Finding Joy In the Journey
In Episode 66 of the Exhale Podcast, our guest is bringing inspiration for your creative life and your summer playlist. Joy’s songs are full of heart, and her energy for nurturing connection and hope in her Philadelphia neighborhood will motivate you to roll out the welcome mat this summer. We recognize the mothering spirit at work in the care she pours into her community and the warmth she offers to the artists that she mentors, and we’re excited to talk with her today about how our roles as mothers and artists stretch us to look past the traditional definitions of both.
Bio: Joy Ike is a singer/songwriter and artist coach based out of Philadelphia, PA. As music-making takes a backseat in this season of Joy's creative journey, she is most passionate about art as a vehicle for change, empowerment and empathy; and sees creativity as a way to openly and thoughtfully wrestle with the uncertainty of life.
@joyikemusic
joyike.com || wearingloveapparel.com
Lyrics & Songs by Joy:
Keep your words
They won’t fix anything
All that works is the love that you bring
You put up walls but someone pulls them down
You think for help but they kick you to the ground
It's not what you want but your hope is coming
Life takes all you got, but your hope is coming
How I live, there's no room for you
How you try, but never get through
“It’s not about you.” quote from an article with Joy on Impostor Syndrome
Quotes:
Artists that don’t mind that [the art process] takes time are probably the ones that are still going to be doing this in 10-15 years. —Joy Ike
Artists Mentioned:
Makoto Fujimura Culture Care
Sarah Groves Expedition
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