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      My son sings with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  In one of their training sessions, choir members were told to forget everything they'd been taught about staggering their breathing.  The instructor said they should breathe whenever they needed so they could always sing at full voice.  He said there were 250 other singers to pick up the slack.
    The more I think of that, the more I like it.  We're all part of different groups, "choirs" if you will:  families, neighborhoods, church groups, work,  etc.  We want to contribute fully, but sometimes we have to take a break.  It's nice to know there are others around who will pick up the slack--then we can come back in at full force.   Part of our challenge is  realize when we need that breather, and part is to notice when someone else does so we can jump in to help.   In one sense, none of us is indispensable.  In another sense, we all are.  The music doesn't work if we don't all participate.
     Sing on!