Hive Open Mic #133: "This Is My Now" Cover By Usagidee

Hello, Hive Open Mic Community! Happy Saturday to everyone who is here today and will be reading or watching my content again. It was stated in the original post for the #133 challenge that the challenge only ran until the 29th day. I want to submit my entry by Monday because I still have a lot of university work to accomplish. However, since schools were closed in the Philippines due to the bad weather, I had the chance to produce this content. Anyway, this week's theme is about opportunity. Once again, I struggled to find a song because I knew very little about other music. Fortunately, I came across Jordan Sparks' song on YouTube and chose to release my cover of it. Jordan Sparks wrote a song titled "This is my Now." I experienced a powerful emotion as I was performing this song. I have the impression that I wrote this music.

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I believe that this sentence resonates with a lot of individuals, including myself. I saw numerous opportunities for myself when I was younger. But that eventually vanished because I lacked confidence and self-esteem. That was when I first realized how toxic other people were. Even your own family members may present a barrier to your ability to seize possibilities. Additionally, there are some who will detest you, which will make you feel even more insecure.
I came to the realization that I must grab the opportunities that fate presents to me as I grew older. This time, I learnt to think beyond the box and demonstrate to everyone my abilities in those areas. Because of the difficulties I have faced in life, I am thankful for how they have shaped me to be a risk-taker. I can now say that I am grateful for the few folks that stick around and help me develop into a strong and positive version of myself with each opportunity I perceive and take advantage of. 🍀🍀🍀

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"This Is My Now"

By Jordin Sparks

There was a time
I packed my dreams away
Livin' in a shell
Hiding from myself
There was a time
When I was so afraid
I thought I'd reached the end
Baby, that was then
I am made of more than my yesterdays
This is my now
And I am breathing in the moment
As I look around
I can't believe the love I see
My fears behind me
Gone are the shadows and doubt
That was then
This is my now
I had to decide
Was I gonna play it safe
Well, but somewhere deep inside
I tried to turn the tide
And find the strength to take that step of faith
This is my now
And I am breathing in the moment
As I look around
I can't believe the love I see
My fears behind me
Gone are the shadows and doubt
That was then
This is my now
And I have a courage
Like never before, yeah
I settled for less
But I'm ready for more
Ready for more
This is my now
And I am breathing in the moment
As I look around
I can't believe the love I see
My fears behind me
Gone are the shadows and doubt
That was then
This is my now
And I am breathing in the moment
As I look around
I can't believe the love I see
My fears behind me
Gone are the shadows and doubt
That was then
This is my now
This is my now

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody

Logo from @hiveopenmic

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