Music.

I have always loved music, something I got from my Dad, who probably owned hundreds of records and cds in his lifetime. Some time ago I went down to his house just to check on things and I stumbled upon his CD collection and came back with a box full of awesome CDs, including old school Dave Matthews, and basically every Van Morrison CD ever. I think my Dad quite liked Van Morrison, and I love Van Morrison so I was excited to find those CDs. I unfortunately can't sing very well, even though I love to sing, it's not exactly horrible but let's just say I won't be singing on American Idol anytime in the future.

To reiterate the connection between my dad and music, for my 14th birthday I wanna say, he gave me this book which explains the lyrics to Lee Ann Womack's song "I Hope You Dance". Little did I know then the importance this book would play a year later when he passed away. I was fifteen years old and lost the most important person in my life. When making the funeral arrangements we couldn't think of who should say something at the funeral. My older sister Maygon said she wouldn't be able to make it through, so we got our cousin Krista to speak on her behalf. I had originally said there would be no way I could keep my composure. Well I found this book and started looking through it and knew I had to speak and even if I couldn't find my own words, the book had some for me. The book spelled out my Dad's dream for my life and how important that is to me!How I mustered the strength I am not exactly sure, but these were the excerpts I used.

" How many times have my wishes and my dreams and my prayers for you hidden beneath my breath? How many times have I looked at you, heart in throat, hands in pockets, a smile on my face, just wanting to say....
I Hope You Never Lose Your Sense of Wonder"

"Promise Me You'll Give Faith a Fighting Chance ...
A Promise is all about faith. A Promise is only as strong as your own faith in yourself, in your own god. So when you swear, in light of your strengths and in spite of your weaknesses, to struggle and follow through, you are doing a beautiful thing."

"Living Might Mean Taking Chances But They're Worth Taking ..
Ask Eve. Evolve. Take a chance, take a ticket, take a fast train to the coast. No guts, no glory. Chance (n.): a coin with two sides that one tosses in the air as many times as one wants. The odds remain the same.
It's risky breathing, let alone needing, trusting, reaching out. Life is the leap of faith, the bold declaration of Hope.

This one was the most meaningful to me at the time....

"Give The Heavens Above More Than Just a Passing Glance...
Heaven (n.): (1) a place somehow high above the clouds, yet deep inside your sould; (2) a place of complete peace, of utter and total happiness; (3) a place that is greater than the sum of everything you will ever be or could ever imagine to be; (4) a place that we all want to get to, but just not yet.... No, Not Yet."

Those four lines of the spoke said so much and the song still means a lot to me.

I love listening to music. I love finding a song that feels like it applies directly to how you are feeling at the time. I love how songs can make you feel happy or sad (in a good way), it really is an art how music writers can make something that can speak to everyone. I mean music has been around for forever so obviously it is pretty important right? My playlist has some of my favorite songs, along with some new songs I've fallen in love with thanks to my new best friend, Pandora. All I do is give her a song title or an artist's name and she makes me a playlist. What an awesome friend she has proven to be haha. I have discovered some awesome songs thanks to Pandora.


Those are my musings for the day. Have a great weekend !