Music

"Don't lose who you are in the blur of the stars
Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believingIt's okay not to be okaySometimes it's hard to follow your heartTears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruisingJust be true to who you are"

Tonight, these are my favorite lyrics. They're the lyrics that I needed to hear in a moment where I was having trouble feeling anything other than soul-crushing emptiness. The song is called "Who You Are" by Kurt Hugo Schneider and Anna Clendening. Anna is the vocalist while Kurt is the pianist. Together, they're an amazing combo. Very good.

Music has always held a special place in my heart. When I was younger, I actually hated almost any and all music, except country, because country was soft enough that it didn't hurt my head, for the most part. I miss those days...

Some days it's difficult to get out of bed and today was one of those days. If I don't force myself out of the mindset I'm usually in in those days, then I'll just stay in it, nothing else can bring me out except for myself. The last time it happened, it got to the point where I started to think about how everyone would be much better off without me burdening them. I'm not going to let it get that bad again, but when I'm like this it's very hard to stop. So this is where music comes in. I have a hard time identifying my own feelings and since music is often written with emotions in mind, whether it's the emotions in the song or the emotions the song is trying to evoke, it helps me figure out what I am feeling, especially when my world is at the breaking point and every thing around me seems bleak and dead. Music has helped me more times than I can count and it will help me in the future probably more times than I expect. So fine the music that speaks to your soul, make a spotify playlist out of it, and have at it!