Hi, my name is Makiia, and I think there are infinite ways to do good; big and small. Over the past year I’ve thought about changing my vision statement a lot, and while sometimes I think it should include more, I always love the simplicity of “attuning my heart to creation”. It’s always been important to me to feel connected to myself and to others and writing music is one of the most meaningful ways to do that in my life.
This pandemic has brought many troubles but one of the most significant for me (and I’m sure for others), has been feeling connected, feeling together and seen. It’s been so important to really make people know you love them and to make sure that you are staying in tune with yourself, because that can make all the difference. I know that if I am not doing what I need to be okay then there is no way that I am helping anyone else. Writing songs has proved to be one of the most steady and important things in my life because it’s my way of journaling, expressing myself and a way to show the people I love that I love them. There’s something so personal about a song. I have an instagram account that I post songs I write on, and right now about thirty people follow it. While I would like to think that my songs shine a little bit of light into people’s lives, I’m sure it gives me a lot more than it does to them. I like to write about a lot of things, but mostly things that I am experiencing or seeing in my life. This song specifically represents the pain of not knowing who you are and the struggle to live with that, to work through it, to be a part of your own team. I see so often people not loving themselves and not knowing who they are, and it breaks my heart. Empowering people to express and love themselves is something that I try to do everyday, because I hate that feeling, and I hate seeing the pain it causes.
I hope that my songs and stories help people feel not so alone and make them feel confident enough to express themselves in the ways they want to. I want my music to make people feel something, and whatever that something is I hope it’s nice.
Ever since I started writing and singing I’ve had big dreams, and I know it will always be a part of me. Whether that’s a career or just a passion throughout my life I will always appreciate the clarity and understanding it brings me.
