Soul Food - An Open Voices Tradition
Each week at rehearsal, before the "serious stuff" starts, one of the members shares some "soul food" with the choir. This helps us move from the business (or busyness?) of daily life into a more focused awareness, it helps us to celebrate the creative forces of the universe and it helps us to come together in a unity of purpose. Every voice, conducting gesture or tinkling of the keyboard has been nourished by this soul food.
We have had some wonderful and moving Soul Food this term. Here is a collection of some of our many remarkable contributions. More will be added over time.
| Title | Contributor | Author (if known) |
|---|---|---|
| Stress Management | Kathy Coulson | |
| The Original Do, Re, Mi | Kathy Sage | David Neff |
| My Paint Brush | Henry Clarke | Bettie B. Youngs |
| Resting Dreams | Henry Clarke | Joyce Rupp |
| A New Choir Season's Spiritual Resolutions | Henry Clarke | Adapted from the Wiccan Tradition |
| Installing Love it IS SO GOOD | Gerry | |
| Silence | Dave Best | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi |
| An Everyday Miracle | Dave Best | |
| Seven Blunders of the World that Lead to Violence | Linda Williams | Mahatma Ghandi (1869-1948) |
| Feeling Old? | Linda Wiliams | |
| "Common Voices" - It was Amazing | Marilyn Parks | |
| Mother Gone to Glory | Diana Hopkins-Rosseel, Shirley Wildenbeest, Carla Burr | |
| Port Shoem | Tim Aylesworth | Speverent Rooner |
| Excerpt from The Prophet Faulkner | Jim Hill | Larry Levinger |
| The Myth of Failure | Dave Best | Dr. Wayne Dyer |
| A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee | Kathy Coulson | |
| Sense of a Goose | Barbara Perry | |
| Stress | Barb Perry | |
| Serenity | Diane Dowling | |
| Genders and Their Differences | Fred Jones | |
| YOU THOUGHT OF ME! | Henry Clarke | |
| I'm a Soprano | Dave Best | |
| If | Dave Tudin | |
| God and Lawn Care | Steve Crafts and Jim Hill | |
| 45 Life Lessons | Dave Best | Regina Brett |
| Do it Anyway | Mother Theresa | |
| If you can... | Phil Ibbotson | Richmond Hill Live Steamers |
| The Wisdom In Hot Chocolate | Louise Bark | |
| Karl Paulnack Welcome Address | Linda Williams | Karl Paulnack Welcome Address |
| Mulumele Shangwe | Steve Yates |
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