The New York Times reported today that Luciano Pavarotti had died of cancer and age 71. He was two years younger about than I am at age 73.His voice was extraordinary as a soul-filled volume of human and transcendent emotions singing the great tenor arias.What we can most recognize Pavarotti for was that he sang to uplift the human soul of humanity. He knew he had this effect on people and so he devoted his life to singing.Still giving concerts in his sixties he was criticized for scheduling concerts and then canceling out of them if he did not feel he could sing well that night. A New York newspaper titled the event once as Fat Man Cancels Concert.Some people expected that Pavarotti always be at his best for singing. However, aria singing at your best is like a physical sport. How many great atheletes compete whether injured or sick or not?Pavarotti was right to cancel concerts because he extended his career into his sixties to inspire large audiences, yet he was fully human.Even his overweight had its purpose certainly of grounding that enormous voice and transcendent inspiration Pararotti gave out to millions.For it must be said that by inspiring others we inspire ourselves, but also that in inspiring others as well as ourselves we then have the opportunity to live richer lives of feeling and emotion and to tie into the great moments of our time and our personal lives.Will our own love a suffering not be enhanced in life because Pavarotti sings?What I have added here in this vodcast is some of my own singing improvisation to Bobby McFerrin singing Bach so that I can express my own deep feelings in the music of my voice and ears.I have inspired many in my workshops to risk expressing themselves in many ways over the years. I cannot do less than do the same.Thank you Luciano Pavarotti for being an inspiritation, making my life the richer also.

NEW SERIES ON STREPHON SAYSBeginning now in August, 2007 Strephon will again vodcast his talks in his special style that he feels good about, being just who he is at this age in his life.Strephon has taught many adults at universities and in his own trainings in over twelve countries now. But at his present age of 73 he writes his books and gives his talks, like here. Occasionally he may be available to special groups or individual students for three-day intensives. Strephon sees his Strephon Says talks as natural, as natural as natural foods! This means to him that he feels directly in communication with anyone who finds personality and practical wisdom in what he himself relates to in life.With the wide array of information and contacts open to anyone through the Internet you can see if Strephon's personal and sometimes whimsical sharing is something you can feel warm and inspired about.We all need personal contact with certain others who are like as and so mirror life back to us as we live it ourselves.Try us out at strephonsays.com

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