I don’t just listen to music, I devour it. I

   let the experience touch my soul. I listen

 to a song repeatedly to hear something

new each time such as a background voice, a riff from the bass, a unique

beat or an unidentifiable sound. It doesn’t matter what genre, if it is

genuine, it touches the same place in me. While in traffic, I once rear-

ended a VW bug hitting a high note with my eyes closed (no one was hurt).

 

I am a classically trained vocalist. I’ve been known to pull

over on the highway just to write down a thought or record

something on my phone. I stopped singing for many years

because one person told me I couldn't sing. I didn’t believe

in myself. I didn’t understand the gift I was blessed with and

what it meant to me and others. When I sing for an audience

I now pray that I am a vessel for a message someone may

need to hear. We all have a gift. I encourage you to find yours.

Believe in it. When you find it, no one can take it from you.

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