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The Way to My Heart is Through Music
For as long as I can remember music has played an important role in my life. I actually wrote my first song when I was five and I’ve been writing songs and poems ever since. I connect with music in a way that I can only describe as spiritual. It absolutely moves me, not just the lyrics, but the music itself. I am fascinated with the different songwriting processes and how everything comes together. The show SongLand is one of my favorite shows and my favorite movie is Music and Lyrics. Music is in my blood, without it, I don’t know if I would survive. In my darkest moment’s music was a lifeline, in my happiest moment's it allowed me to open myself up completely and let loose. It has also helped my anxiety immensely. When I’m anxious, and I need to calm down and find peace, I’m not one who finds comfort in ocean sounds or the compositions of Mozart. Instead, I gravitate towards, and lose myself in, songs that have beautiful and soothing music and have lyrics that take me someplace else and get me out of my head. It doesn’t matter what the genre is, as long as it comforts me and these songs do just that.
By Hannah Stanton5 years ago in Beat
The Next 24 Songs You Need In Your Life - April 9th - Part One
Free Form Telephony is your premiere destination for music discovery. Today we give our younger selves sage advice from Kailey Nicole, heal with the gentle resonance of Cujo Moon, send our wishes to the universe with Tania Saleh, and overcome our fears to fight for our dreams with Nubiyan Twist.
By Charlie Le Fol5 years ago in Beat
Floor Songs
I have a playlist I call Floor Songs. Anyone who knows me knows what happens when one of these songs comes on. They’ve seen me mid-conversation lose my grip on the reality I was experiencing and lie down where I stood. The world stops, for me at least, as I place myself on the ground as an anchor, and just listen to the music and remember.
By Diana McLaren5 years ago in Beat
Missing Late Night Adventures
I graduated from college in 2018, and I had no clue what I wanted to do for the next chapter of my life. There's no manual on life and even if there was, most people would probably say you get a good-paying job, make money, find someone to marry, have a family, and work for most of your life in the hopes that you can retire. To me, there's more to life and honestly, I think I just wanted to be lost for a while. Enjoy the time of smaller responsibilities, not worrying about finding someone, and spend time solidifying the most important relationships around me. For two years after I graduated, I spent quality time with friends as we stumble into adulthood, explored new environments, and went on road trips. Coming out of college, it felt like I finally answered my yearning for exploration. 2020 was the year I thought I would go on even more trips, while also stepping into larger aspects of adulthood. Then the pandemic hit.
By Aryelle Sharon5 years ago in Beat
Korean Melodies for the Soul
I want to start off by saying that I've been a fangirl of K-pop groups since 1996. This personal playlist is by no means denigrating the glorious music of H.O.T, Sechs Kies, Seo Taji and the Boys, S.E.S, Fin.K.L, DBSK, SNSD, Big Bang, 2NE1, EXO, Blackpink, Twice, BTS, GOT7, etcetera, etcetera. I listen to everything except death metal because it gives me symptoms of misophonia.
By JEK5 years ago in Beat
Ambivert & Zen
I often find myself daydreaming about this beautiful rose trapped inside of this globe and the only reason it's still surviving is due to the living waters that surround it. Why you may ask? Simply because this rose equates to my emotions daily. Multi-colored, often seeking solace, strange and unusual yet, uniquely beautiful from her own glowing soul trapped within her own living waters. Her only escape from the dull is the music that helps her mentally escape from everything in the path she chooses to trace with the tips of her toes. Imagining the mud beneath her feet were the rich sands of the Caribbean. Seeing the grey sky as bright as the universe that she gathers her peace from. Now, this is Zen by my own definition.
By La-Joy5 years ago in Beat
A Playlist To Help You Remember What You May Have Forgotten
*author’s note - for the full and intended experience, play the playlist lightly in the background while reading. I’ve calibrated this story to the playlist so you can truly embody the state of being I move into while listening. I hope you find a piece of yourself while engaging.
By Ricky Sanchez5 years ago in Beat
So You Want to Be a Writer?
Charles Bukowski once wrote in his famous poem about writing called "So You Want To Be a Writer" that: If it doesnt come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don't do it.
By Bella Leon5 years ago in Beat
Everything Zen
I don't meditate, do yoga, or practice mindfulness in the traditional sense. I'm more a fan of catharsis. There's nothing quite like being able to channel all of your frustration and emotion into a piece of music and sing your guts out without a care in the world. If you do it right, you forget about what upset you in the first place. The experience becomes about feeling each note, each lyric, as though it was the first time, as though it's your entire existence for that one moment. And, if mindfulness is really about remaining present in the moment and fully experiencing it, then you can consider this my own personal form of meditation. Let me walk you through my playlist.
By Catsidhe5 years ago in Beat
Disney Mornings Playlist
Do you have a secret desire to be a mermaid? Do you like to hold up your pet(s) and pretend they’re a cub destined for greatness?
By Monica Cable5 years ago in Beat
My Zen Time
When I need to center myself or calm myself down I also go to music. Most times I ask for my daughters' recommendation because she is always finding things that help her center herself. If I have a headache she has something to help me. If I am having trouble sleeping she has just the right thing to help me. Sometimes we will look for meditation music to soothe the heart as well as the mind and soul. Other times we will listen to the classic playlists that get us cheered up or centered, gets our moods up, and gets our blood pumping again.
By Amanda J Mollett5 years ago in Beat
Music to Unwind to
Whether I'm having a good day or a bad day, there is always a playlist or song to fit my mood. Good music has saved my life, and made me feel connected to the world around me. It's the universal language, and I don't know where I'd be without it. The emotion behind finding a song that perfectly describes how you're feeling, sometimes even better than you yourself could have even put into words. Or finding a beat or melody that captures memories or a moment in your life you thought you could never get back. That, for me, is the magic behind music.
By Christine Penxa5 years ago in Beat