"You've got the voice to change the Nations but you're biting your tongue
You've spent a lifetime stuck in silence afraid you'll say something wrong
If no one ever hears it how we gonna learn your song...
You've got a heart as loud as lions so why let your voice be tamed
Maybe we're a little different there's no need to be ashamed
You've got the light to fight the shadows so stop hiding it away..." Lyrics to Read all about it by Emeli Sande
I love this song...needless to say I appreciate good music. Sensible message that conjures the desire to break out from our cocoon and become, who knows, a butterfly maybe. I don't know....become something...everybody is something but we hold ourselves back. Why?
My Story, I always wanted to start a blog but it was one excuse after another. From I didn't have the time or I didn't have the grammar and whose to say I would get an audience. Do those excuses sound familiar? Until recently I thought to myself, WHO CARES!!! Who cares if I develop an entourage? Who cares if I have perfect English? Who cares if the public agrees with me? Sure it would be nice if in a perfect scenario but WHO CARES!!! I learned that the only person standing between me and my dream as a writer was me. I was my only enemy. I know this thought process might sound far fetched but let me walk you through it. Its as simple as the Genesis of mankind. After creating Adam and Eve it is noted,
" God Blessed them and said to them 'Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and SUBDUE it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." Genesis 1:28 (NIV)
If every crawling thing, everything that flies, every fish that swims is subject to me then the only person who can silence me is me. What is the logic behind this? I have the ability to rule the world as I know it. I have the ability to increase, my tools the gifts and talents that God has given me. I was the only person in this whole planet who thought my voice did not matter. The rest of the world didn't care if I showcased myself or not. I quickly changed my mind. I decided that my voice matters, my perspective matters and sooo I started this blog and I intend to enjoy every minute of it.
So what if we are different. So what if we don't live up to society's standards. There is no such thing as perfect people. If such a prognosis existed it would beat the natural desire in human beings to develop relationships. My weaknesses whether pronounced or hidden are another's strengths and vice versa. One word for it symbiosis. Symbiosis, where two parties depend on each other for support and reinforcement. Together they create perfection. I would go deeper in definitions but that's another blog for another day.
Don't look to be perfect, trust me nobody expects it. Just breakout in your beautiful mess. Cheers to New Beginnings!!! (winkwink)
Penzi Amani
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