Of course, not everyone feels the need to keep from singing… It has its place, but not ALL THE TIME!

No, not “how can I keep from sinning” – that is a very good question too, but in that case I should point you to the experts, The Christian Church. “Christianity – more than forgiveness of sin.”

When it comes to singing, however, perhaps you recognize the title. There is a traditional song with this title: “How can I keep from singing?” Here is a link to it in my record collection, for as long as it works. For the time being, you can also find numerous versions on YouTube.

There is also the more practical question: How can I actually keep from singing?  Like today, when my fever is down to around 38C again (100.4 Imperial degrees). My throat is still a bit sore, after coughing up multicolored goo in the morning and a bit onward. But my heart is filled with song and running over as usual.  This is pretty much how it is if I don’t concentrate on anything else.  (Uh, does this mean that this is who I really am? I am really a singer? I doubt that…)

Mostly it is a problem at work though. Most of my work is fairly routine (as I don’t have the licenses nor the knowledge to do much else) so I can don’t need to think hard. That’s exactly when I tend to begin singing. Not good to do at work. We do have offices, but they are not that soundproof!  Besides, there is the practical problem that if I actually sing much, my throat becomes sore, since I don’t talk usually.

So at work I sometimes play something like LifeFlow’s Optimal Learning (also from my CD collection). It helps me concentrate and it takes my brain off the songs it otherwise might run through. If I played actual music, it would just add fuel to the fire.  Well, sufficiently complex classical music works too.  I’ve used Bach a few times.

Having 39C in fever, as I had yesterday and the day before, works too. I am not surprised. The body still influences the soul a lot. But obviously the soul influences the body a lot too.  For instance, influencing it to sing…