Music encourages us to ride the waves of life. It inspires us to move, to laugh, and groove. When we hear a majestic melody our shoulders shift from side to side, our hips sway, and we feel alive. Music is life. It helps us let go of strife, guides us through challenging times, and inspires us to create with our mind.
We can listen to music to help live with love, to embolden our bravery when we feel weak and shy, or simply dance with the divine.
A musician is a wizard and with their wands they orchestrate powerful incantations that enchant our soul. Their music is born from their scars and lessons learned. It is a testament of where they once were and what they are attempting to achieve.
Each song is a story carefully crafted to touch our heart. Some may be bitter, perhaps even tart, but none are bad, every song is a sweet treat for someone. Like flavors of gum, some of us love strawberry yum, blueberry blue, or even stale sticks that taste like glue. We all have different tongues and eardrums, and our favorites can change from day to day, moment to minute. Every melody is magnificent, each has a beat designed to help move your feet and feel fantastic.
Music can be experienced in many ways. The same song on a CD will be heard differently on live tv, with friends at an event, or when played on vinyl. Lyrics will be misheard, transformed and symbolized in as many ways as there are listeners to hear it.
It is pleasurable, but it is also a tool. When we take time to explore how specific songs and genres adjust our emotions, we can sculpt our existence with its energy. Have you ever noticed how an uplifting song can irritate us in seconds when we need to feel sad? Or an aggressively angry melody encouraged ease when you felt mad, or trapped?
Take some time to study your relationship with music. Experiment with it, observe how it inspires you, how it moves you, and gets you into the groove.
