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Letting Ourselves Go Janet Kuypers 02/10/11 I hear that in France they have a national music day, when everybody sings and it doesn’t really matter if it’s not all in tune. not that I’m all for France or anything but we could learn from that, that would be kind of good here where everyone could just let go. I mean, just allow ourselves to sing. On key or not. Hum a tune. Music is supposed to make us happy, and we’re filled with so much that takes away our happiness. If people sing, I’m probably the first that would be the stickler if someone was off key. The stickler: someone who who insists on something unyieldingly. We’ve all been taught these rules, we’re taught when we’re little that if we’re not good at something we just can’t do it. We just close ourselves off to letting ourselves go. I mean, think of it: have a national music day, where everybody sings and it doesn’t really matter if it’s not all in tune. It’s just letting ourselves go, hearing the rhythm, and enjoying the music. Copyright © 2011 Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.

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