The sun sets on another day…
The clear sky gave way to clouds and as the blanket enveloped the horizon I found myself thinking of the beauty of a sunset. There is so much Beauty everywhere if you just take the time to look.
I was thinking about music a lot tonight. I have been doing a lot of thinking lately and lost in a series of thoughts that would probably drive many people to the brink of insanity and maybe beyond. My thoughts align with my past, my present, and my future, meshed into a single unit that is who I am and along the way I have found that music and movies can create a series of memories that are impossible to forget.
I’m sure you know this as well. There’s that song that reminds you of your first boy or girlfriend, there’s that song that reminds you of your parents, your grandparents, and maybe other people. There’s a song for the first time that you cried and the last time that you cried. There seems to be a song for just about everything.
If you listen to those songs you may find yourself lost in a memory smelling things that you haven’t smelled in years and being on the edge of remembering more than you ever thought you knew. It is a mind opening experience and we all have to sit back for just a moment and realize did the power of music can open our minds.
This week I not only spend time using Alexa to play portions of songs that reminded me of the past but also skimmed through movies and key scenes that affected my life in rather awe-inspiring ways. The outcome was easy, the memories opened and I thought of everything, I felt everything, I experienced portions of my life that I hadn’t thought about directly for some time.
Do you ever find yourself lost in the music? Do you ever look at what goes on and tie it to something you’re listening to? When you listen to a song suddenly remember a time a long time ago and perhaps in a galaxy far away?
So as the sun sets on another day, I hope you get lost in the songs for just a moment. I hope you realize how fantastic the world is in front of you. Take a moment and pay attention to everything that goes on, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and listen to the music…