we aren't who we are. I saw a special recently on Denmark which happens to be the locale which has the happiest people in the world.(according to research) And many people are artists. People complain that taxes are high; but that quality of life is high also.
I can remember hearing as a child to always say you wanted to do something even if you had to make it up.Or people might think you're dumb. I also remember the question frequently asked: Well how much money can you make doing that?
America was one of the lowest countries in studies for "happiness". It seems we care so much about "money" that it gets in the way of everything. Sure one needs money to live but I think to do what you love is more important than making lots of money doing what you hate.
As a country we overall are so greedy and take pride in "working hard" (but oh so hating the work).
So what I do now to get more to my authentic self is:
1) Always ask myself "what do I want?"
2) Don't rely on "authorities" and "experts" for all the answers to everything.
3) Divorcing myself from friends, relatives and others who are naysayers.
Thank you for opening this discussion. I love all your videos. But this one struck a "chord"(LOL)
I really enjoyed your guest. Young
people like him and Jessie Reno give me hope for this country.
I loved this one too. I've taught music in school for 25 years. I knew I loved teaching when I started, but I was never "in love" with my subject matter. Music school was hard. I paused after my first efforts at a state school and worked a year after being frustrated with the way things were going. I didn't flunk out or anything, but it felt like a "job".I know now that I am really right brain dominant. Music is really very left brained. I am visual, even in my music playing, I need the printed music in front of me. Eventually I transfered to a liberal arts school and managed to get through. I thought about not finishing but after stepping into the classroom I was hooked on the experience of teaching. I found art through the art teacher who eventually became my best friend and mentor. The world lit up for me after several experiences with paint and fabric/quilts. I stuck with the music job. In a perfect world I probably should have taught art but I didn't realize this until pretty late in my career. I only have a few years to go until retirement anyway and I continue to make stuff when I can, usually on the weekends and weeknights if I quit long before bed time.(I can get so excited that I can't sleep.) This interview is so spot on. I really feel for people who are stuck in office jobs. At least my career choice ended up feeling mostly right and the act of teaching itself is very creative. Community is very hard here however. My best friend died last year and that was pretty hard. I joined several quilting groups and am considered a little out there, but I sometimes like to not think and just sew quilts too. I am doing ok. I belong to an art group too and hope to find someone to go to artsy stuff with. Becoming who you really are can be a lifetime endeavor.
Thanks again for these podcasts. I play them when I work or home sick or when I need to hear some inspiration. And of course I have your books!
I'm so glad y'all are finding Fabeku as inspiring as I did--I can't wait to talk to him about more stuff--
Hi Ricë! I adore all your podcasts (how do you find these amazing, unbelievable people???) I often listen to them more than once because they are just so full of astounding information and new ways to think about things.
I have to say Fabeku grabbed me by the brain stem! Please, please, please talk to him again soon about being yourself and finding out who that is. Although I am not in a literal desert, it sometimes can feel like I am. Thank goodness for the online community and blogs like yours! Thank you!
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