Stepping back into theatre, a childhood dream, I always felt like I would be onstage. I hadn't imagined myself in a composer role... I find it so satisfying to be behind the scenes and writing the music and watching it elevated and characterized by different voices than my own. It's so exciting.

Sara Bareilles

Categorized in : Myself Music My Own Childhood

Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out honestly.

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honestly fall

True bravery is being exactly who you are, imperfections included. Vulnerability is the most precious gift you can give.

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imperfection bravery giving

Love is blind, but when we close our eyes, we see with our hearts.

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dream heart love

I work a lot with men, and I work with wonderful men that I absolutely adore, but it's something that I'm now paying attention to - to seek out and make room for the talented women in all the technical fields and creative fields across the board.

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boards creative men

If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.

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ifs winning feels

Just speak your truth, it's an important cornerstone of how your life ends up sort of unfolding in front of you. Even if it's painful, if it's honest, it's going to bring you to the place you deserve to be.

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honest important speak

Show me how big your brave is.

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show-me bigs brave

So how do you do it, with just words and just music, capture the feeling that my Earth is somebody's ceiling?

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ceilings earth feelings

The struggle is to stay present enough when you're taking your next step forward that you're really making your most honest choices.

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next-steps choices struggle

I certainly have dreams of being on a Broadway stage someday, if they'll have me. I think I want to stay really open to whatever possibilities present themselves.

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dream want thinking

I think I'm someone who is really prone to melancholy, and the super heavy, thick shows kind of spiral me out into not being able to be as happy a person as I think I deserve to be, so I tend to watch things like 30 Rock and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Anything Tina Fey's involved in. And Parks and Rec. I love comedies!

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fey rocks thinking

At the end of the day, the only thing I ever wanted to feel was loved. So I think if I could give someone a piece of advice, it's really learn how to be kind to yourself. In all of our ugliness and all of our brokenness and our bad choices, to really learn to nurture that part of yourself that can be your own big sister in a way.

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choices giving thinking

Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere

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motivational-basketball law-of-attraction want

It'd be a shame to stop now that I've started to make really good mistakes

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good-mistake shame mistake

When I look back, I was so mean to myself, and I was so uncomfortable in my own skin. I still feel that very loudly sometimes, but to try and really nurture that sense that you are your own friend.

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skins trying mean

I do a lot of reading on Buddhist philosophy, and a Buddhist nun named Pema Chödrön talks a lot about acceptance. It's one of the main tenets of Buddhism - accepting that what is, is. The root of our suffering is when we just don't want to accept a truth. We want something to be different than it is.

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buddhist reading philosophy

I'm somebody who grew up listening to a lot of musical theater, so getting to finally write musical theater songs and songs that sound that way - the emphasis being on the storytelling, but the arrangements and the orchestrations can be really varied - I found that to be, actually, a really joyful discovery.

Sara Bareilles

writing discovery song

I'm that person who owns all of the seasons on DVDs, including the Lifetime intimate portraits showcasing The Golden Girls. I am a massive fan. I think I'm Dorothy. She's my favorite.

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dvds girl thinking

I'm happy to be working with all women.

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It's very exciting to be a part of a team of collaborators in general.

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collaborators team exciting