Angel Voice

This is less of an exercise post than most posts, but it has applications to sports.

I go to church most weeks.  Every week, at LEAST one person tells me that I have an amazing voice, that I "sing like an angel" and that I should be leading the worship.  Most weeks people STOP ME in THE MIDDLE OF WORSHIP to tell me that I sing like an angel.  Last week I was stopped by one person FOUR TIMES in worship because I sing so beautifully.

They then usually tell me that this is an amazing gift from God (which is why I should be at the front singing).

This always makes me really angry.  For a lot of reasons.  Aside from the rudeness of being interrupted in the middle of worship, and the fact that they probably don't know what an angel sounds like (I'm always tempted to tell them that the angel suffered a little when I took the voice off of them).  Also, I know that while I'm good, I'm not THAT good.

But really what annoys me is that they assume that it's all natural.  That I didn't do any work to have the voice I have.  Which is completely not the case.  I took private singing lessons for 5 years then was a member of a national level children's choir for another 7 years, including touring nationally and internationally.  I've put a LOT of hours into improving my voice.  It is NOT something I was just born with.

I get it occasionally with exercise.  As soon as people find out that I run they assume that I'm good at it and that I've always been good at it.  Again, that's a long way from the truth.  I work darn hard to be as good as I am at running, weights, and other exercise.

It's not natural.  It's hard work.