The Music Around Me

I'm sitting in a coffeeshop across from my silly ass fiance and I am here presumably to do work and ahem...PNN. Turns out this particular evening, we are to be serenaded by local musicians. The first couple that came on were to say the least...interesting.  I've written them off and am concentrating on the posts taht I follow on PNN.

A sweet female voice wafts in the air and it literally makes my head turn. I don't know what she's selling but I want to buy it. I'm thinking that this is  actually good writing music. Suddenly the coffeeshop has been transformed into a hammock swaying in the light breeze and the smell of flowers fill my nose, as I doze off.

What is it about music that can speak to our soul in an instant? I have always loved music and noticed how quickly it can affect my mood. Its funny because when I'm angry, I choose loud pulsating beats that excite my senses and help fuel my anger more. This is useful for the days when I am tackling the treadmill demon. The treadmill becomes my enemy and I can't stop until I pummel it to death with my sneakers and sweat.

I remember from my younger days when we were preached against listening to certain music, babymaking music, as it would cause us to lust and sin. Those were the songs that I dreamed up my Mr. Right and how he would look, feel, talk, and etc. Of course, now that I have my real life Mr. Right, those same songs still serve a purpose; albeit a different one than my schoolgirl days.

And there are the songs that can positively bring a tear to my eye or a tremble to my lips. These are the songs that I picture myself walking down the aisle on my wedding day or just picture different sentimental moments in my life.

I used to play the cello and would spend hours in my room just playing. It would serve as a sounding board for my emotions on those  moody teenage years. Playing music made me feel as if I belonged in a community where our only job was to bring pleasure to the ears of others.

Ahh, music. What kind of music do you like and why?