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		<title>Finding Venus in Norway</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 15:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am scared shitless, to be perfectly honest. This is my home country, where I grew up, where all my &#8220;baggage&#8221; first assembled, where all my first impressions were formed, where my first insecurities took hold, where I first began &#8230; <a href="http://carolinewatersblog.com/2012/05/31/finding-venus-in-norway/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolinewatersblog.com&#038;blog=2860726&#038;post=286&#038;subd=vocalfreedomcamp&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>I am scared shitless</strong>, to be perfectly honest. This is my home country, where I grew up, where all my &#8220;baggage&#8221; first assembled, where all my first impressions were formed, where my first insecurities took hold, where I first began to compare myself to others, where I used to feel extremely uncomfortable in my grown-up clothing.</p>
<p>I am also intensely excited, as I feel like I am stepping onto a new stage of life, in my home country, as someone who has come full circle in so many ways.</p>
<p><strong>Three weeks from now</strong> I will be performing my new jazzy musical thriller, Finding Venus (På Hengende Håret), for the first time with a full cast in Norwegian. Yeah, it&#8217;s happening at Herr Nilsen in Oslo on June 21st!</p>
<p><a title="Finding Venus (På Hengende Håret) by Caroline Waters" href="http://carolinewaters.com/shows.php" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-302" title="Herr-Nilsen" src="http://vocalfreedomcamp.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/herr-nilsen.jpg?w=240&h=356" alt="Finding Venus (På Hengende Håret) by Caroline Waters" width="240" height="356" /></a>The scary part is that I suspect I might be met with a more critical eye and ear in these parts, since I come from a well known entertainment family, which of course entails certain expectations. At the same time it feels absolutely fantastic to finally get to tell my story of healing and transformation, which has been partially hidden for so many years.</p>
<p><strong>The cast is fantastic</strong>, just the right mix of talented, wild and wise. A beautiful bundle of creative energies, each with their own unique expression of love and life.</p>
<p><strong>The musicians are some of my very favorite</strong> in the world. Deb and I used to play together in a duo called Sirens. We’d make the European clubs go wild with our combination of jazzy classical pop and funky groovy out-of-this-world weirdness. Aage and I met when I played my violin in a Nordic Youth Symphony orchestra at fifteen and have played together off and on since then. Amazing cellist!</p>
<p>Here’s a link to the calendar and ticket sales: <a title="www.carolinewaters.com/shows.php" href="http://www.carolinewaters.com/shows.php" target="_blank">www.carolinewaters.com/shows.php</a></p>
<p>Here’s a link to my official website, where you can find video and sound clips for both the Norwegian and English versions: <a title="www.carolinewaters.com " href="http://www.carolinewaters.com" target="_blank">www.carolinewaters.com</a></p>
<p>Looking forward!</p>
<p>Love and Blessings, Caroline</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Nurturing the Child Within</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 23:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How I broke the cycle of codependency About seven years ago, I found myself sitting in the sofa in my living room, unable to move, feeling completely helpless. Long story short, I was heartbroken from having invested a big chunk &#8230; <a href="http://carolinewatersblog.com/2008/05/16/nurturing-the-child-within/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolinewatersblog.com&#038;blog=2860726&#038;post=28&#038;subd=vocalfreedomcamp&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>How I broke the cycle of codependency </strong></p>
<p>About seven years ago, I found myself sitting in the sofa in my living room, unable to move, feeling completely helpless. Long story short, I was heartbroken from having invested a big chunk of myself into a relationship with an addict. And as a result of repeatedly not heading the deafening warning bells, I had tricked myself into believing that this person could provide me with the nurture that I needed, eventually, if I just loved them well enough. And as I sat there, as the walls of my illusion came crashing down, leaving me freezing cold and naked to the bone, all I wanted to do was cry for my mom to pick me up. Except Mom was long gone and I had no more brilliant solutions to keep me afloat on that big river in Egypt. It was over.</p>
<p>As I sat there, feeling the excruciating magnitude of my loneliness, without moving to fix it, the feeling intensified to the point where I thought I was going to die. And as I let myself fully embrace the death of me in that moment, a shift happened. That very moment is when I learned to nurture myself from the inside. I got up from the sofa, sat down by the grand piano and began to sing, &#8220;It&#8217;s gonna be alright you know, little angel. It&#8217;s gonna be alright you know, little angel of mine.&#8221; I finished the whole song in less than half and hour, and to this day, it is one of my favorite tunes.</p>
<p><strong>Little Angel to the Movies</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://vocalfreedomcamp.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/little-angel.mp3">Little Angel</a> was just picked up to be in the final scene going into the end credits in a movie called, Next of Kin, and can also be found on the Venus Envy CD. I have enclosed the song for your listening pleasure and the lyrics, so you can sing along:)</p>
<p>Love and Blessings, Caroline</p>
<p><strong>L</strong><strong>ittle Angel by Caroline Waters </strong>(<a title="Get the CD" href="http://www.carolinewaters.com/audio" target="_blank">Get the CD</a>)</p>
<p>It&#8217;s gonna be alright, you know, little angel<br />
It&#8217;s gonna be alright, you know, little angel of mine</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll hold you close and I&#8217;ll keep you warm<br />
Cause I love you so, little angel of mine</p>
<p>No one&#8217;s gonna hurt you now, little angel<br />
No one&#8217;s gonna hurt you now, little angel of mine<br />
I&#8217;m gonna take care of you, little angel<br />
I&#8217;m gonna take care of you, little angel of mine</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be your mom and I&#8217;ll keep you from harm<br />
Till the end of time, little angel of mine</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll never be alone again, little angel<br />
You&#8217;ll never be alone again, little angel of mine<br />
It&#8217;s gonna be alright, you know, little angel<br />
It&#8217;s gonna be alright, you know, little angel of mine</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll keep you safe and I&#8217;ll let you cry<br />
Then I&#8217;ll see you fly, little angel of mine</p>
<p>It&#8217;s gonna be alright, you know, little angel<br />
It&#8217;s gonna be alright, you know, little angel of mine</p>
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