Too Soon (Throwback Sessions)

I resonate with this very much. I found myself crying a lot these past few months, due to things happening in my life, in our country, and in our world. President Obama has spoken about changing our attitudes that criticize women and men for shedding a tear. Louis C.K. has talked about how beautiful and poetic it is to cry, and Pixar's Inside Out demonstrates the cathartic value of sadness. And as for feeling lost and floating, not knowing what to do with life, even at 32, I find myself experiencing that. So, I'm taking steps to boost resilience, with meditation, journaling, and making art.

we sure are ☺️❤️

Very beautiful done Kina. I really appreciate what you do! Keep being inspirational! 🙌🏽👏🏽💯

neenee

tom! i just responded to your YT comment but i wasn't sure who it was :) this seriously... gah. it got me right in the feels. sometimes i forget that there are people who were really there through it all, and paid attention, and cared, and remember. it's pretty special. thanks for coming along with me :)

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we're just one big happy family of feelers, aren't we? :) <3

this made me so happy and grateful and emotional. thank you jess <3

Wow, you've been quite a heavy-hitter recently! In this, The Way You Are, and during your last "coffee date" (I've finally managed to attend one in real-time instead of catching up after the fact!) in addition to just enjoying your music you've hit things just right to make me get super nostalgic. I fondly remember old-style-Kina - the look (you're the one who made me start loving curly hair), charm (guitar girl), heart (sharpie shoutouts), joy (Gotta Digg), openness (Please Remember, Teeny Bear Goes Sailing, Oh the Hummingbird), honesty/dedication (the Stars Falling Down video), etc - while still relishing the skill, maturity, and control exhibited in the artist you've become. I've been with you almost since the very beginning, and I just wanted to thank you for all that you've freely poured out to/for us over the last decade(ish) on YouTube. I hope to have kids one day and when I do I will introduce them to you(r work) as to an old friend, cherished and true.

Thank you 💛 and yes I love drawing especially 🌿

Kina, this is a reason why I fell in love with your music, the meanings, the rawness, relatable and the beautiful craft of it all. The meaning of this video 💗💞💕 I needed this more than ever right now in my life. All the feels and tears came rolling down. You're so right about the cloud too, it happens all the time with me. Thank you for being you Kina. *hugs*

Jess, you write so beautifully! just reading your post made me emotional! miss you! ❤️

I'll just say that, if it weren't for the fact I didn't find you until almost 5 years after you wrote this, I would have sworn that you wrote this to describe my feelings, especially the "Don't wipe away my tears so quickly" verse. it almost could be re-titled "The Story of Jim's Life", lol. and I'm with you all the way on crying. and, considering I'm the world's most emotional person (or at least it seems that way most of the time, lol) I'd be in really bad shape if I weren't able to cry once in a while. it's actually proven to be one of the best ways for me to reduce stress. so thank you so much for this throwback. it was really nice to sit down to listen to this after getting home from a long, hard day of work ❤️Jim

I am ECSTATIC that you shared this song as a KG throwback! "In Memory of the Singing Bridge" was an album I listened to when I truly felt lost and confused and swept away and overly emotional by so many things in my life at the time... and this song on that album definitely resonated with me. The lines you discussed were two of my favorites--bookmarked pages and tears.... also "I don't expect dishes to do themselves, but that sure would be nice." Also, "You've got enough to carry on your own; I think you'll need both hands for that; I think for now I'd be better off alone." The whole song, really. Who am I kidding? Hehe! I feel like I have grown too in the past year... but parts of this still resonate since I am always pretty much a mess. But this song and that album got me through such a difficult time in my life... so thank you for writing this. Much love, Kina. Thank you again for sharing!!

i love the song 😢 ... "im mostly floating", defintely describes what i feel now. Thank you thank you coz the lyrics kinda translate this unknown feeling inside when things are not going well(lovelife,work,etc..)

wishing you all the luck ever ❤️ do you like journaling, drawing, making things, playing music?

bob that's so awesome that you've been working on uke and singing! (i'm sure i'm not biased at all... but) i agree music is such a powerful and cathartic way to process life and it's many feelings. i loved this: "it is important to find a way to let things out gently". thanks for sharing some of your wisdom with us :)

ah, hugo, that sounds so familiar! college can definitely be an overwhelming time. sending love

I wish I could accurately write down what this song means to me but it feels too complicated to do, as if no words could properly describe how much i relate to what you felt when you wrote it. So thank you, for everything you share with the world and for your honesty. Now I just need to figure out how to deal with emotions like you do, because it seems like everything will become a lot easier if i do, wish me luck i guess?

I just turned 60, and I wish I could say it gets easier. It can, it's called "just getting by", but you'd have to withdraw from life. Not really a great alternative. I'll gladly take some confusion and bruises in exchange for the interaction and joy. Still, the more that comes in, the more important it is to not let things build to a breaking point, to find a way to let things out gently and safely. Crying is always great: I've never ever know crying to make a situation worse. It either changes nothing or makes things better. However, I think writing music or prose may be one of the best ways to help process life, mainly because it leaves a record that's easy to come back to, to remind us of where we've been. Two years ago I started voice lessons, along with ukulele to accompany myself. A year ago I started a notebook for song ideas. It now has over 20 entries, none of which have yet to become fully fleshed-out songs, but I already find it so useful to go back to those notes, and to add what I've learned since. The best music tells a story, be it of just a moment, or a day, or a larger slice of life. Every time I add a line to one of my wannabe-songs I feel it say more about my life, and I like that.

BobC

Wow that makes sense now, so insightful as always. Thanks :)

Kina ❤️ This resonated so much with me! I'm currently in college/uni and I'm finding it really hard to cope with everything. There's just too much happening at the same time...So many things just pile up and I feel completely overwhelmed ; not just with work but with life in general. This song really touched me, and your lyrics always find a way to my heart. I also really appreciated the great filmography in this video, it was really beautiful! Thank you for making me feel a little less alienated by this crazy world we live in for a moment! What would we do without you

haha, first off, yes, if dishes would actually just do themselves, that'd be amazing. i think what i was talking about here was the feeling of looking around at "the mess i've created standing idly by"--be that internal or external issues, drama, things needing to be resolved, and just sitting in that. almost as if i sat in that mess long enough, and felt it hard enough, maybe it'd just go away. but in reality i knew the only way to get rid of the mess was to face these issues head on and do what felt scary or hard or unpleasant--in other words, i just had to do my own dishes.

Thanks for this so much Kina, I love hearing you talking about your past songs and experiences from your current perspective. I've definitely had my fair share of existential crises where I just feel lost, but this helps a lot, and the song is so beautifully written. Just one question, the lyrics 'I don't expect the dishes to do themselves, but that sure would be nice' resonate with me, maybe cos I'm kinda lazy at times, but what do they mean to you?