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WOW!

My life has been taking on many new dimensions in the last year. One of these amazing jolts has been singing in a local church choir, I always have loved to sing in the car, shower or while I walk. We have been blessed in my family with the ability to hold a tune and belt out voices that sound pleasing to the ear. I never thought of my voice as anything more then or less then average. I have a strong vibrato and I think you would label my range as a baritone.

Since November I have been attending a local Unity Church called Unity of the Seacoast. I have been inspired by this community to give the gift of song. Never before would I have put myself in a situation like this, because of nervousness the thoughts of inferiority, taking the risk in a spiritual community on weather or not they would embrace my Sexual Orientation or not. All of these things and more prevented me from developing my ability to sing. I was safe keeping my singing to myself, not allowing my voice to be criticized, I preferred it that way.

Since I have been actively interacting with the "Joyful Noise Choir” People who have come to here us sing always comment in a positive manner on my voice. I have even done a couple of solos and that has moved some observers to tears. One elderly lady in the audience insisted that I continue to train my voice because of how moved she is when hearing me. I promised her that I would.

My latest endeavor with the choir is composing and writing two songs. I am amazed that I completed them after promising our organist that I would for the last 3 months.

I recently went on an interview for becoming a volunteer with Seacoast Hospice. One of the questions on the application asked me " was there ever a time I felt heard?" This question the interviewer admitted she could not answer herself. I knew the answer immediately. I told her when I sing I feel heard!

Sound is a powerful tool to transform peoples lives. Scientists are now finding evidence that all existence when broken down to the smallest particles is sound vibrations. All that we know of that is material and non-material is sound vibrations. We are now using this technology to heal people of terminal illnesses like AIDS and Cancer.

I will talk more about this and my life these days.

That’s all for now...

Jasper