A New Way To Think About Music

Everyone loves music! I know I do! And whatever music you listen to I hope it is music that you enjoy and music that makes you happy. Yes, I know that sad songs can be healing to some degree, but if all you are listening to is sad music or music that brings you to a dark place. That is a problem! Trouble doesn't last always and you shouldn't be stuck in whatever it is that is making you upset. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.

 Sometimes I'll have a rough week or a bad day or my boyfriend won't text me back. No matter what was going on in my life, I always had music to bring me back to center. To remind me that trouble doesn't last always. To remind me that I am awesome and beautiful and amazing. I've been listening to my Girl Power playlist on Spotify a lot lately because I have been upset about what has been going on with my boyfriend and I. Once I play that playlist, I take my focus off him, off of us, and my attention is now focused on me. See that is the key. We can't let our relationships with people consume us. I know it is common to attach a romantic relationship to this idea, but this also applies to friendships and family members as well. We all have people in our lives that makes us feel upset or make us question ourselves and who we are as people. But we don't have to stay that way. Music will always be there for us.

 Think about your favorite song. Why is that your favorite song? What is it about that song that sets it apart from any of the other songs you like? Now take that song and place it in the center of your problem. Does it help you deal with it or does it drag you down deeper? Does it make you forget? 

 Music is healing. Music is exhilarating. When the sharpest words want to cut you down, just press play and let the music consume you. Because what else is going to help you through the struggles of this world?

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