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Thursday, 18 September 2008
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A YEAR OF CHANGE: PERHAPS READING ABOUT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO YOU ! :)
Hello Dear Friends and Viewers,
I am sorry I have been so absent. I've been rather busy and engaged with my life. Just a short note to let you know I am well, and to extend good thoughts and prayers to you for happiness, creativity, and an abundance of all good things in each of your lives.
It has been an unusual year for me. The Universe, since about last November has made it clear to me that this is a time in which I am to reformulate my life and mode of living, including the areas of finances, health, spirituality, schedule, inner peace, balance, rest... in short, in just about all ways. I have been working on all of these things, making changes and adjustments (sometimes almost daily) since last November (since the Universe won't stop making it clear that this is to occur!)
It is as though something big is going to happen in my life or in the world, and I need to be ready and in the proper "mode" when it does. It also feels as though I am getting older, and I am preparing/being prepared for the long 20 year stretch to retirement (if I ever do get to retire... lol... like many self employed people, it's difficult to save for this milestone in human life.)
The latest change includes a reduction in the number of hours spent performing and in teaching/coaching each week. I am still doing both, but the reduction will reduce stress in my life significantly. Also, my schedule is now the same each day. When I can truly stick to my schedule (it's only default mode) I get up, work, nap, recreate, create, teach/perform, have time with my "boo" and doggie, eat, and go to sleep at the same time each day. I need this consistency (as well as the flexibility of realizing the schedule is just default mode) each day.
I do feel all these changes (both those described in the paragraph above, and those which have been made as I have gone through this phase of change over the course of the last year) have been most beneficial and instructive to me as a human being, soul, artist, teacher, musician, writer, recording artist, etc... beneficial to all the aspects of me, and to me as a whole.
I tend to define myself by what I do, though I know this is not me in totality. I enjoy doing so many things which hopefully bless others. I have accepted that I have many different aspects, some of them seemingly disparate. But it seems now I am being instructed to slow down, rest, and be content with the many things I have created and done in life. I feel guided to make sure that I am peaceful, balanced and rested at all times. I am being "encouraged" to just "be."
I think just letting go, going slowly and quietly, accepting myself (and all my aspects and limitations) may be the message of this year, and its insistence that I find a more restful, balanced mode of living.
It does not matter what others think, or what the "old push push push Michael" would think.
From now on:
· I go slowly and quietly at all times.
· I have a great "schedule" but I rest till I am rested, create when it feels right, and open my body, mind and spirit to ever increasing peace and balance.
· I make constant adjustments to my "schedule" each day, and it's ok... Its just default mode anyway. (I think I just made a little poem... I like it!... lol).
· I constantly prioritize and re-prioritize on a daily, hourly, minute by minute basis, so that I am able to deal with all that "needs doing" without driving myself crazy. I use this wonderful tool, the computer, to assist me. I am so grateful that I have devised a series of "schedule files" for the day, week, etc to help me stay organized. You all should see them. They would make my super-organized father very proud. My weekly schedule is even color-coded, indicating various aspects of my life (the body, work, creating, teaching and performing, etc) so that I can see at a glance if I am in balance.
· I thank the Universe for the idea of a "computer pad" and handwritten pad by my bedside, which both now help me to just jot things down when I am worried about something, or have an inspiration in the middle of the night. Jotting things down is so much better than lying awake worrying or getting up and working on something in the middle of sleep time. So sorry, muse, but balance and rest is taking priority. I was so faithful to you, dear muse, when I was younger... Now, I am older and must rest! ("I grow old, I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled!")
· I open to receive more wonderful ideas like the above "pads." This year (and every year) should be about opening to, receiving, and implementing guidance from the Universe/our Higher Self.
· I do what I can do each day... and not more.
· If I should die "before I wake," it's ok... I've had a good long run, did and created many things, all of which expressed myself and hopefully helped others. If I don't finish all creative projects, it's ok... Since we are all connected, just the act of working on them, the intention of doing and expressing something good, helped others and sent good energy out into the world.
· I accept and integrate all aspects of me, disparate as they might seem to the world. I am glad I am multi-faceted. So many Michaels. It's ok and good. The world does not have to understand.
· My life must fit me, if I am to be at peace, healthy, happy, creative, productive, etc. (And I must be these things... we all must if we are not to be in a state of dis-ease). It does not matter what the world or those in it think of the various aspects of me or the various aspects of my life. It does not matter what their "God" would think. I am good, blessed, and happy.
· I continue to believe that I can manifest abundantly whatever good, loving thing I can dream of. I need only ask, and it appears. Thank you, God (who according to my current understanding is in all things and IS all things!... No separation... God in the grass, my brother, even the dog doodie... It's all God... all one big God... No judgment and no such thing as evil... There is ONLY love or the absence of love.
· I choose love and light.
· I choose and choose again every day, every minute.
I send love and light to each of you. As Garrison Keillor would say, "Be happy, do good work, and keep in touch."
-Michael :)
Sunday, 04 May 2008
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Dear Readers,
I just composed a "letter to my students" for use in the packet I give to my students when they begin lessons with me. This packet now contains this new letter, plus policies, and a schedule of times we will have lessons (and won't). Thought my blog readers might like to see the letter, since it contains info about me and about my teaching. I think it has some good advice for all students and an interesting outlook for teachers to consider as well.
Hope you all are well and happy.
Michael
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A LETTER TO MY STUDENTS
from Michael D. Purvis, BME
Dear Students,
This letter is written in an attempt to tell you a little about myself, since I am your new teacher. In addition, it will give you a good idea about what the possibilities are for you in regards to instruction here in my studio. Finally, it addresses how you might make the most of your learning experience.
About me, your teacher:
My education and related experience…
My education includes a Bachelor of Music Education from Butler University and masters work from Butler and IU in literature, art and music. During the course of my career, I have taught music in public school and private study settings, performed extensively as a professional musician, lectured on music and the arts for activity professional certification courses and The Indiana Alzheimer’s Association, and created arts programming for the elderly in all elder settings. I have, as well, administrated and designed curricula for a children’s theatre, implemented a major Eli Lilly grant involving children and theatre, worked with children with special needs for Very Special Arts, produced, written and directed an educational television show for cable TV, directed various children’s and adult choirs, and acted and music-directed for community theatre.
My creative life…
Since my college graduation, over 20 years ago, I have taught many students, ages 6 – 100, in a variety of subjects in music and the arts. I have, as well, performed over 6,000 professional musical performances for elders living in various settings. Finally, I’ve written (and often illustrated) many books for children, youths, young adults, adults and senior citizens in various genres, including: fiction, poetry, self-help, and home-study instruction. In many instances, I’ve created audio and video versions of my writings. To see these offerings, visit my websites: Music-Outreach.com, Abundantchange.com, and PlaySingNDream.com.
About my studio and specifics about my teaching:
About my studio…
When one enters my home and studio, it is evident that I love to do many things. There are traces of my loves wherever one looks: on the walls and floor, in every nook and cranny. In my home and studio, I currently teach, write, paint, craft, illustrate, make recordings and films, publish my creations, and create web-sites. Somehow, I manage to do all of this in limited space. If you have to step over an easle, computer, loom, or microphone to get to the piano bench, I do apologize in advance. (I try my best to keep it all organized and artfully arranged as possible, but it is a bit cramped. Hopefully, all that aside, it’s an inspiring place for you to receive instruction!)
Specifics about my teaching…
I instruct students in guitar, piano, voice, music composition, and music theory. I also incorporate life coaching, when appropriate. I enjoy sharing expertise and helping others to gain knowledge and fulfillment. I sometimes teach just one thing to a given student. Often, to meet a student’s goals, I craft a course of study which includes several things. I utilize my background, experience, and education (which includes teaching, literature, music, art and drama) to create a special individualized curriculum for each of my students. In short, I help persons of various ages get where they want to go… personally, creatively and professionally.
What sort of students come to my studio, and what do they hope to learn?...
If they are very young, my students come to me to begin their experience with the arts. If they are a young adult, they are often trying to sharpen their skills and break into a career in the arts where they will be performing on the stage, performing music, writing, or composing. (Sometimes it’s all of these!) If someone comes to me in middle or old age, it is often because they are on a sort of personal quest to express or fulfill themselves. They have reached a certain age and find that something is “missing.” Studying an instrument or the voice is often just the ticket to help them find that sense of personal fulfillment or expression they feel they are lacking.
How can you make the most of your learning experience?...
Whatever your reason for entering my studio, I welcome you…
Together, we will work hard to help you achieve your dream. Remember, though… it’s a process. You came here with a goal… but enjoy the process. While you are in the midst of your process, you are already doing what you came here to do! It’s not, “Gosh, when will I ever learn to play guitar/piano/sing as well as I had hoped?!?” Instead, it’s, “Hooray! I’m doing what I came here to do! I’m enjoying this!”
Work steadily, daily, in the organized structure I provide…
But also help me adjust that structure and your assignments (if needed) by communicating often about your progress, feelings, disappointments, and successes. If there is special music or a special assignment that you want to incorporate into your practice, let’s find it together. That way you will have special material which motivates you. This can be key in helping you to enjoy your study and keep up your momentum.
Finally, remember that daily practice is the key to success…
Make practice a part of your daily life, even if some days you can only do a few minutes. Just as lunch, sleep, and teeth brushing are a part of your routine, so is practice! Daily practice, as opposed to intermittent practice, will help you to experience what I call “the music fairies.” If you practice each day, while you sleep at night, the music fairies will come and wave a magic wand over you. (This sounds goofy, but hear me out.) Then, when you practice the next day, all of a sudden that thing you have been struggling with will be magically better! (It’s sort of like the tooth fairy, only better!).
If you practice daily, your progress and your joy will be increased…
Remember, “Slow and steady wins the race.” So get as close to daily practice as you can. Doing something every day is preferable to a marathon practice just before your lesson (although, FYI, the marathon is better than no practice at all! )
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Ok, that’s enough for now… Please take a look at the policies and schedule attached. I look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Michael :)
Friday, 26 October 2007
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Daily Insights (12/28) +Audio Blog, Original Music, Poem, Art, Pic, and Instructional Video...
Daily Insights (12/8) +Audio Blog, Original Music, Poem, Art, Pic, and Instructional Video...
from Lifecoach, Teacher of Instrumental and Vocal Music, Author and Artist, Michael D. Purvis
Welcome Viewers!
So glad you stopped by...
I just did a new self-portrait photo shoot, which I plan to use for my various blogs and sites (since I have not had some new photos of myself in some time). So that you will know what I really look like (rather than seeing me 2-10 years ago) I have inserted a slideshow of these photos below.
I also just made...
A new blog! Please visit often and put it in your favs: http://michaelloverofthearts.blogspot.com/
Below the new slideshow...
I list for you where you may find me on the web.
Then...
it's on to the newest blog entry.
Enjoy!
Michael :)
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WHERE YOU MAY FIND ME, MICHAEL,ON THE WEB:It is my goal to be helpful to youin many ways, dear viewer! :)*************************BACKPOSTS OF THIS BLOG:This ENTIRE blog has lots4U2C +daily entry, but4ALL daily posts:*************************MY TEXT AND AUDIO BLOGSMY NEW AUDIO BLOG:
http://audio.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts
MY 360 BLOG :
http://360.yahoo.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts
MY XANGA BLOG (NOW FUNCTIONING BETTER!):
http://www.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts/
MY BLOGGER BLOG:
http://michaelloverofthearts.blogspot.com/
**************************A HUGE, ILLUSTRATED ANTHOLOGYOF MY STORIES:"The Abundant Storybook"(For Children, Youths, Young Adults, Adults, Couples and Senior Citizens)**************************MY "LITLE BOOK OF WISDOM"(Truly practical advice on living life peacefully and well!)**************************CDS OF MY ORIGINAL MUSIC:(Which I am currently drawing upon for my Audio Blog)
http://www.abundantchange.com/products.html?target=ixmusic.html
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MY WEBSITES:ABUNDANTCHANGE.COM
Uplift/Enjoyment for all ages in book, cd, cassette and video formats by Michael
PLAYSINGNDREAM.COM:
Homestudy in piano, voice, guitar, art/craft, lifecoaching
MUSIC-OUTREACH.COM
For senior citizens and oldies music lovers
*********************NEWEST AUDIO BLOG,POEM AND TEXT BLOG ENTRYInsights, Expression,Counsel and Instructionfrom MichaelHELLO DEAR VIEWER,
MY NEWEST AUDIO BLOG ENTRY:Here is the latest recording I have posted for you:
I have posted an audio blog on my Xanga site.It’s a track from my CD "Within" which is entitled, "Blessed are You who Irritate Us" which speaks to the idea that though relationships can be frustrating, they are one of the primary ways we learn and grow.
Enjoy....
Here is the link to my audio blog where you will find "Blessed are You who Irritate Us":
http://audio.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts
Here is the link to the page on my website where you will find my "Within" CD:
http://www.abundantchange.com/products.html?target=ixmusic.html
Here are the lyrics to "Blessed are You who Irritate Us":
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BLESSED ARE YOU WHO IRRITATE US
Verse 1:
Blessed are you who irritate us.
Blessed are you who hate and debate us.
In holy relationship we learn and grow,
And holy relationships reap what they sow.
Chorus:
In you, we see ourselves,
You force us to grow-
That’s why we’re so mad at you!
You hold up the mirror and we see ourselves,
And all of those things that we fear,
Those things that we fear!
Verse 2:
In holy relationships we all take turns.
It might feel uncomfortable, but that’s how we learn-
You are our teachers, oh don’t you know;
You make us so angry, but oh please don’t go!
Repeat Chorus:
In you, we see ourselves,
You force us to grow-
That’s why we’re so mad at you!
You hold up the mirror and we see ourselves,
And all of those things that we fear,
Those things that we fear!
Lyrics, music and orchestrations by Michael D. Purvis
Vocals sung and all instruments played by Michael D. Purvis
© 2001
*********************************A POEM BY MICHAEL FOR YOUSome poetic expressionHere is the link to the page on my website where you will find books of my poetry:
http://www.abundantchange.com/products.html?target=ixpoetry.html
Here is a link to an audio file of me reading the poem:
http://www.abundantchange.com/music/harpq1.html
Here is my poem "On Change":
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On Change
"How true the old saying,
'Yield and you need not break'!
How completely it comes home!"
-Lao Tzu
Once,
I heard someone observe
that human beings are by nature uncomfortable with life,
that we are not at ease with our journey.
My father used to say,
"Life bloodies us,"
and then quote the poet:
"'Life ain't no crystal stair', son."
Today,
thumbing through yellowed pages,
I found Lao Tzu's ancient words,
And found them full of wisdom:
"Yield and you need not break:
Bent you can straighten,
Empty you can mend; …"
I thought then of Jesus,
sitting on a hillside long ago
with his flock, his lambs,
saying-
"Consider the lilies of the field…"
Fathers, poets, philosophers and God's Son-
All with wisdom for God's children.
Change?
We must.
Worry?
We are bound to, at least a little-
But we try to follow the advice of sages, of God:
Bend, yield,
search for Divinity and heal…
We must ever remain a green twig,
Green inside, no matter our age in years
(time being an illusion, I suspect more and more).
We must be molded and shaped,
By God, by fate-
It is bend or break.
And if we break, for lack of bending,
having become rigid, dry, unbending-
we must heal, take time to become green again inside.
Change is our lot.
And when we join in our bending with others and with God,
in a dance of green twigs,
intertwining, weaving our lives together, our spirits-
we make beautiful baskets!
baskets in which others, wearied and broken, are carried,
baskets in which gifts are given,
baskets which are both gift and giver.
We carry others that they might rest, and be healed-
and sometimes
we too are carried.
**********************************MY NEWEST TEXT BLOG ENTRY:
On "When others do not live up to our expectations:"I thought the quote I list below was really good. I sent it to my partner and to a friend recently. See the link to the website from which it comes below the quote. This kind of goes along with my song "Blessed are you who Irritate Us" (see my audio blog above).If I do not want what you want, please try not to tell me that my want is wrong.
Or if I believe other than you, at least pause before you correct my view.
Or if my emotion is less than yours, or more, given the same circumstances, try not to ask me to feel more strongly or weakly.
Or yet if I act, or fail to act, in the manner of your design for action, let me be.
I do not, for the moment at least, ask you to understand me. That will come only when you are willing to give up changing me into a copy of you.
I may be your spouse, your parent, your offspring, your friend, or your colleague. If you will allow me any of my own wants, or emotions, or beliefs, or actions, then you open yourself, so that some day these ways of mine might not seem so wrong, and might finally appear to you as right -- for me. To put up with me is the first step to understanding me. Not that you embrace my ways as right for you, but that you are no longer irritated or disappointed with me for my seeming waywardness. And in understanding me you might come to prize my differences from you, and, far from seeking to change me, preserve and even nurture those differences.
Friday, 19 October 2007
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Daily Insights (10/19) +Links to my Creations for you
Daily Insights (10/19) +Audio Blog Link, Wkly Art, Pic, and Instructional Video...
from Lifecoach, Teacher of Instrumental and Vocal Music, Author and Artist, Michael D. Purvis
Welcome Viewers!
As always, first I list for you where you may find me on the web, then it is on to the newest blog entry. Enjoy...
Michael :)
*************************WHERE YOU MAY FIND ME, MICHAEL,ON THE WEB:It is my goal to be helpful to youin many ways, dear viewer! :)*************************MY TEXT AND AUDIO BLOGSMY NEW AUDIO BLOG:
http://audio.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts
MY 360 BLOG :
http://360.yahoo.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts
MY XANGA BLOG (NOW FUNCTIONING BETTER!):
http://www.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts/
**************************A HUGE, ILLUSTRATED ANTHOLOGYOF MY STORIES:"The Abundant Storybook"(For Children, Youths, Young Adults, Adults, Couples and Senior Citizens)**************************MY "LITLE BOOK OF WISDOM"(Truly practical advice on living life peacefully and well!)**************************CDS OF MY ORIGINAL MUSIC:(Which I am currently drawing upon for my Audio Blog)
http://www.abundantchange.com/products.html?target=ixmusic.html
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MY WEBSITES:ABUNDANTCHANGE.COM
Uplift/Enjoyment for all ages in book, cd, cassette and video formats by Michael
PLAYSINGNDREAM.COM:
Homestudy in piano, voice, guitar, art/craft, lifecoaching
MUSIC-OUTREACH.COM
For senior citizens and oldies music lovers
*********************NEWEST AUDIO AND TEXT BLOG ENTRYInsights and Instruction from MichaelHELLO DEAR VIEWER,
MY NEWEST AUDIO BLOG ENTRY:Here is the latest recording I have posted for you:
I have posted an audio blog on my Xanga site. It’s a track from my CD "Within" which is entitled, "I Suspect There's Another Reality" which speaks to the idea that there is a whole world of spririt underneath all the noise and the dross (if we will but notice).
Enjoy....
Here is the link to my audio blog where you will find "I Suspect There's Another Reality":
http://audio.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts
Here is the link to the page on my website where you will find my "Within" CD:
http://www.abundantchange.com/products.html?target=ixmusic.html
Here are the lyrics to "I Suspect There's Another Reality":
I SUSPECT THERE’S ANOTHER REALITY
Verse:
I suspect there’s another reality
Shining through all the noise and the banality.
Oh to pause, to look, to look and see
What a gift is that pause to you and me-
Noticing the real beneath the commonplace.
Bridge:
Going through my day, sometimes there’s no way to see,
No time to stop and peer
Close enough at you and me.
Chorus:
We’re millions of atoms,
But mostly we’re just space.
If I could really see you,
I’d see more than your face,
Ooh-oo…
Verse:
I suspect there’s another reality
Shining through all the noise and the banality.
Oh to pause, to look, to look and see
What a gift is that pause to you and me-
Noticing the real beneath the commonplace,
Noticing what’s there beneath the lines of your face.
What’s underneath our skin is much more akin to grace.
What’s underneath is real,
Where love fills ev’ry space.
Lyrics, music and orchestrations by Michael D. Purvis
Vocals sung and all instruments played by Michael D. Purvis
© 2001
**********************************MY NEWEST TEXT BLOG ENTRY:The Indigo Girls' song "Closer to Fine"so beautifully expressesmy outlook on life at the moment.Here are my thoughts on this subject:This has been my song for about a year now. It captures how I feel perfectly and has brought me much peace!Here is the link to the video for this song on Youtube:Here are the lyrics to this wonderful song:Indigo GirlsCLOSER TO FINEWords and music Emily Saliers
I'm trying to tell you something bout my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
And the best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
It's only life after all
Now darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it
I'm crawling on your shores
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains,
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine
I went to see the doctor of philosophy
With a poster of Rasputin, and a beard down to his knee
He never did marry, or see a b-grade movie
He graded my performance, he said he could see through me
I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind
I got my paper and I was free
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains,
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine
*whistle*
I stopped by the bar at 3 am
To seek solace in a bottle, or possibly a friend
And I woke up with a headache like my head against a board
Twice as cloudy as I'd been the night before
I went in seeking clarity
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountain, I looked to the children, I drank
from the fountain
We go to the doctor, we go to the mountains, we look to the children, we drink
from the fountains
We go to the bible, we go through the workout, we read up on revival, we stand
up for the lookout
There's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line
The less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine
Friday, 12 October 2007
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Daily Insights (10/12) +Links to my Creations for you
Daily Insights (10/12) +Audio Blog Link, Wkly Art, Pic, and Instructional Video...
from Lifecoach, Teacher of Instrumental and Vocal Music, Author and Artist, Michael D. Purvis
Welcome Viewers!
As always, first I list for you where you may find me on the web, then it is on to the newest blog entry. Enjoy...
Michael :)
*************************WHERE YOU MAY FIND ME, MICHAEL,ON THE WEB:It is my goal to be helpful to youin many ways, dear viewer! :)*************************MY TEXT AND AUDIO BLOGSMY NEW AUDIO BLOG:
http://audio.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts
MY 360 BLOG :
MY XANGA BLOG (NOW FUNCTIONING BETTER!):
http://www.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts/
**************************A HUGE, ILLUSTRATED ANTHOLOGY OF MY STORIES:(For Children, Youths, Young Adults, Adults, Couples and Senior Citizens)**************************MY "LITLE BOOK OF WISDOM"(Truly practical advice on living life peacefully and well!)**************************CDS OF MY ORIGINAL MUSIC:(Which I am currently drawing upon for my Audio Blog)
http://www.abundantchange.com/products.html?target=ixmusic.html
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MY WEBSITES:ABUNDANTCHANGE.COM
Uplift/Enjoyment for all ages
in book, cd, cassette and video formats by Michael
PLAYSINGNDREAM.COM:
Homestudy in piano, voice, guitar, art/craft, lifecoaching
MUSIC-OUTREACH.COM
For senior citizens and oldies music lovers
*********************NEWEST AUDIO AND TEXT BLOG ENTRYInsights and Instruction from MichaelHELLO DEAR VIEWER,
MY NEWEST AUDIO BLOG ENTRY:Here is the latest recording I have posted for you:
I have posted an audio blog on my Xanga site. It’s a track from a recording I made with my friend and clooeague, Ani Ahava in my studio. We came into the studio and created a new genre we called "spirit music." We made no plans, we simply sat down and let spirit "speak" through us. Thus, we were channels for the music which spirit wished to convey through us. the result is the CD, Spirit Music. I hope you enjoy this track from this very restful, peacful, and uplifting little CD, The track is called "Lullabye" and features not only impromtu, spirit-music, but singing in a special "spirit language" which seemed to leap out of us.
I guess the above-mentioned "spirit-music" was a little like speaking in tongues. Now I am by no means evangelical, and I am quite universal in my spirituality (I think it's all the same God). Yet what can I say? This spirit language lept out of my friend and I when we got into the studio and started recording! "Singing in tongues" is not just for conservative pentacostals, I guess, but for liberal, universal, new-pradigm sorts like me, too.
Just goes to show you that God is much bigger and all encompassing than we think!
Enjoy....
Here is the link to my audio blog where you will find "Lullabye:":
http://audio.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts
Here is the link to the Spirit Music CD on my website:
http://www.abundantchange.com/products.html?target=ixmusic.html
MY NEWEST TEXT BLOG ENTRY:Everyone can Create and Express themslevesEven if they do not Consider themsleves "Artistic"Here are my thoughts on this subject:In the words of Ruth Gordon, playing Maude in the great movie "Harold and Maude"... "Everyone needs a little music in their life..." same for all the arts... I don't think it matters how "talented" we are. We should just "Make a joyful noise, the Lord won't mind!" (Not sure here that quote came from!) It doesn't matter if our paintings look like finger paintings or we croak like a frog... We must not let anyone tell us we can't sing or paint or anything else artistic. We must just express and know that in God's eyes, we, our creations and our expressions are beautiful.
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michael_lover_of_the_arts
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- Name: Michael D.
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 1/27/2007
