Music Therapy Vol. 1

The word “HAPPY” is totally overused as a word, an emotion and state of mind that we all must grab and never let go of.

It’s ok to be sad……to grieve

that’s why there’s music

I listen to the music that validates my mood

I will not ignore my pain and sadness

We all have it

Or avoid looking at the suffering in the world

I can embrace what is happy and sad

It’s all about making good choices

Knowing how our brain works

But, truth be told, an organ (like the brain) is NOT a choice

So music for me is therapy

It brings out the love and passion for life

It awakens me from the little storm cloud that hovers over me

Music is a three dimensional experience unlike anything else

in the world we live in

It transports me into another place

that is spiritual and other-worldy

So much can be said about music and therapy

Consider this post as volume 1 (an introduction to my unofficial course of music therapy)

Release My Demons….Please!

I am melancholy right now. I have a friend that got angry with me. I threw her under the bus and embarrassed her. Then she got even more upset and denied me a gift and de-friended me on facebook. Life can really suck sometimes. But it is through music that my soul can be heard. My three nieces performed this song on Christmas Eve before my fight with my friend. They did an awesome job! It was stunning to watch them sing, play guitar and keyboard like that and do it with passion and pretty harmony. I enjoyed videotaping it. But now I am reminded of its profound meaning. The girls know what it is like to be human and have real pain and emotions that we tend to bury, hide and ignore. We all make mistakes. We all deserve a second chance. But we all must learn to forgive ourselves. We cannot let the sins and the black coins of our life fill up the jar of our minds and soul or else there will be no more room for love.

All I WANT IS TO LOVE AND BE LOVED IN RETURN….MY NIECES SHOW ME THAT EVERY TIME I SEE THEM. THANK YOU!

These are the lyrics to the songs, “Demons,” from the band Imagine Dragons

When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold

When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
Are the worst of all
And the blood’s run stale

I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There’s nowhere we can hide

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

Curtain’s call
Is the last of all
When the lights fade out
All the sinners crawl

So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out
At the mess you’ve made

Don’t wanna let you down
But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you
Don’t wanna hide the truth

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

They say it’s what you make
I say it’s up to fate
It’s woven in my soul
I need to let you go

Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that light
I can’t escape this now
Unless you show me how

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide
Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

Here is an acoustic version of the song which is heaven to my ears:

….and here are my awesome nieces; Amanda, Sydney and Sam. This is their version that prompted me to write this blog entry (a baby cries in the beginning):

BRAVO LADIES!!!