Hopped in a Via and started chatting with my driver, Bakary.
We chatted about life, heartbreak, surviving in/the city; our dreams and fears.
I told him how I was attempting to raise funds so I can record an album. I told him how, when I first launched the project on Kickstarter, I don’t think I actually believed it would happen.
And now, with five days left, I’m so very close. I’m so close I can smell the vocal booth in the studio; I can hear horn parts on the bridge of one of my songs. I am close to tears thinking about all of the people who have pledged so far — a majority of you childhood classmates; friends.
It is an amazing thing to be so loved. Even if this project doesn’t fully fund (and I’m praying it will!) I have learned something absolutely invaluable:
You all believe in me.
You have supported me without question; without hearing one note of my music.
I am astounded.
And it pushes me even further: to get this project funded, recorded, mixed, mastered and delivered.
Bakary pulled over at my destination, got out of the vehicle and carefully placed my luggage on the curb. He smiled at me from at least a foot above.
“You have a good heart, Leslie,” he said. “You are a very special person. Don’t let anything or anyone change you. Even this city.”
I opened my arms to this stranger — my new friend.
“Let’s hug it out, Bakary!”
“I love you!”
“I love you, too!”
Click HERE to pledge to my project. There’s just five days left!
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On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 1:58 PM, The Christian Girl’s Guide to Divorce wrote:
> christiangirlsguidetodivorce© posted: ” Hopped in a Via and started > chatting with my driver, Bakary. We chatted about life, heartbreak, > surviving in/the city; our dreams and fears. I told him how I was > attempting to raise funds so I can record an album. I told him how, when I > first” >