Music

"The earth has music for those who listen." - Shakespeare


Music can evoke emotions that little else can. Music inspires us, drives us, sets our mood, keeps us going, motivates us.

Music makes us laugh, makes us cry, makes us stop and think.

Music settles us down, riles us up.

There is music for every occasion, every event.

There is music for every emotion, every feeling.

There is music for every stage of life.

Sometimes I need faster, louder music to get me motivated.

Sometimes I need mellow, calming music to relax me at the end of the day.

Sometimes I need music that just gets it...music that explains how I feel better than I could.

I love the listening that music requires.

Really listening.

And not just to the lyrics.

To the melody, the harmony, the beat, the tone.

Music brings us back, recalls old memories.

The same song may have different meaning to different people, and music can come in different forms.

Maybe, like Shakespeare hints, music is found all around us. Music is in the wind, in the trees, in the grass, in the streams.

Music is in the click-clack of our shoes on the pavement, in the zoom of cars passing by. Music is in the tick-tock of the clock, in the pitter-patter of rain on the roof.

Silence is music. Sometimes quietness speaks louder than any noise.

The stillness of a quiet night. A soft breeze. A kiss of air. Those are music, too.

Listen to the music around you. Let it wash over you.

Find the music that lets your soul sing. And let the song in your heart be one that moves others.