I've got a feeling.... that tonight's going to be a good night

To say that I have an odd taste in music -- odd is not strong enough of a word.  I love music.  I have always loved music.  Music speaks to my soul the way nothing else can.  I get lost in music.  I guess music is my own little alternate reality.

So, for Christmas I finally got an mp3 player.  I had a small one and the one that is attached to my phone but I now have a really real mp3 player.  (yeah, it is NOT an ipod).  I set out on a quest to fill it with music.  I am one that usually likes to listen to the WHOLE album.  You never know what gems you will find buried behind the billboard charts.  Knowing that I have a bajillion random CDs, I knew those needs would be covered but I knew I wanted more.

I listen to pop, country, rap, R&B, new age -- you name it.  I love instrumental music.  Violin Concertos send chills up my spine.  Yeah, ok, I am a little weird.  Today, I uploaded 3 new/used CDs that I picked up over Christmas.  Here is the vast array of my likes -- Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Tori Amos and Lady Gaga.

All of this music got me thinking.  So many times I have difficulties erasing the noise from my life.  So many times I can't just be alone with my thoughts.  Finding peace in the chaos that is my life -- well, it's hard. However, I am at peace with music.  I am in focus with music.  I feel joy and excitement with music.  It really doesn't matter the song.  It can be "Papparazzi" or "New York State of Mind."  The beat, rhythm and melody embrace my inner peace.

Now, I mostly stick to music with good messages, but I admit that I have guilty pleasures.  I mean I like Lady Gaga.  Some music just makes me happy.

And all this makes me think of that silly Sesame Street song from my childhood --

Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud
Sing out strong
Sing of good things not bad
Sing of happy not sad.

Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.

Sing, sing a song
Let the world sing along
Sing of love there could be
Sing for you and for me.

Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.

AMEN