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Introducing my entry to #Edenland – the International Lip Syncing Awards

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Sarah

Before I started blogging, I didn’t really follow blogs.  I would read them, but not really follow them as such.

When I started my blogging journey that changed.

I now follow a number of blogs – That Summer Feeling, Zinc Moon, Rare Pear Studio, Make Plus Do to name a few.

But one I follow avidly is Edenland.  I first came across Eden earlier this year.  Her blog is dark, melancholic, with flashes of hope and light.  Just what I need to read in my moments of extreme depression.

She has been struggling of late.  Her brother took his own life in October last year. It has been an unequivocal year of hell for her.

To honour his memory, Eden decided to launch the International Lip Syncing Awards.  You can read about that here.

I saw the post late last night.

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.

Her journey has touched me so much.  I have felt a lot less alone and in those times when sometimes I have wanted to die, when life has seemed so hard, I have read something she has written and the thought leaves me for another day.  Thankfully, those times are not frequent and I am finding through my blogging journey that they are becoming even less.

And so I wanted to honour her.  I wanted to honour Cameron, her brother.  I wanted to honour all of those people who think that life isn’t worth continuing, who find life such a struggle, for whom life has let them down.  And I also wanted to honour those who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

And so I did this:

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I chose this song because it was our anthem growing up.  My mom and her sister would sing this song and us girls would sing along with them.  It became our mantra and it is now the anthem for our daughter.  I pray she passes it on.

I chose to lip sync the song without hair because my baldness does not define me.  I am bald.  This is a fact.  I am also a woman and I am strong.  I own that.  Very much.

Eden, sweetheart, this one is for you.  I hope my mom gets to meet Cameron wherever souls may go and I hope they are looking down at us saying “There’s our girls, living their shit, making their mark.”

Much love,

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0 thoughts on “Introducing my entry to #Edenland – the International Lip Syncing Awards”

  1. Michelle Kindregan says:
    October 16, 2014 at 10:34 am

    Sarah. You are just. The Best. I love you so much and hate that you suffer from depression but you are strong beyond measure.

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    1. Sarah | Sarah's Heart Writes says:
      October 16, 2014 at 10:52 am

      Thank you so Michelle. Your words mean so much to me xx

      Reply
  2. Deb Baker says:
    October 17, 2014 at 5:47 am

    You go girl! I love that song. That was one of our faves as well. I’m really hoping you win .. Well either you or Eden! xx

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    1. Sarah | Sarah's Heart Writes says:
      October 17, 2014 at 10:37 pm

      I hope Eden wins Deb. I don’t really want to win. I just wanted to do something in support of what Eden was going through and for those of us who have experienced loss, and for those of us who are trying to live our best lives, in whatever form that takes.

      Reply
  3. Michelle Collins says:
    October 17, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    And the crowd ROARS!!!!! Bravo Sarah. You are brave on so many levels and and an inspiration.

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    1. Sarah | Sarah's Heart Writes says:
      October 17, 2014 at 10:37 pm

      Thank you so much Michelle xx

      Reply
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  5. Annette @ I Give You The Verbs says:
    October 18, 2014 at 2:16 pm

    Sarah, this is FABULOUS!! The perfect song for you…. brilliant, I almost heard this song with your accent! Well done, inspiring, wonderful, true to who you are. Invincible xxxx

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    1. Sarah | Sarah's Heart Writes says:
      October 19, 2014 at 10:10 am

      Thank you Annette xx

      Reply
  6. Carly Findlay says:
    October 19, 2014 at 10:08 am

    You are amazing! I’m gonna do mine soon 🙂

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    1. Sarah | Sarah's Heart Writes says:
      October 19, 2014 at 10:09 am

      Thank you Carly. I can’t wait to see yours xx

      Reply

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