Music & the Soul

Tomorrow may rain with sorrow
Here's a little time we can borrow
Forget all our troubles in these moments so few
All we've got right now, the only thing that
All we really have to do
Is have ourselves a heavenly day

 (Patty Griffin)

I used to listen to her constantly in high school and college and the melodies seemed to reach into my soul and birth a lot of creation and self-realization. It seems to be a theme for me in this stage of life as well. 

I would argue that songs stay in your heart forever- melodies that move, that take you back to the place on the rocks, painting on the floor, the kiss in the rain, the bar in Chicago, the time you laid on your floor and wept thinking you could never move again. 

All of these memories and feelings embrace me every. single. time. But how sweet it is to reflect on the times and people that have come and gone...memories both sweet and sour. The outcome has always been beauty and happiness, whether it required give or take. Life always goes on. That is something so profound in itself. 

love you e,

love, t.