Your Personal Soundtrack
Happy Friday!
I recently went and saw the movie “August Rush” in which I truly enjoyed. If you aren’t familiar with this movie, it’s about an eleven year old boy who is trying to reconnect with parents after living in foster care all his life. The story is told through music. No, it’s not a musical, but rather told in the manner of the importance of music to this family and how music speaks to us all. After seeing it, I started thinking about music soundtracks in general and how they set the tone for the next 90 minutes or so of the story you are about to watch. When you hear the music from ‘Jaws’, you are immediately placed in a place where fear is lurking just beneath the surface. When you hear the theme from ‘Titanic’ you feel the story of a great love that is timeless.
Just as movies rely on the music to set the tone, I too often rely on that for my daily life. So I came up with my own soundtrack – a set of songs I rely on to set my tone. I listen to a huge variety of music and I often look up the lyrics to truly soak in the vibe. When I’m in a great mood (which is the majority of the time) nearly any song will do but my theme song just keeps me flying high. When I have challenging moments, my theme song helps lift me back up again as it truly expresses how I feel about my life.
Birds flying high
You know how I feel
Sun in the sky
You know how I feel
Reeds driftin’ on by
You know how I feel
It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life
For me
And I’m feeling good
Fish in the sea
You know how I feel
River running free
You know how I feel
Blossom in the tree
You know how I feel
It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life
For me
And I’m feeling good
Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don’t you know
Butterflies all havin’ fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when the day is done
And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me
Stars when you shine
You know how I feel
Scent of the pine
You know how I feel
Yeah freedom is mine
And I know how I feel
It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life
For me
And I’m feeling good
Quote of the days:
“Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul” ~ Plato
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
I invite you for the next week to come up with a theme song for your life. A lyric or a musical piece that truly resonates with you and lifts you up, inspires you, and simply makes you want to laugh and sing. I would love to hear what songs you feel capture your essence, so feel free to post them on the meetup board, blog, or feel free to email them to me. Once you’ve come up with the song, sit with it for awhile and truly let it soak in.
Let that song set the tone for your week when you:
Begin your day, hear your THEME SONG playing as if it were the start of your movie and vision the opening credits as you want to see your day play out. You are the star of your day, your song is playing, and it’s now up to you to create that day.