Due to boring, technical faults my recording system is not fully operational. At least not in the way I would like it to be. Therefore the recording of this song has been done slightly differently, resulting in the recorded quality of the guitar not sounding as good as I would wish it to be. Of course in essence it is the same because it involves me playing my guitar and singing, which is the important thing I suppose. It also provides some kind of dynamic to The Weekly Songcast. As each episode is published we all find ourselves in a different place to the week before, so these small changes reflect that to some degree.

The technical difficulties I was experiencing also left me feeling a little uninspired as I faced the prospect of having to deal with getting equipment repaired and finding a temporary solution for recording this week’s song. Respect to the project though because yet again the commitment to the Songcast continues to bear fruit. I swear that my absolute resolve to make every weekly deadline brings about whatever needs to happen to make it so. My feelings for the last week brought about this song and in turn I have managed to "light myself up" by making the best of the situation.

It may be another week before the studio is fully operational again, but now this doesn’t seem so bad at all. I am still grateful that I am able to continue The Weekly Songcast.

Come & Light Me Up
I am a big supporter of finding your passion & purpose in life and fulfilling it by living it. Doing something with your life that "Lights you up" has to be the ultimate way to live your life, where work doesn’t feel like work because you are not having to endure it, but also providing value in some way to others and providing for yourself and your family and on those days where mundane or undesirable situations arise, you are better equipped to take them in your stride. Sometimes I feel the need for some inspiration to remind me of this as reflected in this song, so please help to "Light somebody up" whenever you get the opportunity.

Enjoy!

The adventure continues! Since embarking on The Weekly Songcast I have seen many developments in my journey towards fulfilling several ambitions of mine.

Not that I mean the songcast is the cause of these developments, no. I do think though that by staying committed to the songcast my awareness of what things are really important to me and therefore my focus on them has intensified and as a result those things are becoming more concrete in my reality.

I have made another commitment too this week. I am getting married in June of this year and I did have, for want of a better term, a love song, which I was going to publish this week. However I thought that was a bit too predictable, so I decided to publish this song, which I started to write over 10 years ago, would you believe and only really had the creative spark to do it justice recently. This song feels quite appropriate, seeing as from now on I will have a more responsible role to play in life and therefore I suppose I will just have to grow up!

Still, growing up will be a great adventure!

Boy at Heart
No matter how old we get, there is still a youthful part of us that doesn’t ever seem to age. I believe that part is our true being. The part of us that does not live in the realm of ego, time, judgement or fear; simply connected to our natural state of joy. I think that’s why that part of us commonly appears as child-like and often mischievous & fun. We all have to grow up, but we must never ignore the fact that we are all boys & girls at heart.

Enjoy!