Letting Our Emotions Flow

I was told once that I needed to tone down my anger if I wanted anyone to listen to me.

That's not true. I've been told many times to 'tone it down.' My anger. My 'fed-up-to-here-with-it AND my passion. I've even been told to tone down the laughter and to Stop Having So Much Fun.

So which is it? I can't be happy or mad? Is it okay to be sad? Actually, no, right? 

When we hide behind the words that allow us to pretend we are comfortable - in our anger, our sadness, and even our joy, we are creating an opportunity for doubt about our own self-being to creep into our very souls. 

I am not comfortable in my anger. I am not proud of it either. I am doing my best to turn my Anger into Action.

I am not comfortable in my silence. I am learning to use my voice to speak my truth and to encourage and inspire others to do the same.

I will not allow anything to stand in the way of any part of my journey, even the sad parts. 

All of these things add up to the sum of me, who I am right now. Without the experiences of my life, I would not be who I am, where I am, or even capable of the same dreams I have for the future. My future.

In this episode of Write Speak Play I'm digging into some sad parts with:

She is Still With Me. Fiction for a writers' prompt.

Take The Horses. Fiction.

This is How I See The Beginning. Dramatic nonfiction.

I'm also sharing the world-debut of my first song writing experience, a collaboration with Andrew Underhill (from the UK). He's a budding songwriter and screenplay writer and was brave enough to take on my words and put them to music. It's a spiritual moment to 'hear your song on the radio."

Link to blog post on nanci writes.com, My Song on The Radio tells you about this song and why I wrote it.

And here's a link to the video I made for the song. 

Here are some of my favorite moments with My Romeo.

Hear more of Andrews music on his YouTube Channel here or connect with him on Instagram here @rhymes4times

*Thank you Andrew for giving my song life.*

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