Strength in Music

The past 12 years have proved to be a whirlwind of emotion, stress, and life altering decisions. Music was a force that helped to keep me sane. (Sort of) We all have songs that we turn to in times of sorrow or stress. When we experience moments of joy, we tend to round up a different playlist. Each path that we embark on, carries its’ is own soundtrack.

I find that music becomes our safety net as we fall. It could be just me, but I know how certain songs encouraged me to move forward when I was at a standstill. The artists vary, just as the reasons for listening to their songs.  I will stand by my assertion, that music helped me to survive the dark days.

Below is a partial playlist of the past 12 years.

1. Girl’s Not Grey – AFI
2. No Diggity  – Blackstreet
3. Peace Train – Cat Stevens
4. Oh Very Young – Cat Stevens
5. This is My World – Darius Rucker
6. Really Don’t Care – Demi Lovato
7. You Gotta Be – Des’ree
8. Save Tonight – Eagle-Eye Cherry
9. Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran
10. Storms in Africa – Enya
11. Chances – Five for Fighting
12. Over My Head (Cable Car) – The Fray
13. How to Save a Life – The Fray
14. Dream Come True – Frozen Ghost
15. Not Only Numb – Gin Blossoms
16. Fire and Rain – James Taylor
17. Mexico – James Taylor
18. One of Us – Joan Osborne
19. Too Little Too Late – Jojo  (more so the original version not the 2018 version)
20. Heaven Help – Lenny Kravitz
21. In the End – Linkin Park
22. Numb – Marina and The Diamonds
23. Solitary Man – Neil Diamond
24. Masquerade – Nicki Minaj (my favourite song)
25. Traveling South – Olive Musique (instrumental)
26. Gone, Gone, Gone – Phillip Phillips
27. Better Place – Rachel Platten
28. Afterglow (90% of the songs) – Sarah McLachlan
29. Right Here (Human Nature)  – SWV
30. Africa – Toto
31. Heathens – twenty one pilots
32. If You Believe – Lisa Kelly
33. Everything You Want – Vertical Horizon

I would love to hear what songs made it to your “I have to survive” playlist or your “Life is damn awesome” playlist. I am sure that your lists are as unique and as wonderful as each one of you.