Has there ever been a song that you have felt a strong connection to? Do you have a soundtrack to your life? I can tell you that I definitely do!
Music can be seen as a source of healing for many, giving them an outlet for their emotions or helping them relate to a specific situation in their life that they may have not been able to see through.
A soundtrack to your life usually consists of songs that you will listen to and have a strong connection with no matter how many times you listen to it. This strong connection is usually felt the first time you hear this song.
I am writing this piece about finding the soundtrack to your life because I believe that everyone should have one to help them when they are down in life, or stuck in a situation where they are troubled or confused. Your soundtrack does not have to be long, even if it only consists of 3 songs. As long as your list has songs that personally have meaning to you and to your life.
I am going to explain this further by sharing the soundtrack to my life. I hope that this can demonstrate how having your own soundtrack can make you a stronger person because it allows you to understand and see yourself more clearly.
Songs that I have on my soundtrack are:
• A Little Bit Longer - Jonas Brothers
• Landslide - Stevie Knicks
• Skyscraper - Demi Lovato
• In The Arms Of An Angel - Sarah McLachlan
• Butterfly Fly Away - Miley Cyrus
• My Little Girl - Tim McGraw
If you haven't noticed by now or are unfamiliar with some of these songs, they all have a slow melody. People may see me as an outgoing exited extrovert, but I am actually a shy introvert. My use of being excited a lot is a cover to hide my insecurities, so by having my soundtrack consist of slow music, it truly shows who I am inside.
To immediately show you an example of how a song may be interpreted differently from person to person, I will begin by explaining how the song A Little Bit Longer by the Jonas Brothers has impacted my life.
The song was originally written by Nick Jonas (the youngest member of the band) who was having a bad day because of the effects his Type 1 Diabetes was having on him. The song basically is describing how he just has to wait a little bit longer until he will feel better and will not feel so low. As for me, this was the first song I turned to when I was in the hospital after I had a tumor removed from my right humorous bone. The surgery went well, but there were complications afterword's where the doctors had to call a code blue. My breathing was very low and I was very scared about what was happening, but when I started to calm down I immediately starting thinking 'just a little but longer, and I'll be fine'. Since I am sitting here writing this article, I am happy to say that I am doing very well now.
This is an example of how a song may be written for one purpose, but may be used in different ways to help and inspire others in their own way.
I will not explain the in depth meaning of what the rest of the songs mean to me because of course, they are personal doors into who I am and my deepest emotions that are for me to know and feel.
The reason why I did however show you the list of my soundtrack to life is because I want to inspire you to make your own list.
Make a soundtrack to your life and put aside time within your night to listen to it without any interruption. Use these songs to reflect about your life.
You will learn a lot about yourself and what is important to you in your life.
Enjoy the soundtrack to your life and don't forget to continue to add to it in the future.
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