Celebrate You by Being You

Best Self

The ribbons of softness, flutter through the air

They weave patterns through your hair

And then there is the magic carpet beneath your feet

That rises you up above the street

You in your comfort zone, are no longer alone

But beside your best self, for on the shelf of memories, sits the music you thought you had forgotten

But there it is

It envelopes your Soul; you make it your goal

 

Shoals of Mankind

For as the Shoals of Mankind wait, and you anticipate when you will come in contact with those Shoals of Mankind; you are more inclined to be careful

But as you sit on your magic carpet, embraced in the love of music

You perceive your view differently

For you embrace the natural spring of life

You see beyond the dangers, you see beyond the strife

And yet you find a way to embrace life

 

The Glue

As others look upon you, they look to see what is the glue that holds you together

They pursue it carefully; they look beyond you

And yet they cannot find your glue, for its invisibility is beyond their naked eye

For they try to see through their naked eye ability, but the glue that holds you to you is beyond that

You see your natural surroundings, you see the air you breathe, you see the water you drink, you see the love of another, you see the mysteries of life as they uncover themselves to you, you see bird life, you see animal life, you see, you see through the eyes of a child, you see through the eyes of an elder

And yet you see more

A Commonality

Your eyes want to explore, for what you see in your immediate vicinity, scrapes the edges of your curiosity

For within your immediate vicinity, you see a commonality, a remembrance

And yet there is much to see

You see with your eyes, you see with your hands, you see with surprise that lands in your hands

Each and every day when you say, what do you have for me today that I have not seen before

If you explore carefully patiently before you know it, you can anticipate change

For change is a constant

 

Being Alive

The need to sprint, the need to dance, helps to enhance your feeling of being alive

As well dive into what comes through your voice

You do not need to make a choice of what song to sing, just sing

The songs will appear, the voice will follow

Sing, forget who’s there

The clarity of air that fills your lungs, is like none other

For through the clarity, you bring joy

You employ joy, through your voice

 

For You

Now some of you say its not my choice to sing, it is not yours either, for what comes through, you truly don’t want to hear

For it would appear that people do not cheer when you choose to sing

Well, who are you singing for

Are you singing for others to close the door, no you’re singing for you

Therefore, my dears it would appear if your voice has a choice to sing for you, do that

Forget needing to pull your name out of a hat, forget needing permission

Choose you

And if you upon occasion choose to sing, allow the ring of it to sing to you, for you, about you, through you

 

Just Allow

Now for those of you who sing off tune, for those of you who cannot remember the tune, remember this for you

You need not know the words, just allow the song to come through

The song could be a series of notes, could be a series of words, could be a series of sounds, could be a series of vibrations

Just let it out

Some of your voices could come in a whisper, some of your voices could come in a shout

But most of all, let it out

 

Exclamation of Joy

Your vocalizations could be a tone, could be a tap, could be rap, could rhyme

Could be an exclamation of joy

Could about a boy, could be about a girl

Allow the swirls of voices to come through

For they are representative of you

This is your voice we are talking about

Choose make the choice

Choose to voice your voice

Now this voice is a voice of joy, this voice is a voice of carefree creation

Allow it to create

Do not attempt to anticipate what will come through; just allow it to come through

 

You Coming Through

For it is you coming through

Now some of you choose to have your voice come through, not only just through your mouth, but also through your actions

Some of you choose to clap, some of you choose to tap, some of you choose to stomp, some of you choose to dance, some of you choose to twirl, some of you choose to swirl, some of you choose drum , some of you choose to hum, some of you choose to clap, some of you choose to snap

Once again this is your choice, this is your voice

You are allowing you to be heard, you are allowing you to vibrate

And by vibrating and by being heard you are communicating

You are having it put out there

Without a care of who is judging, without a care of who is knowing

For you my dear, you are representing you

 

Belonging

So, know that this voice, this choice is the voice is the choice of belonging

Sing your belonging song, dance your belonging way

And from this day to the next, do not be perplexed by a drum beat

You do not understand for in the land of the many drum beats, for in the land of the many dances, for in the land of the many songs, they all belong

Varity

 

Nothing Behind

Hear me travel, see me move

And yet there is no proof of my existence

For in my persistence to move, I have left nothing behind

 

Impression in The Ground

Those swift movers choose to stop

They’re silent; they are rooted

And what you find when they have left this line is an impression in the ground

And that impression is an expression of wonder, is an expression of thought

For what has been brought to that moment, what stays in that moment, what leaves that moment behind

 

The footprints in time are inclined to leave behind a message, to leave behind a key

It is up to thee to discover that message

It is up to thee to discover that message, or it is up to thee just to leave it be

For there are times when you see a message, there are times when you see a key, you have a choice to make

Do you voice that choice, or do you leave it be

 

Writing Implement

Now some of you choose to demonstrate your vibrational voice

Through a different choice

And this choice is a creative one as well

Out of your shell comes a writing implement

You make a strike across the page

And at this stage you are not looking for judgement, you are not looking for care

For you are demonstrating that you are there

Take another implement, one of colour this time

And this time strike along that line, but change the direction and again and again

Some of those times be inclined to make the strike wider, be inclined to make the strike more bold

Next time fold over the strike, dip under the strike

Think not of what you’re doing, just let it be

And be

For the strikes on the page you have been led to engage, this is a creative bent, that you my sons and my daughters and those in between have been sent

So as this bent has been sent allow it to come through you

 

Voice of Choice

For this too is your voice of choice

Some of you may choose pencil, some of you may choose paint, some of you may choose chalk, some of you may choose pastel, some of you may choose pallet knife, some of you may choose charcoal, some of you may choose material, some of you may choose thread, some of you may choose reed, some of you may choose material, some of you may choose glue, some of you may choose glitter

Yes, my dears we want to make it perfectly clear this is your voice of choice a physical one

Or is your voice of choice many

Many creative voices come through you

All you need to do is allow them to come through

For these voices help to represent you

So be you

Leave that voice of judgement behind

Be kind to you, listen through

For there is no one else like you

So, celebrate you, by being you

 

Like to Celebrate

Whisper, whisper, in your ear

We are here for the celebration, let us know the time

We’ll bring our beat, as we like to meet another’s beat, along the way

We’ll say our peace, we’ll sing our song

That way we too will feel like we belong

We’ll dance our dance, we’ll colour the sky

And by and by

You will notice we are no longer shy, for by and by the Fairy Folk are near

And it would appear they too like to celebrate

Sing a song of belonging, paint a picture you want to be heard

Dance to the beat of your own drummer

Be that bird of the future; be that bird of the past

 

Change

But instead of casting yourself as being predictable change

For it is the change, the rearrangement, that often pulls you out of yourself

For it allows you to see anew

And not only do you see you, but you see others

And then you can review your practices, try something different

 

Listen to the beat of others, listen to the beat of yourself

Feel the beat, appreciate the beat, get to know the beat

 

Pathways

For the beat on the street, let’s complete, our array

Complete our array of understanding, complete our array of expanding

For without listening, without taking it all in, it’s hard to appreciate, it’s hard to anticipate,

I hear it, I understand it, I know it

Rather than I don’t like it, it’s unusual to me

Know that from the Tree of Knowledge, know that from the Tree of experience, there is so much for you to learn

So, open up those pathways; allow that beat to come in

 

Wash Over You

Know your voice of choice

And then listen to other voices; allow them to wash over you

For you never know what that person is going through

And perhaps before you dismiss it, perhaps before you block it out of your mind, you could be the kind to meet that beat, to learn from that beat

For we all yearn for knowledge; we all yearn to know why

Therefore, listen to those voices of choice; and see what you can learn

 

Buried Deep Within

Each voice of choice has a message buried deep within

Recognize that message for what it is

It is a celebration of you being you

So, for all the yous out there continue to celebrate, continue to be you