LET GO

                         "When my pain became the cause of my cure
                            my contempt changed into reverence
                            and my doubt into certainty.
                            I see that I have been the veil on my path.
                            Now my body has become my heart
                            my heart has become my soul
                            and my spirit, the eternal Spirit."
                                                                    -     Rumi, Persian Mystic 1207 AD
                            (I tell ya dot, that Rumi was one cooool poet!)

Sometimes I wake up and think "Hmmmmmm.... so what will I do today? What sort of creative mood am I in? Hmmmmm.....
Bit of poetry maybe. Even a new song. No, maybe I should concentrate on blog thingie. Hmmmm..... Then again DotsHQ is the dream station and there's lots more to do on that. Of course I have the scripts to be filmed for the new product and I haven't even looked at the screenplay for the film in quite a while. I must admit though the new book "Our Decomposed Bodies Are Dancing" is really getting interesting but still only a 'skeleton draft' (get it, ha ha, OMG I even crack myself up sometimes!).
What a beautiful dilemma to have, even if it happens waking up in a tent. Believe me it is a much better option than driving the BMW to an appointment to do a financial plan for some new client, charging them for it, and then watching the markets rip their investment to shreds, and not sleeping for the rest of my life!
Anyway, today I felt like reading a bit of poetry and so I read Rumi, the Persian Mystic from way back. I just luuurve his stuff.

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When I read some of the verse from the Eastern mystics, I get a bit emotional, teary even, because the meaning and emotion within the verse is so deep and spiritual. It also guides me. It shows me that poetry is soooo different to writing books or blogs. Poetry requires a lotta 'soul'. You really need to get into your subject material. Become one with it. Grok it! The more emotional you are on a given subject, the more emotional the work should become. I am still learning and researching but there are a couple of works I am proud of. The two poems in my book "Dear Mister SomeOne Out-There" and "Let Go" were tear jerker times for me. Veeeery emotionally draining. The feature poem, Dear MSOT, was right at the beginning of the journey and was my call out to Somebody for help in very stressful circumstances.  I have performed the poem many times in public and the response is always very humbling. "Let Go" on the other hand, was written when I completed the book and was a last minute inclusion. It was my 'Thankyou" message to my readers and I hope provides a bit of inspiration and guidance to 'anybody out there' like me at the time, who needs some support in their hour of need, as I did as well.
So if you haven't read the book, nor seen the poem, I give you this as a gift for your support and for coming on my journey with me......

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