Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach
Music is such an important part of my life, it helps me to raise my vibrational level, when I need a positive boost. It helps me to keep me pointed forward, and moving along my path, it helps to keep me in the now, and act with intent and purpose. So, yes, I am grateful for music.
My days are filled with a lot of work, whether it is my real life job, or the construction that is going on within, as I rebuild myself from the inside out. One thing I try to do now is to ensure that whatever I take in, has to fill two very important requisites, it must either feed the mind, or the soul, and if it does both, that just makes my “work” that much easier.
I am applying this in all facets of my life, whether it is t.v., music, or books. This does not mean I am only watching shows, listening to music, or reading books that are only spiritual in nature. If a book inspires me, if a movie, or show makes me laugh, or once again inspires me, or if a song, makes me want to sing, or dance, then it is feeding the soul, and it is allowed on my spiritual “diet.”
For example, a good movie I watched just last night that was very inspirational, was a movie about Vince Papale, a bartender from South Philadelphia, who in the 70’s, made it as a walk on player with the Philadelphia Eagles. The movie is titled Invincible, and was not only entertaining, but inspirational. Something like this, feeds the soul. The latest in reality show fare, like Celebrity Drug Rehab, or Maury Povich, does not.
But music, reaches me at a completely different level, it is something I can carry throughout the day. On my way to work, I play something upbeat, positive, something that has a tempo, something that raises my vibrational energy, and I crank it up, loud!
I usually arrive to work, anywhere form 10-15 minutes early, and I sit in my car and I use the music to help me prepare for my day. I meditate on how I want the day to go, and then when its show time, I exit my vehicle, take the music with me, and the music stays with me all day long. I guarantee you, if you were to sneak up to me at work, you will find me cleaning the lobby, or changing out the condiment station, and you will hear me humming the last song I heard before I went into work.
If the day gets a bit stressful, or the line gets long and the orders backed up, instead of allowing negative thoughts to take hold, once again, I begin to hum. I get back in line with something positive, I raise my vibrational energy, and now I can think of things I do want in life, instead of what I don’t want, and during that period, all I want is for things to flow smoothly, and the music forces me to slow down just a bit, and not to rush.
I am grateful for the presence of mind that music brings, for helping me to center myself, I am grateful that it helps me to raise my vibrational energy, that it allows me to maintain my focus, and work in the now, so the future, as I create my present reality, takes care of itself.
