(#5838) Everyday I do something to pick up my spirits

      These next four years are going to be tough on me. So to offset the reality of it I am doing a self care process of picking up my spirits in some way every day. I was so fortunate to have discovered Sydnie Christmas' performances on Britain's Got Talent 2024. I watch them almost daily because each time a tear comes to my eyes and I still get goosebumps. The three songs she sings are absolute historical classics and her renditions of them are extraordinary. By the time I have watched at least one I am already in a good mood ready to tackle my day. It is what I need to feel like I am still a normal person and not some shadow of one.
     If I could for one second get everyone to watch and listen to Sydnie and her quest to live her dream through the BGT experience I wouldn't hesitate. Because she will put happy emotion into your life and remind you that you are human and not some caricature of one like in our current political climate. The 3 songs, Tomorrow from Annie, My Way of Frank Sinatra, and Somewhere Over the Rainbow from Wizard of Oz, Sydnie takes all 3 songs and puts her different twist on them that actually changes how we think about those 3 classics in a good way. Not only does she personalize the lyrics she emboldens them and brings them into the present. Especially with My Way, her gender change lyrics are beyond significant.
     I am not one to get hung up on anything of a entertainment structure but for some beautiful reason Miss Christmas has struck a chord with me that is amazing. Her voice is absolutely the full gamut of the spectrum with control that is incredibly precise. She is my diamond in the rough for bringing joy into my life even if only for a short time at least it breaks up the monotony of the horror we are going to experience in our politics. Do yourself a favor and YouTube Sydnie Christmas all 3 performances on BGT and then make sure you have tissues while enjoying the goosebumps.