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2009-05-22T02:41:03.551-07:00

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Good for you! Best wishes Patry.

2008-04-14T04:27:00.000-07:00

Good for you! Best wishes Patry.

I love to sing out loud and always do so around my...

2008-04-10T02:05:00.000-07:00

I love to sing out loud and always do so around my home. I always sang my children to sleep and can relate to the mother you shared a room with. I also sing (a little self-consciously) in the supermarket along with the piped music. I always want to 'really sing out loud', but know I would get more than strange looks! It is sad, as music and song is so reviving and good for the soul. I hope you can sing your song loud and true, you deserve it!

I sing while I wash the dishes, as my mother did, ...

2008-04-09T19:41:00.000-07:00

I sing while I wash the dishes, as my mother did, and her mother too.

I can't imagine a world without song. You can hear a song in everything - birds, surf, the wind whispering through long grass. Even thunder.

I just finished Therese's book and I'm starting yours now.

Patry, this post and the succeeding one put some s...

2008-04-06T19:29:00.000-07:00

Patry, this post and the succeeding one put some starch in my spirit. Your roommate is a hero. Thank you very much.

I have long felt and sometimes said that adults do...

2008-04-05T07:32:00.000-07:00

I have long felt and sometimes said that adults don't sing or dance enough. I thoroughly believe that all humans need to express themselves through song and movement, but we're too self-conscious, too busy, too serious.

I will sing today, Patry, and think of you.

Hi Patry, This post reminded me of when I first st...

2008-04-04T22:25:00.000-07:00

Hi Patry,
This post reminded me of when I first started jogging along the seawall in Vancouver. There was this man who used to walk slowly along the same route, belting out beautiful opera, not begging for a dime. His voice was incredible and always inspired me to keep on chugging.

My husband and I recently started taking turns buying a new CD of the month. Our collection got a little rusty since we started having babies. This month I was shocked to find that Bruce Springsteen still sounds good!

Peace and healing to you...

My girls break into spontaneous singing when they'...

2008-04-02T08:22:00.000-07:00

My girls break into spontaneous singing when they're playing together. It's one of the loveliest sounds I've ever heard. I also treasure the memory of my mother singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow while washing dishes alone in the kitchen when I was a girl. And most of my high school buddies were band kids who could sing in harmony so we belted out everything along with the radio while driving around town dying for something to do. Two of my friends, Steve and Jimmy, both fantastic musicians, drove off one late summer night after dropping me at home singing Mississippi Moon with the windows wide open. That remains one of my favorite memories from my teen years. See what you trigger, Patry!! K.

Patry....SING IT LOUD AND SING IT PROUD!

2008-03-31T18:06:00.000-07:00

Patry....SING IT LOUD AND SING IT PROUD!

Lisa: You hit the nail on the head: we're too self...

2008-03-31T16:43:00.000-07:00

Lisa: You hit the nail on the head: we're too self-conscious. It's plagued me a lot in the past, but not anymore. Here's to Motown (my favorite) and the Beatles--and a few Irish songs from Southie thrown in for good measure!

Sara: The cancer prognosis is excellent; it's the damn complications that have been killing me! But now I'm enjoying the wonders of home as never before. I know you understand. xxx

Nicole: We may have never met, but when we share thoughts as we do on a blog, I think we DO know each other. Thanks for being here and for raising your voice

Gorgeous, Patry. Just gorgeous. Don't know ya, but...

2008-03-31T16:26:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous, Patry. Just gorgeous. Don't know ya, but I love ya.

:-)

Oh, poor Patry! Did you have to go back to the ho...

2008-03-31T16:15:00.000-07:00

Oh, poor Patry! Did you have to go back to the hospital? That sucks. I'm glad you're out now, and I hope you're out for good because they got it all, all the complications are over, and now it's just going to be healing and living.

I often sing, a legacy of my mother, but I find I shut right up as soon as I catch sight of another person. Still, I do so love to hear others singing, at work, or just going about their business.

How sweet that you had a stranger to sing you to sleep on such a tough night. It almost makes me rethink the value of random roommates when one has to be stuck in a hospital. I think I'd still prefer having a private room most of the time, but you sure have shown us the gift side.

kurt: I've never done it, but I just might have t...

2008-03-31T14:00:00.000-07:00

kurt: I've never done it, but I just might have to try karaoke. Thanks for your generous comment.

kg: Just before I left the hospital, I heard a singer (whose identity I didn't catch) singing a particularly jazzy version of "He's Got the Whole World in His hands," so that became my traveling anthem. (I think the teenage volunteer who pushed my wheelchair into the bright sun thought I was crazy.)

Billie: Thanks for coming back and sharing your white light.

litpark: Love your comments! Hope all is going well with the edits.

bitterroot: Thank you, and welcome to my blog!

floots: If your croaky harmonies are half as good as your poems, I'd love to hear them!

James: More music for all! Thanks for your visits.

Heidi: Singing in church is a powerful part of the religious and community experience. We need more of that, too! (And louder!)

mary ann: We all need a lullabye now and then. I was lucky to get one inadvertantly.

robin: You have definitely done your share to spread the love and joy of music. Every time I read your blog, I'm hungry for it!

Tish: Love the new icon! Also love the idea of the tone deaf son happily belting out his song. Unfortunately, I didn't escape the third major surgery in as many weeks. (Pretty crazy, isn't it?) But at least I'm home beginning the healing process. Love to you.

Yes to more singing! Why don't we do it more often...

2008-03-31T13:26:00.000-07:00

Yes to more singing! Why don't we do it more often? When I was a kid, my family sang all the time. My mother was especially enamored of show tunes, my grandfather used to drink whiskey with his friend Mike Dobbins from "Southie" and they sang Irish songs, my best friend and I used to sing every Beatles song ever written, one after the other and on one of our first overnights together, Scott and I lay awake until three in the morning singing every Motown song we could think of. We're too self-conscious. There's nothing that puts a smile on my face faster than running into a fellow shopper who is singing along to the music playing in the grocery store. Raise your voice! It's good for your soul. xo :)

One of my kids is still "free" enough that he walk...

2008-03-31T12:19:00.000-07:00

One of my kids is still "free" enough that he walks around singing with abandon. He's a great kid, completely tone deaf. To me, his singing is the very sweetest sound on earth.

I'm so sorry to hear you were admitted again. I hope you didn't go under the knife again. And if you did, I pray you're well healed by now...

xox

Oh man, I did not know you were back in the hospit...

2008-03-31T11:18:00.000-07:00

Oh man, I did not know you were back in the hospital but I like the news that you may be released tomorrow. Gah! This sucks so bad, Patry -- I hope this is finally the end of your in-patient days and you can spend the rest of your recovery in your own home/bed.

I watched the Seeger show, too, and was mesmerized. And um, I can attest first hand to the power of music...it saved my husband's life and via our mutual love of song and genetics, gave us two extraordinary kids who feel the same.

To quote the late, great Frank Zappa: Music is the best

I'd forgotten about the simple beauty of a lullaby...

2008-03-31T09:05:00.000-07:00

I'd forgotten about the simple beauty of a lullaby.

I agree- we don't sing enough anymore. I grew up ...

2008-03-31T06:11:00.000-07:00

I agree- we don't sing enough anymore. I grew up in a family that held singing in very high importance. My Dad's father was a Mennonite pastor, and once a month we ALL got together. We'd sing grace before we ate, we'd sing a few songs after, or at least the adults did, while we kids goofed off.

There are so many of us now, all living in different places, and only get all together once a year. We still sing. I don't have a single hymn memorized but it comes back little by little.

This is a good reminder, and timely! On Saturday night we got together with friends, got our guitars, and sang! It was Zeppelin and Sabbath, but it was singing, and it felt great!

Hope you read this from the comfort of your own home. Take care.

Ah, the world could definately benefit from more m...

2008-03-31T05:46:00.000-07:00

Ah, the world could definately benefit from more music. Thanks for sharing such a moving moment.

sing for yourself and sing to the world patryi'll ...

2008-03-31T00:50:00.000-07:00

sing for yourself and sing to the world patry
i'll be listening (over my own croaky harmonies) :)
thank you

I've been following your story since discovering y...

2008-03-30T21:02:00.000-07:00

I've been following your story since discovering your blog recently, and I'd just like to say that I find you and your writing inspiring. Please keep posting your observations.

Love that story and your writing. Love how you not...

2008-03-30T20:28:00.000-07:00

Love that story and your writing. Love how you notice the people around you.

I didn't realize you had to go to the hospital again. Thinking all good things for you so you can be home soon, walking the dog, watching the first flowers come up.

xo

Haven't been by in a few weeks and am sitting here...

2008-03-30T19:37:00.000-07:00

Haven't been by in a few weeks and am sitting here catching up on your posts. Such poignant observations - and the images are so compelling as well.

Sending good thoughts and white light.

Oh - I sing in the car and to my horses in the mornings when I feed them breakfast. I'm not normally a bold singer but I really belt it out in the barn. :)

Yes, Patry! I'll picture you singing your way out ...

2008-03-30T18:47:00.001-07:00

Yes, Patry! I'll picture you singing your way out of there. :)

Let us know what song (or songs) were your anthems!

Sometimes I think we need theme songs at these points in our lives. Songs that really get us going and up and positive. I'm going to go think of mine.

P.S. Thanks so much for dropping by my blog yesterday!