Shawn Mendes Reflects on Experiencing the ‘Lows of Life’ in 2023 and What He’s Learned

“The biggest lesson for me this year has been to accept and welcome the lows of life,” Mendes wrote on Instagram

Shawn Mendes is reflecting on the ways in which he’s grown in the past year.

On Tuesday, the Wonder singer shared a reflective post with fans on social media, alongside a video of himself freely singing along to a harmonium.

“Over the last year i spent a lot of time singing like this.. I found that in moments of extreme anxiety or fear if i sat down with my harmonium and allowed myself with full trust to sing whatever came out it would often ease the pain,” Mendes, 25, wrote.

He continued, “it felt so difficult at first to let myself sing without needing perfection but after a while i actually started to fall in love with the dance between the ‘right’ and the ‘wrong’ notes … i realized there were only moments of bliss and euphoria from the ‘right’ notes BECAUSE of the ‘wrong’ notes. The only reason i can sing in key is because i’ve learned to listen.”