Thursday, December 6, 2007

Introduction, Contents, Slideshows by Michael



Welcome, Dear Viewer! :)

In this first blog entry...
there are slideshows of my art and photographs for you to enjoy.

In the second entry...
there are videos of me playing and singing music for you.

In the third entry...
you will find audio recordings of my original music, written, orchestrated and performed by myself (except for the last piece, which was spontaneously composed by myself and my friend Ani Ahava, and is performed by both of us.)

Below that, in the fourth entry...
you will find my updated, latest blog entry with insights, musings, and many links to my pages and creations (in book, CD, and video formats).

So glad you stopped by. Please add me to your favorites and visit often!

Sincerely,
Michael :)














































Music Videos By Michael












Original Music Written and Performed by Michael







Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Insights, Musings, Instruction, Links by Michael

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Daily Insights (10/26) +Audio Blog, Original Music, Poem, Art, Pic, and Instructional Video...

from Lifecoach, Teacher of Instrumental and Vocal Music, Author and Artist, Michael D. Purvis


Welcome Viewers!

As always, first I list for you where you may find me on the web, then it is on to the newest blog entry. Enjoy...

Michael :)

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WHERE YOU MAY FIND ME, MICHAEL,
ON THE WEB:

It is my goal to be helpful to you
in many ways, dear viewer! :)


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MY NEW AUDIO BLOG

MY TEXT AND AUDIO BLOGS

http://audio.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts




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A HUGE, ILLUSTRATED ANTHOLOGY
OF MY STORIES:
"The Abundant Storybook"
(For Children, Youths, Young Adults,

Adults, Couples and Senior Citizens)




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MY "LITLE BOOK OF WISDOM"
(Truly practical advice on living life peacefully and well!)


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CDS OF MY ORIGINAL MUSIC:
(Which I am currently drawing upon for my Audio Blog)


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MY WEBSITES:

ABUNDANTCHANGE.COM

Uplift/Enjoyment for all ages

in book, cd, cassette and video formats

by Michael


PLAYSINGNDREAM.COM:

Homestudy in piano, voice, guitar, art/craft, life coaching

http://www.PlaySingNDream.com


MUSIC-OUTREACH.COM

For senior citizens and oldies music lovers

http://www.Music-Outreach.com



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NEWEST AUDIO BLOG,

POEM AND TEXT BLOG ENTRY


Insights, Expression,

Counsel and Instruction

from Michael


HELLO DEAR VIEWER,


MY NEWEST AUDIO BLOG ENTRY:

Here is the latest recording I have posted for you:

I have posted an audio blog on my Xanga site.It’s a track from my CD "Within" which is entitled, "Blessed are You who Irritate Us" which speaks to the idea that though relationships can be frustrating, they are one of the primary ways we learn and grow.

Enjoy....

Here is the link to my audio blog where you will find
"Blessed are You who Irritate Us":
http://audio.xanga.com/michael_lover_of_the_arts


Here is the link to the page on my website
where you will find my "Within" CD:
http://www.abundantchange.com/products.html?target=ixmusic.html

Here are the lyrics to
"Blessed are You who Irritate Us":


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BLESSED ARE YOU WHO IRRITATE US

Verse 1:


Blessed are you who irritate us.

Blessed are you who hate and debate us.

In holy relationship we learn and grow,

And holy relationships reap what they sow.

Chorus:


In you, we see ourselves,

You force us to grow-

That’s why we’re so mad at you!

You hold up the mirror and we see ourselves,

And all of those things that we fear,

Those things that we fear!

Verse 2:

In holy relationships we all take turns.

It might feel uncomfortable, but that’s how we learn-

You are our teachers, oh don’t you know;

You make us so angry, but oh please don’t go!


Repeat Chorus:

In you, we see ourselves,

You force us to grow-

That’s why we’re so mad at you!

You hold up the mirror and we see ourselves,

And all of those things that we fear,

Those things that we fear!


Lyrics, music and orchestrations by Michael D. Purvis

Vocals sung and all instruments played by Michael D. Purvis

© 2001


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A POEM BY MICHAEL FOR YOU

Some poetic expression

Here is the link to the page on my website where you will find books of my poetry:


http://www.abundantchange.com/products.html?target=ixpoetry.html




Here is the link to an audio file of me reading the poem:


http://www.abundantchange.com/music/harpq1.html


Here is my poem "On Change":



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On Change




"How true the old saying,


'Yield and you need not break'!


How completely it comes home!"


-Lao Tzu




Once,


I heard someone observe


that human beings are by nature uncomfortable with life,


that we are not at ease with our journey.



My father used to say,


"Life bloodies us,"


and then quote the poet:




"Life ain't no crystal stair', son."




Today,


thumbing through yellowed pages,


I found Lao Tzu's ancient words,


And found them full of wisdom:





"Yield and you need not break:


Bent you can straighten,


Empty you can mend; …"




I thought then of Jesus,


sitting on a hillside long ago


with his flock, his lambs,


saying-




"Consider the lilies of the field…"




Fathers, poets, philosophers and God's Son-


All with wisdom for God's children.




Change?


We must.




Worry?


We are bound to, at least a little-



But we try to follow the advice of sages, of God:




Bend, yield,


search for Divinity and heal…




We must ever remain a green twig,


Green inside, no matter our age in years


(time being an illusion, I suspect more and more).



We must be molded and shaped,


By God, by fate-



It is bend or break.




And if we break, for lack of bending,


having become rigid, dry, unbending-


we must heal, take time to become green again inside.




Change is our lot.




And when we join in our bending with others and with God,


in a dance of green twigs,


intertwining, weaving our lives together, our spirits-


we make beautiful baskets!


baskets in which others, wearied and broken, are carried,


baskets in which gifts are given,


baskets which are both gift and giver.




We carry others that they might rest, and be healed-




and sometimes


we too are carried.



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MY NEWEST TEXT BLOG ENTRY:



On "When others do not live up to our expectations:"


I thought the quote I list below was really good. I sent it to my partner and to a friend recently. See the link to the website from which it comes below the quote. This kind of goes along with my song "Blessed are you who Irritate Us" (see my audio blog above).



If I do not want what you want, please try not to tell me that my want is wrong.

Or if I believe other than you, at least pause before you correct my view.

Or if my emotion is less than yours, or more, given the same circumstances, try not to ask me to feel more strongly or weakly.

Or yet if I act, or fail to act, in the manner of your design for action, let me be.

I do not, for the moment at least, ask you to understand me. That will come only when you are willing to give up changing me into a copy of you.

I may be your spouse, your parent, your offspring, your friend, or your colleague. If you will allow me any of my own wants, or emotions, or beliefs, or actions, then you open yourself, so that some day these ways of mine might not seem so wrong, and might finally appear to you as right -- for me. To put up with me is the first step to understanding me. Not that you embrace my ways as right for you, but that you are no longer irritated or disappointed with me for my seeming waywardness. And in understanding me you might come to prize my differences from you, and, far from seeking to change me, preserve and even nurture those differences.


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