I'm grateful for parents, who made me learn to play the piano even when I had no desire to.  The piano became a great companion.  It helped calm me through rough times, helped me "feel" and express many emotions.  As time went on I gave up practicing, and mostly just play from a hymnbook we use in meetings.  There's something about listening to the music of the Hymns (words) you've known all your life.  The words to Hymns are a great help and favorites tend to change based on life's experiences at a given time.   Sometimes, when I'm fortunate, I get into a mood where I can put all my heart and soul into playing a particular hymn.  That Hymn is generally always one from our hymnbook that I know well and feel the music with the words.  ​

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