It’s becoming increasingly more difficult to discern what is real and what is not. Who speaks the truth or who does not, or whether decisions are made only for personal gain.

I am of course talking about my ‘mild’ obsession with social media and how over the past week, we have seen unbelievable nastiness, alongside an unwillingness to co-operate and the usual carping from politicians on all sides.

Henry James wrote “Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind: the second is to be kind: and the third is to be kind.”

Some could do well to remember this! Perhaps, I am naive but there is no place in this world for unkindness. Truth should always be what we are about, and this is sadly lacking in many.

Tomorrow, I am leading a singing day on Karl Jenkins, The Peacemakers and working through this remarkable piece recently has made me reflect upon the world we live in. The work extols peace and Jenkins writes “One line from Rumi, the 13th-century Persian mystic poet sums up the ethos of the piece: ‘All religions, all singing one song: Peace be with you’.”

If only peace were possible, but there are too many agendas to be set and too many ideologies to be won, but this is not the end result. The end result is that mistakes are made and humankind loses out.

Yet, I can still find positivity in music and tomorrow will be all about the music and all about those people who share the same goal; those who remain untainted by the media and politics; and those who choose friendship through music. Let us shout loud and proud in our creativity!