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Writing down your thoughts and feelings is a scientifically proven form of mental health self-care. People who write down their emotional struggles have been shown to better process their experiences and move forward in a healthy way. Mental health writer Nita Sweeney, author of "Depression Hates a Moving Target," co-wrote the lyrics with me.

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Verse 1:
To the high desert of New Mexico
We’ve traveled with our notebooks and our pens
The teacher sits cross-legged before us
Offering a different kind of Zen


Natalie urges us to be specific
Write “Cadillac” when thinking of a car
Authenticity hides in the details
Images take readers where you are

Give us every drop of that storm raging in you
Under all circumstances you must continue

Chorus:
Keep your hand moving
Keep your hand moving
One stroke ahead of the critic in your mind

Keep the pen going
Keep your truth flowing
Genuine connectedness you’ll find


Verse 2:
Let it loose, don’t think about the product
You’re free to write the worst junk in the land
Lose control, let writing do the writing
You’ll read it later, then you’ll understand

Give us every drop of that storm raging in you
Under all circumstances you must continue

Chorus:
Keep your hand moving
Keep your hand moving
One stroke ahead of the critic in your mind

Keep the pen going
Keep your truth flowing
Genuine connectedness you’ll find

Bridge:
Find your voice here in this sacred zone
While you’re writing down the bones

Chorus:
Keep your hand moving
Keep your hand moving
One stroke ahead of the critic in your mind

Keep the pen going
Keep your truth flowing
Genuine connectedness you’ll find
Genuine connectedness you’ll find

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from Salt and Sand: Rock Songs to Heal the Mind, released February 4, 2022
(c) 2021, Lyrics by Nita Sweeney & Jason Didner. Music by Jason Didner
Jason Didner on vocals, guitar, keyboard, glockenspiel, drums & percussion
Produced by Jason Didner & Nita Sweeney
Recorded by Jason Didner
Mastered with CloudBounce

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Jason's body of work as a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist has grown diverse, representing his nature and lived experience. He's brought his sense of humor to bear in many of his signature tracks over the past 25+ years.

He's also turned to song to support the mental health of his listeners, his family and himself. They're mantras for waking up grateful and optimistic. ... more

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