38 Singing Loves

38 Singing L♥ves

Dear Friend
I’ve made it through another year on earth and to celebrate here are 38 things I love about singing with much love and gratitude to all of YOU for being part of my singing journey.

My birthday wish is that we create a tidal wave of singing love so please do take a moment to close your eyes and sing a heartfelt AH of love for our world. 

Also if you feel inspired, please do throw some pennies in my virtual fundraising bucket as I’m going to be taking part in Sing for Water at the Thames Festival raising funds for WaterAid projects bringing clean water and sanitation to some of the world’s poorest communities -  Click here to visit my Just Giving Page

38 Singing Loves
♥ 1. Exaltation - singing makes the spirit soar
♥ 2. Breath - singing is literally inspiring - as patients from the Singing for Breathing programme testify
♥ 3. Listening - singing helps us listen to ourselves and each other
♥ 4. Transformation - singing changes our lives, one note at a time
♥ 5. Togetherness - singing bring us into unison and empathic connection with others
♥ 6. Bridge building - singing crosses all social, religious and cultural boundaries and helps us remember our common humanity
♥ 7. Peace promoting - singing is a powerful tool of peaceful communication
♥ 8. Creativity - singing stimulates our imagination and charges our enthusiasm
♥ 9. Self Expression - singing liberates our authentic expression
♥ 10. Presence - singing helps us become powerfully present in the moment
♥ 11. Mental Gym - singing improves our concentration, focus, alertness and memory
♥ 12. Emotional Balance - singing helps our feelings get in e-motion
♥ 13. Body Boost - singing helps us become more embodied, grounded
♥ 14. Joie de Vivre - singing boosts our vitality with a host of health benefits
♥ 15. Empowerment - singing helps us discover and express our power appropriately
♥ 16. Taking a Stand - singing enables us to raise our voices for change in our world
♥ 17. Courage - singing enables us to access our core strength
♥ 18. Possibility - singing helps us discover new territories
♥ 19. Learning - singing is an journey of self-development
♥ 20. Teaching - singing can help us educate one another
♥ 21. Dancing - singing gets our toes tapping and our hands clapping to irresistible rhythms
♥ 22. Laughter - singing gets us giggling
♥ 23. Bogey-buster - singing helps us bust fears, stresses and sticky issues
♥ 24. Multi-sensory - singing engages all our senses
♥ 25. Stories - singing can help us share important stories and oral traditions
♥ 26. Ancestral - singing can connect us with the wisdom of those that have gone before
♥ 27. Culture - singing connects us with our roots and helps us learn from other cultures
♥ 28. Social - singing is a core part of social occasions - from the Happy Birthday song to football chants
♥ 29. Originality - singing helps us connect with our uniqueness and inspires innovation
♥ 30. Heart opening - singing helps us to listen, follow and express the song in our heart
♥ 31. Trust - singing inspires more trust in ourselves and with each other
♥ 32. Interdisciplinary - singing connects with many other artforms
♥ 33. Intergenerational - singing can bring together elders, adults, young people, children and babies
♥ 34. Harmony - singing helps us listen and harmonise with each other
♥ 35. Catharsis - singing can helps us express, release, cleanse and let go
♥ 36. Performance - singing supports our presentation and performance skills
♥ 37. Charity - singing can be part of our social contribution
♥ 38.  Infinity - singing connects us to the big cosmic symphony of which we are all a unique note

Sending you a big AH of Love and Gratitude for a wonderful songful summer
Love and Blessings