"Where words fail, music speaks." - Hans Christian Andersen
I recently got an iphone and I have to say that it has really changed my life. You might think it's because I can check my email anywhere, get directions from a voice activated lady named Suri and check if I need to bring an umbrella to work, but honestly, those features don't compare. What really gets me cooking, is the fact that I can listen to music.
It's become my thing. I pick a favorite radio station from Pandora and stick the iphone in my back pocket. It's as if I'm in a movie and I have my very own soundtrack coming from my toosh. Life just feels a little sweeter with music backing me up. I wash the dishes with Cold Play, I clean up the high chair with Ben Folds Five and I take out the garbage with Norah Jones. Admittedly, the garbage never smelled so good. The only time it gets a little harry is when my husband enters the room with his own radio station playing from his behind. So annoying.
But last night, as I frantically tried to meet a voice over deadline, I listened to my iphone soothingly playing lullabies in the baby's room. I noticed that the melodies made me feel calmer and more focused. But why? Could it be the beautiful music taking my mind off what would normally be a stressful situation?
Inevitably, my noodles started stirring......
What if we could capture that same energy we feel when we listen to a good song, even when the iphone is turned off? What if we took a breath during a stressful situation, skipped to the garbage can or counted to ten when our children had a temper tantrum?
What I realized is that it all comes down to choice. We all get to choose our very own soundtrack every moment of every day. It accompanies us thru the good, the bad and the ugly and can make our days go a little smoother or a bit rougher.
So when you throw your noodles, remember to turn up your soundtrack and listen to your music. Maybe there's a better song to get you thru the highs and lows.
It's become my thing. I pick a favorite radio station from Pandora and stick the iphone in my back pocket. It's as if I'm in a movie and I have my very own soundtrack coming from my toosh. Life just feels a little sweeter with music backing me up. I wash the dishes with Cold Play, I clean up the high chair with Ben Folds Five and I take out the garbage with Norah Jones. Admittedly, the garbage never smelled so good. The only time it gets a little harry is when my husband enters the room with his own radio station playing from his behind. So annoying.
But last night, as I frantically tried to meet a voice over deadline, I listened to my iphone soothingly playing lullabies in the baby's room. I noticed that the melodies made me feel calmer and more focused. But why? Could it be the beautiful music taking my mind off what would normally be a stressful situation?
Inevitably, my noodles started stirring......
What if we could capture that same energy we feel when we listen to a good song, even when the iphone is turned off? What if we took a breath during a stressful situation, skipped to the garbage can or counted to ten when our children had a temper tantrum?
What I realized is that it all comes down to choice. We all get to choose our very own soundtrack every moment of every day. It accompanies us thru the good, the bad and the ugly and can make our days go a little smoother or a bit rougher.
So when you throw your noodles, remember to turn up your soundtrack and listen to your music. Maybe there's a better song to get you thru the highs and lows.
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