a reminder about music

music moves me. literally [i often can't help but dance when i hear certain music] and emotionally [things like getting chills or goosebumps or just feeling emotions].  it is one of the greatest things in this world, in my opinion.  music has always been there for me in tough times and i feel i've learned a lot thru music over the years [as silly as that may sound to some].

today, music hit me in the face and the heart again and on multiple occasions.  from a friend sending me a clip from the season of The Sing-Off that ended tonite to me searching for videos of one of my best friends singing a cappella in his college days to another dear friend sending me highly applicable and funny youtube videos knowing some of what's on my mind these days to finding a few videos of songs that really hit me to watching the finale of The Sing-Off...today was full of musical moments that reminded me just how important music is to me.  it's not really something i ever forget but it is something i sometimes overlook or that escapes my mind.

i think the answers to all of life's questions can be found in music.  my friend Swiyyah and i discussed this today and she agrees with me tho i'm sure many don't.  even if the answer is simply finding what u need at that specific moment in time, it's there in music.  it's funny because sometimes u need to hear one thing and other times u need to hear the opposite, but u can find both answers in music.  while it may not be a lasting feeling, during any of the difficult times in life music has always been able to makeme feel better, for at least some portion of time.

i often wish others could hear that i hear and feel what i feel...it's one of the biggest gaps/disconnects i feel between myself and others.  it feels hard to explain but really is a straightforward concept.  i'm sure one part of it is the literal differences between each individual when it comes to perception.  but still, for some reason i'm waiting for some song to resonate in someone else the same way ti does for me.  it's a silly thing to thing about but maybe it's one of the things that will finally click with the alleged "one," but that's an entirely different concept.  anyway, it's part of why i enjoy sharing music with people...to hopefully give someone something they like and that can be meaningful to that individual.

anywho...i'm sure to pass out listening to some music tonite...