Music to set the soul


Music is a parallel world for stress release, calmness and beyond. It helps people feel a sense of calm before the storm. Many musicians in time have had the knack for allowing one’s own suffering to be heard. How many cultures and religions have played a significant role in music? Music helps people escape their realm and through that little bit of blues and hip hop can be a joy to one’s soul, when the heart is truly allowed to flourish.  Music came to me when my heart was hurting through break ups, spiritual awakenings and when I was sinking to a new low. Those were times when the heart was broken. Allowing the source of the problem to sink into the music helped diminish my worries. It had a sense of peace and allowed my emotions to be held together more wisely.

Music is anything you set your mind to. It could be the sound of the birds as they all sound out a melody of entwinement together or it could be the sound of the wind chimes as the wind blows through the tubes. Music takes us to a world where there is less prejudice, more integrity and a whole lot of loving. Throughout my teenage years I enjoyed going to parties while dancing to the music. I felt alive and it gave me the freedom to be able to dance with the man of the time that was attracted to me. Music was a release to let all inhibitions go away and to have the confidence to express myself creatively and with a hint of authority.

Music was one of my first memories as a child. Listening to my mum belt out the lyrics to music while we drove down the road, it may not have been the correct lyrics, but she was free as a bird. I now have passed on this magic to my son as I throttle down the road with him sitting beside me. He may be embarrassed and ask me to turn the music down, but it expresses a freedom where I can let all my inhibitions go away. There will be many more embarrassing times my son will have to face over the years and my vocal ability is nothing compared to the teenage years ahead for him.

Opening up to oneself through music is a steppingstone to a one’s whole self. Paving the way for generations to erupt the tradition of the family is something to think about. How I would love my son to smile in memory of me as he drives down the road with his kids in tow, that is a tradition that I want him to follow and admire about us. I thank everyone before me for allowing music to come into my life. Music helped me as I stood the test of time for all to see. Music made me rise up to the challenge and help support ourselves with love, life and no regrets.



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