[Oe List ...] Spirit essense

[Cheryl Hood]

Bless you AND your mother, Mary! What I loved most of all about the Order
was learning that singing was about the passion and joy one exuded, not the
pitch!

Make a Joyful Noise!

On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 10:01 AM mary hampton via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> November10, 2023
>
> Dear colleagues and friends of the spirit,
>
> Thank yous to Randy Williams and Cheryl Hood.
>
> I am not a musician.  I live with one.  Stuart has accelerated his musical
> interests since retirement.   He goes out to play three times a week and
> those are just the group rehearsals.  (He participates with penny whistles,
> voice, tenor guitar, guitalele, and ukelele.)  In addition, he joins in
> public performances, regular on-line and in-person jam sessions.  Our dog,
> Daisy, and I benefit from frequent practice concerts.  I consider myself a
> semi-groupie.  I enjoyed listening with something else in hand to do (a
> book, embroidery, keeping time, talking).
>
> My mother used to quote the Biblical “make a joyful noise” as to what she,
> and I, were called to do.  I have been told shut up in sing-a-longs before
> now.
>
> To quote the native American reflecting on William Penn’s speech, “ I love
> to hear where the words come from”.  My first hint at appreciating
> instrumental music was the introduction to “Fantasia”, “picture action
> going on to this sound”.  Sung words, multimedia presentations and drama
> speak to me.
>
> I dance twice a week for exercise and joy.  The music for this almost
> always has words from “I love me” to “we are made of what the stars are
> made of”.   My almost-guilty pleasure is listening to the “Sunday Morning
> Gospel Hour” while driving to Quaker Meeting.
>
> And I have other interests which, as best I can tell, may meet the same
> needs in my life.  I am a reader.  I am a journal writer/illustrator doing
> “Art Journalling” for the past five years.  I am involved in family and
> friends/Friends caregiving.  And I find Quaker Worship, Meeting for Worship
> with Attention to Business, and our Committee work lifegiving.
>  What pleasures and tasks sustain you?
>
> Mary Hampton
>
>
>
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