I Don't Believe In Coincidences.

As I write, I am listening to Kirk Franklin's www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Franklin Gonna be a Lovely Day www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5CujW5MokY I am fond of Kirk Franklin's music and like the fact that he works with artists such as Donnie McClurkin www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_McClurkin who seemed to have engaged in an openly homosexual past, and is now not without his critics www.keithboykin.com/arch/2002/11/19/confessions_of

However, I digress.

Today was another splendid day, in which I attended Lambeth Mind's www.lambethmind.org.uk/

preparation for it's first Hearing Voices group. The group with take place each Wednesday, arrival time 5.45pm. Terrific!

I was especially pleased today, to also have encountered the inspirational Dolly Sen www.dollysen.com/ and Rachel Waddingham (Studley) www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2005/12/08/rachel_studley_feature.shtml

This evening, I met someone that I can only now describe as, a natural heir for the role as Ambassador of Mental Health anti-stigma and anti-discrimination. I felt convinced about his aptness even though he had openly verbally stated that 'he doesn't do God'. I tried to put his suitability for this role to him -diplomatically, of course -during the questions and answer session of his talk. He replied that although he devotes some of his time to Mental Health issues, he is committed to his involvement with Leukemia Research www.lrf.org.uk/

Who is this man? Perhaps the title of his debut novel 'All in the Mind' will provide a clue. Tonights event in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, SouthBank Centre, was publicised thus:

Alastair Campbell
Wednesday 26 November 2008, 7.30pm
Alastair Campbell discusses his life and career past, present and future, with a special focus on his debut novel, All in the Mind. Set in modern day London, it is the story of a psychiatrist, his patients and family, and the pressures they bring to bear upon each other. Drawing in part on his own experience of depression, alcohol problems and a breakdown 32 years ago, Campbell explores the limits of the human mind in what Stephen Fry, one of the first people to read the novel, describes as 'a compelling and unforgettable experience'. Campbell also takes questions from the audience, and the event is chaired by GMTV presenter, Fiona Phillips.'The subject of depression is laid out here with great skill and much humour. I loved this book' (Anne Robinson).