Meet SABS

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful SABS. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with SABS below.

SABS, appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive?
I once attended this workshop where we delved into the book “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. It was truly enlightening and served as a great source of inspiration for me. The key insight I gained from it was the importance of nurturing our inner child. As we grow older, societal norms often push us to suppress that playful and creative part of ourselves. I believe that we all carry that inner child within, and it’s our responsibility to let it shine through. Personally, I’ve made a conscious effort to listen to my inner voice more attentively. Being mindful requires practice, and it’s an ongoing journey for me. I’ve granted myself the freedom to feel and have dedicated time to explore and understand myself better through practices like journaling and meditation. As I deepen my understanding of myself, my perspective on the world becomes more unique and nuanced. Life, in my view, is like a canvas, and we are the painters—we hold the brush and make the choices. It’s powerful when you come to the realization that creativity has no rigid rules!

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
So I’m SABS and I am an up-and-coming singer-songwriter from Germantown, Maryland. I infuse my South Indian cultural roots with my love of alternative pop music genres. Not only do I wanna help people heal from the struggles they’ve faced, but i work to bring to light mental health stories in my music instead of letting them be buried in the dark. I actually released my debut first single, “i saw god” on October 9, 2023 and I have more songs ready for release in 2024! So stay tuned!!

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
I’d say being organized, empathetic, and compassionate has helped me a lot on my journey. Organized because it helped me be prepared for all my sessions and find a good work life balance. Empathetic helps a lot for the songwriting side. When writing for myself or for other artists, being able to put myself in the artist’s shoes and emotionally understand what this artist is going through helps to bring out the authenticity in the song. You never want to write just to write. You want to write with a purpose. And compassionate is to fight the imposter syndrome side in us. There are so many moments I faced where I really felt like I was “faking it” or I didn’t belong here – comparing myself to everyone around me believing I was not good enough. Taking the moment to just recenter myself and reminding myself that this is my own journey and that can’t be compared to anyone and just being compassionate goes a long way.

LEARNING TO SAY NO is a huge advice I have to give. It’s so easy falling into saying yes to everyone and then you are constantly busy and you don’t even have time for yourself. And then before you know it… you burn out. Know when to say No! You have to remind yourself that you come first. You gotta put yourself first. Burnout is real and it can hurt you physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?
I read a book called “The Surrender Experiment” by Michael Alan Singer and it was a very interesting point of view on life. I really love learning about how others see the world. In this book the author goes into detail on how he dedicates his life by just “surrendering” to it. He basically lets go of the reigns and let the universe take him wherever. The whole idea that everything happens for a reason. Something about that ideology lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. Just realizing that life will have it’s ups and downs. You can’t have happiness without sadness, you can’t have life without death. There’s a balance in life. And instead of fighting it, there’s a cathartic feeling of just letting go and surrendering to life.

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