sometimes it comes looking for you, sometimes it hides and you have to dig deep to find it. One thing is for sure, when it finds you or you it and you come together as one, something really special happens.
I now describe that thing as 'Divine'
I came across actor Lukas DiSparrow on Facebook (you may have seen him in the Harry Potter or Sherlock Holmes movies) Apart from his passion for acting, he is also very passionate about telling stories through his lens.
He heard my song 'inspiration' and came up with an idea for filming the song.
We fixed a date, got our tickets and made our way to Bournemouth.
We spent the best part of the day on the beach. My guitar, notebook and pen in hand, Lukas directed and followed me around with his camera.
He captured his visual interpretation of the song and below is our whole day zipped into four minutes and twelve seconds.
Good Monday to you and thanks for those who are still reading my blogs week in week out. THANK YOU.
The fourth song on my record Pen Voyage Chapter 1; Singing for Change is "INSPIRATION" this is one of my favourite song to sing and one of the ones I am proud I wrote. I know it's also a favourite for those who hear it.
I looked up the definition of Inspiration in the American Heritage Dictionary of English Language;
- Divine guidance or influence exerted directly on the mind and soul of humankind. - An agency, such as a person or work of art, that moves the intellect or emotions or prompts action or invention. - Stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity.
I wrote this song about our relationship with that thing called "CREATIVITY" and "INSPIRATION" some times elusive and other times you can't seem to get enough of it. I wonder why that is. I wonder what is responsible for those times when it decides to pay you a visit and why it stays away sometimes. Does it really stay away at those times or is it just hiding from us?
I am not sure I found the answer after writing this song.
Maybe it's one of those things we will never know why.
Jill Dawson in her article in the Guardian "How to write fiction" she urges new writers to dive in as there is never a perfect time to write a novel.
I see myself first as a story teller whether I am trying to write a song or a prose I just want to tell a good and engaging story. I however tend to write only when I am inspired. ie. feel that throb or pull it's the only way I can describe the feeling of being inspired.
In the month of November however I have decided to challenge myself and take part in this year's NaNoWriMo. For those who don't know, November is the National Novel Writing Month.
Thousands of people all around the world will attempt to write a novel of 50,000 words from the 1st of November to the 30th of November. As expected some will be successful and some won't. I plan to succeed
I am so nervous as already dreading what I'll do if the words and ideas aren't forth coming. I am however excited to see what I would have come up with by the end of November (wish me luck)
I think one line from Jill Dawson's article made me decide to challenge myself to write.
Talking about excuses by new writers..
"Not beginning protects you from disappointment; no shame of reading what you have written and finding it rubbish. It also prevents you from an equally disturbing possibility; discovering that you can write.... success and failure can both be avoided."
SO I WILL WRITE.. whether inspiration decides to knock on my front door to pay me a visit or hides in my back garden. hehe
I am here waiting for you
I've shut out everything else
To be with you
I'll do anything to see your face
Don't want to live without you another day
I know I take you for granted sometimes
Is that why you are hiding your face from me
If you say this time I promise
I'll make you proud of me
Chorus
I love it when you come around
Always waiting to be found
You are my inspiration
You show up unexpectedly
You came chasing after me
You left everything to be with me
What a beautiful surprise this is
Heaven must besmiling down on us
Angels are dancing around us
You and I lost in this moment
I promise to make it count
Chorus
I love it when you come around
Always waiting to be found
You are my inspiration
Bridge
You and I together
That's the cry if my heart
You and I together
That's the cry if my heart
You are mine, I am yours
You are mine, I am yours
You are mine....
