Comments on: Happy Thanksgiving – Give Thanks To What?

By: Anja

Anja — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:02:54 +0000

Wow. o:
I actuly never tought about it that way. I'm so thankful that you started thi thing, and for all amazing things that you do, just for people to feel confident about them self, and stuff like that. You're realy amazing.

By: ruth

ruth — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:36:36 +0000

Hi! Thank you for your very motivating article. The things your share there are so true. Personally, I have come to believe that if you treat every obstacle as a rung in the ladder of success, you'll keep moving up and onward to bigger and better things. That's often easier said than done, but it still holds true.
Don't think of setbacks as losses, but as opportunities, vacant lots on which to build your dreams.

By: Mallory

Mallory — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:04:18 +0000

Hello! This is Mallory, and I was wondering if there is any way I could send you a recording of my voice. If there is any way please email me back. -Mallory

By: Geneva Neale

Geneva Neale — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:06:55 +0000

I thank the universe and all truths or beliefs meaning I thank God for blessings of all degrees and angles of my creative foundation. On November 22, 2009 Sunday jacksoul lead singer Haydain Neale passed. "Still Believe in love." I just ordered his memorial stone in remembrance of my son which will be at the memorial services. In life and in death we give thanks. Harvests have evolved from family farms to big business farming for this we are apprehensive and resent the fact that small individual farming is not economically worth it for the little farmers to invest in as a career. However we still enjoy that thanksgiving feeling of abundance to small farmers who eek out a living at a loss but who are suppliers to the big box. I give thanks that all my children are successes. I give thanks for your simple program that is allowing me to write this gratitude piece. Today my voice has evolved because of the therapy exercises you provide, of course I sound like a moose as I meditate a e i o u. Gratitude for all I have, for all I give and for all that I receive daily.

By: McG

McG — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:13:54 +0000

Hi Per, your observations are great about meditation, thanksgiving. I’m not in the US, but your article and published responses avoid the divine and supernatural influence on our affairs. Resigning to fate as the determiner of our estate would be quite erroneous. There is a God and His supernatural influence that has the capacity to fix all woes and issues life offers. To whom are we grateful? To whom are we thankful? And by whom should our meditation be shapped. God is revealed in the person of Christ and the Holy Bible reveals divinity at work in the human person causing the Christian to take charge of the circumstances in his world. When you have put your faith to work and have come through, you can define ur thanksgiving.

By: John

John — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:27:38 +0000

Great article as per usual! (Pun intended)
I'm not sure I'll ever be in a place where I'm comfortable with singing in front of others or even want to but I love singing for myself and that's how your course has helped me. A little bit selfish but there ya go

Happy Thanksgiving everyone,
John

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:10:37 +0000

Thanks Per, You know I have also been thinking that I must get back to my meditation practise, so thanks for re-enforcing that for me!
Guess what I have got an audition for Britains Got Talent. Isn't that wonderful!
Wish me Good Luck. Any tips for Nerves.
Have a Very Happy Thanksgiving
Lots of Love and Peace
Maureen J. McGowan

By: ghing

ghing — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:49:30 +0000

hi per,
Great!!!thanks for your inspiring articles.its nice to keep on reading your messeges,learn to sing when i was 3 yrs old at our church choir until i grow up then i study voice lesson at YAMAHA SCHOOL OF MUSIC in phils.for 1 yr,i have a good teacher,but i think now not so good as you.i check all the youtube voice lessons training but yours much more interesting and challenging.my problems are,i cannot afford to buy your CDs lessons but i know its more great help for my voice.im teaching and conducting choir.but still im not happy and satisfied what i did,i always have join the concerts but if i over practise i get easily tired and hopless afterwards,i felt that the audiences are not satisfied enough my performance.hope you can advice and help me.im now in spain we have a big concert in our gospel band this dec.5,thanks for your advice hope you can visit spain barcelona someday.God Bless.

By: MaxxNY

MaxxNY — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:07:59 +0000

I also feel I have to hack scratch for everything I have got, but I will say Im am probably doing better than most,Im not rich but I made it a point to own my home, free and clear. I hated to work just to pay rent. Now I have time to do pretty much what I want, or be lazy. I write my own music, I play drums in a band, practice guitar and have played bass in bands. Its only recently I decided to get more into singing so I would have a voice for my originals. I used to sing in chorus until 6th grade when it was “sissy” Ive even done a few auditions just to see how I place, the last one was OK but they weren’t as tight but the feed back I got was basically I was the only guy who got close to Layne Staley of Alice in Chains. As for pursuing singing, my approach was, download the songs I could and liked to sing, get the lyrics, stick a finger in my ear and let her rip without judgment as Per recommends. I also highly suggest recording yourself while you practice or rehearse. This helps A LOT. Ok you cringe a little but you also hear what sounds good. Its a necessary evil. Withhold judgment and go on auto pilot.
I like Per’s “inner game” approach.

By: adam rounisto

adam rounisto — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:30:23 +0000

lol, this reminds me of a story…

there was a man who was always in a stroke of bad luck and he was overheard complaining about it by an old man who approached him. the old man said “hey I overheard what you were saying about all of your problems and I wanted to make an offer” the man looked confused but asked him to go on. ” well, I can bring you to a place where problems don’t exist
a place that as long as you are there you will no longer have to worry and nobody has even a single problem”
intrigued, the man agreed and the went off until they arrived at such a place. when they got there the man looked shocked and confused. “I don’t understand” said the man, “I wanted to be in a place without worry and you brought me to a cemetery”

the point of the story being that life will always have problems to overcome. if you don’t want problems you might as well be dead.

I agree to this story because I truly value the sport of overcoming your fears and obstacles…it’s what makes us into what we are and they are necessary for improvement.