I'm bilingual!

No, I don't speak much spanish, don't speak any french, and I don't know any other language at all. But besides english I do speak one more language. It's the language of music. I actually speak the language of music just slightly better than I speak english. How is this? Because I find that I can express myself better through music than I can by telling people how I feel or what I'm thinking. I tend to find songs that speak about a situation I might be going through, or might express how I feel about a person better than I can tell them. So what do I do? I will post song lyrics, I will sing the song, or I'll even post a video of a song.

Each of my children has a song (a couple of them have more than one song because I found 2 or 3 songs that might speak how I feel about them). I even have songs that make me think of Scott and how I feel about him. We have talked about renewing our vows and I've already been planning the music that will be played at that ceremony.

I really believe that music is powerful. Have you ever been in a bad mood? Ha...that's a silly question, who hasn't been in a bad mood. Well, think about a time when you maybe felt angry or hurt and listened to some music that fed those feelings. A song that expressed anger at a person for doing you wrong or something similar to what you are going through. It keeps you in a bad mood and you keep re-living the bad situation instead of moving on.

Now think about a time you were in a bad mood and listened to positive music. It may have been worship music, other Christian music, positive secular music, or even classical music can work the same too. This music lifted your spirits. It helped you realize that it was time to let the hurt or anger go, right? That's how powerful music is. It can alter your mood! Songs can make us feel sad, they can make us laugh, we can feel happy feelings, we can feel love, or we can feel angry. Wow!!!!!

So if it ever seems like I'm struggling to find words to express myself in person or on here, I bet you will shortly find me posting some kind of music from somewhere that will help me express myself. Try using music as your language the next time you might be struggling to express a thought or a feeling. You might be surprised that you can speak one more language.