Power of Music

 I wrote this in my Facebook today —>

The power of the arts: (think of THIS when they try to take music class out of schools) –> Being rather depressive and introspective, I often think in the mornings, when I am making breakfasts and lunches and pouring coffee, "Is this how it is then? Life, just going on, full of the same mundane chores, day after day, marking time until you die?" This morning, as I was toiling around, an REM song came on and, as it played, the sound soaked into my skin, my spirit, and I thought, "No, I ENJOY putting together this food for my family, providing what I can for those I love. THAT’S what life is." Sometimes it takes the sound of a song to change the chemicals in your brain so that you can realize a new paradigm.