We caught up with the brilliant and insightful AmberLee a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

AmberLee, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

Sometimes in life, taking the path most traveled is the easiest way out. Going to college because society deems it necessary, getting that job you don’t love but can bare because you’re afraid of your parents opinions if you follow your wildest dreams instead. Getting a 9-5, because “at least it pays the bills”.

That walk of life might be the less risky path to take, but in my opinion, it is also the least fulfilling.

The biggest risk i have ever taken in my life was choosing to wander the path least taken- a path with no secured promises of a successful future, or high status. A path that might just lead to failure, but on the contrary, could lead to a beautifully blessed, successful, and unimaginable life that not even my wildest thoughts could ponder up.

The path less traveled. The path of creatives and aspirers. The path of authors, artists, musicians, singers, actors, public speakers, and day dreamers. The people who started as nothing, but didn’t stop believing in themselves until they were something. The people who were labeled as “crazy” for thinking they could be that 1 out of a million who actually “make it”, and the one’s who actually do, and go and change the world.

My biggest risk is thinking that i can be that one. The one who drops out of college at 19 to pursue a path only God knows where it will lead, but a path that will impact more people than she can imagine. A path of wild dreams and intuition to keep going because day by day, that pipe dream is actually becoming reality. The path least traveled. That was and still remains my biggest risk.. and will it actually pay off? Only time will tell.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

When i was little, I always loved singing, as most do. And as i grew up, i started to have this deep sense of purpose. I didn’t know God growing up, and as i went through some of the most difficult times in my life, it was music that kept me grounded and sane. As i entered my teenage years, that sense of purpose vanished and turned into feelings of hopelessness and not being enough for the world, feeling like i didn’t belong nor did i deserve to.

This period of my life was the most life changing, because as i leaned into music, i also leaned into my spirituality, i leaned into the unknown. I started seeking answers. Why am i here? What will i do in life? What is my purpose? And as the questions pursued, the validation of a higher power flooded my life. My faith began rocky, but as i sought out what my calling might be, my subconscious, intuition, or “Holy Spirit” as Christians might call it, always lead me right back to music. Not even just music, but a path and purpose that wouldn’t be like most others. A calling that would be more challenging than a regular job that is sure to provide, and instead, a calling that requires risk and stepping out of my comfort zone, and stepping into the unknown.

To this day i am still trying to figure out the answers to what my higher purpose is, but I have not felt called to any other one thing other than creating, writing, singing, and inspiring others. It’s what I’m good at, and it’s what i find the most joy in.

Today, i am an artist, i am creative, and i enjoy singing. I have original music out under the name “AmberLee”, but just like everyone else, I’m honestly figuring it out as i go. I don’t like to be labeled as any one thing, because i shift and shape myself into who God is forming me to be, each day, for His higher purpose. I’m just following His lead with blind faith.

And with that faith, I have been lead to a new state, Tennessee, where i just moved to a couple weeks ago from Austin, Texas. I am preparing for school, which starts in July in Nashville, called Dark Horse Institute. This school will be life changing and provide me the opportunity to become a certified Audio Engineering, refine my songwriting skills, and learn all about the music business.

My mission in life is simply to be a positive impact with the work i put out and the people i surround myself with. I aspire to inspire and remind everyone through my music, my writing, and my speech, that anything is possible with a little faith, and it’s never too late to pursue the life you have always dreamed.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

Yes, and that goal is simply to make a positive impact on society. To help people dream bigger and see a little bit clearer into what makes them smile, and to pursue that.

My mission is to bring more people to know God, and to discover their higher purpose. To realize that life is so beautiful and has so many little gifts and blessings to offer in every corner. There is more to living than just going through the motions. Find what brings you joy, and do it often.

I want to not only just move people through my walk of my life, but i want to move others through their very own. I need everyone to know that you are never too young or too old to stop and re evaluate. Is the path you’re on truly providing you the most joy and fulfillment you can receive out of life? It is NEVER too late to take a few steps back and start over. You owe it yourself. You owe it to your future, and you owe it to your inner child to make that dream life, a reality.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I think non creatives and even creatives might question what i have done with my artistry that others haven’t. They might question if i have a plan on how to get to where i want to be, or a Plan B if i don’t. They may suspect how this is going to work out for me when there are hundreds and thousands of others pursuing the same “pipe dream”..

And my response to these comments would be,

I have a vision, and that vision is simply to do what i love, and not worry about paying the bills. That vision does not have a set path or straight line to success, nor do I have a weekly payroll in music that promises me a secure income. But what i do have is faith in my creator, and dream that lights a fire under my feet every morning I wake up and every night before i go to sleep. I have small stepping stones in front of me that might not immediately result in success, but as i go along this path, I know that everything will work out in the end. And i know this because I believe in myself, and I believe in God’s promises of better plans for my future as long as i keep faith and stay positive, keep working hard, and don’t give up when times get tough.

All i know is that, regardless, I won’t die with regrets asking myself “what if”, because i am surely on the way to my purpose, even if it’s not exactly what i picture it to be. All i can do is follow my heart and trust it to take me to where i need to be, but I know I’ll at least be happy doing it, rather than settling for less and taking the easier road.

Contact Info:

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• Youtube: @amberleesings