Books

That which is left unexpressed,
Remains shrouded in doubt and question marks,
Let my faith not fall into this shadow land,
Let it be expressed with conviction, courage and clarity,
Without fear of critique or adulation,
So to align itself with the Universal Will,
That which brings forth the miraculous,
From the womb of a future, open and free.

(Is that it? I had forgotten how short this poem was! Still, 'they don't make diamonds as big as bricks' as my Mother used to say - God bless her soul. I am writing a book at the moment, with my colleague Ian Day, so this poem strikes a chord for me right now. Maybe it does for you too, maybe not. The poem is about finding your voice and giving yourself the permission to express that which is in you to express, regardless of what other people might make of it. For anyone who has started a blog, wirtten a book, composed a song or simply presented to an audience that you respect then the sentiment remains the same. Don't allow yourself to be placed in the 'shadow land' for fear that your truth will be criticised or that it will be praised. Some of us are frightened of failure, some of us are frightened of success but as Kipling famously said 'If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster , And treat those two impostors just the same.....you'll be a Man, my son'. When you free yourself from these 'imposters' then you are left simply with the joy of creation - that which brings forth the miraculous from the womb of a future, open and free.)