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There is a magical quality to Lisa's voice, don't you agree?

This morning from 5-7AM, I was taking an Air Force physical fitness test with my ROTC program. I started out doing push-ups, in which I broke my personal record - 59 in one minute! Woot! After that went downhill very fast, however. I had a sharp pain in my stomach, which hindered my sit-ups to a mere 26 in one minute. My last event, however, was a major disappointment to me. I ran my slowest mile-and-a-half time to date in my career in AFROTC (though, in my defense, I wasn't the slowest cadet). I ran a 13:13 (my fastest being an 11:45). While I was running on the outdoor track, my body was freezing, my stomach-ache turned north to my head, and there was a light rain which made me lose feeling in my arms (which, if you've studied the human body, are essential to running faster).

Here's the point to this post. Walking back to my dorm, I felt like H*ll on two legs. I couldn't go to sleep, because my mind was racing. Giving up on sleeping, I turned to Lisa's music to put out the fire in my cranium. "May It Be" did the trick right away. I wish I could describe it not as I felt it physically (which I could manage), but as I felt it spiritually. My headache went away and my body settled down.

And now, sleep is finally calling me. I feel like today is going to go back up the hill. Thank you, Lisa, for sharing your incredible talent with us.

-Angus

P.S. As badly as I did in some categories, I DID manage to pass the fitness test.  :D

She has a way of doing that, doesn't she? I gotta admit, listening to her (and Chloe, and Orla, and slowly Lynn, hehe) certainly calms me down.

I have to agree that listening to CW to relax is quite...uh, relaxing (couldn't think of a better word). Glad to see you passed the test!

I think they are so therapeutic they should be given honorary Doctorates. ;D
This, of course, in addition to thier official "Angel" status....

I wonder how fast Lisa can get her children to sleep? All she'd have to do, it seems, would be to sing "May It Be." haha

But see, Lisa doesn't sing her kids to sleep. Chloe does.  :D

Oh pshh!

Well, actually, the girls are actually close enought to where that may not be too far from the truth.  :D

No really! When someone asked Lisa if she sings her boys to sleep, she replied that they preferred Chloe over her. I don't know where or when she said that, but she does state on her bio on the main page that the boys' favorite is Chloe. Now as for Ellie, well, I'm sure she prefers Mama (seeing as she heard most of the music while in utero...).

That's almost sad!

Almost...

Well, Chloe is a wonderful singer as well. That's pretty funny though.

When I heard that I laughed.

When I was little, if I had Lisa as my mother, I'd have her sing to me EVERY night!

haha

I wonder if Chloe really does sing them to sleep!

That's certainly an interesting thought. :D

Out of the repertoire of Celtic Woman, what would be your lullaby and who would sing it?

I'm not sure if The Blessing counts as a lullaby, but that's my vote!

For me, it would either be "May It Be" sung by Lisa, "Danny Boy" sung by Meav, or "Isle of Innisfree" sung by Orla.

For me "The Voice", The Blessing, May it be and some others ;)

I TOTALLY forgot "The Voice!" Add that to mine! haha

"Scarborough Fair" is good, too!

Ahh yes Scarborough Fair duhh ::)

And to bring this thread back on topic ;), Angus I'm glad you did so well on your test this morning, and glad Lisa's music could help you relax afterward!

Well I would have You Raise Me Up.  First the soft voices come in and then you drop off to sleep.  Then when the dramatic part where the orchestra and choir comes in,  you wake back up and get to go to the refrigerator,  hit the bathroom,  sneak a peak at the television,  get in a couple more pages of your  book , check the email and then make them start all over again at the beginning putting you to sleep.   

Angus, I am so happy you discovered what we all on the forum have known forever, congratulations, another recruit, NO, not for the armed forces, for our forum!  Yeah !!!