Knowing the Words
"Life is a song. Love is the music." ~Author Unknown
The songs of my childhood and teenage years have come back to the radio because of musicals. Abba plays through my house as my kids dance because Mama Mia, the now movie and long time popular musical, is taking over the summer. As we dance around the house, my children are amazed that I know ALL the words to ALL the songs. That is what being a teenager will do for you. Those times in our lives are imprinted in our hearts and our souls. There is something so amazing about knowing the words to my favorite songs.
I was recently at a ballgame in St Louis. I'm not a Cardinals fan, but I am a baseball fan and being in such a beautiful ballpark was good for my soul. The scoreboard flashed a question during a break that surprised me. "If your life had one song accompany it, what would it be?" I'm not accustomed to profound questions at the ballgame. Most games I only have to ponder pretzels or peanuts. Songs of my life started flashing through my mind. How could I possibly chose ONE song for my life soundtrack? I chose Bon Jovi, It's My Life, because it is. Now or never, I need to do what I can do to make the world a better place. My friend chose Sinatra. Then the game resumed.
The truth is, life is too big to have just one song. I believe that every song that I know the words to, every song that has been imprinted in my mind holds a little spot on my life's playlist. The great thing is that there are many songs of various genre. The really great thing is that, for all of them, I know the words.
The songs of my childhood and teenage years have come back to the radio because of musicals. Abba plays through my house as my kids dance because Mama Mia, the now movie and long time popular musical, is taking over the summer. As we dance around the house, my children are amazed that I know ALL the words to ALL the songs. That is what being a teenager will do for you. Those times in our lives are imprinted in our hearts and our souls. There is something so amazing about knowing the words to my favorite songs.
I was recently at a ballgame in St Louis. I'm not a Cardinals fan, but I am a baseball fan and being in such a beautiful ballpark was good for my soul. The scoreboard flashed a question during a break that surprised me. "If your life had one song accompany it, what would it be?" I'm not accustomed to profound questions at the ballgame. Most games I only have to ponder pretzels or peanuts. Songs of my life started flashing through my mind. How could I possibly chose ONE song for my life soundtrack? I chose Bon Jovi, It's My Life, because it is. Now or never, I need to do what I can do to make the world a better place. My friend chose Sinatra. Then the game resumed.
The truth is, life is too big to have just one song. I believe that every song that I know the words to, every song that has been imprinted in my mind holds a little spot on my life's playlist. The great thing is that there are many songs of various genre. The really great thing is that, for all of them, I know the words.
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