The Music of Love

Our song of love is pure and fair

All the hurt music can repair

As heaven comes to us on earth

And makes us one in our rebirth

And now we're open to the tune

The world may fall, but we're immune

It binds us two in sweet refrain

And twirls us 'round and 'round again

Each heart in harmony now beats

And lifts us both up from our seats

To dance and swirl in unison

In perfect pitch, us two made one

Each giving up the solo roles

And harmonizing with our souls

An orchestra of pure delight

Our song lights each and every night

This tune a symbol from above

A perfect melody of love 

Closure and Peace

**Before reading this post, it would be helpful to read a previous post from September 2015 entitled "A Letter To My Ex," which is linked here.

I hand-wrote the letter linked above to an ex-boyfriend before posting it online as an anonymous open letter. I have kept it in an envelope in my desk drawer since September, but I removed it yesterday, March 21, 2016. I set the letter on fire and watched it burn. I was not aware of the healing power of fire, but this cathartic and therapeutic action has brought peace to my mind and heart.

While performing this action, a series of songs raced through my head. I think the combination of fire and music provided me with the closure and healing I needed in order to move on with my life and to accept that my life has changed. I believe that I learned a lot in this past relationship, and I can now keep the good memories without hurting when thinking about them. I invite you to continue on reading, as the following is my commentary on the music I thought of during the burning of the letter.

"A slamming door and a lesson learned / I let another love crash and burn" (Thomas Rhett)
I learned a lot from this particular past relationship, but I also let love crash and burn. Maybe I should have fought harder for the relationship when I let it go, but it is too late to change that now. The door has been shut on this relationship, and it is time to move on.

"You're one bridge I'd like to burn / Bottle up the ashes, smash the urn / I'm through with you" (The Band Perry)
Burning the letter I had written to my ex-boyfriend was, for me, equivalent to burning the bridge. It made me feel as if I was really through with him. I can now say I am at a point of no turning back, and it feels pretty awesome.

"So watch me strike a match on all my wasted time / As far as I'm concerned, you're just another picture to burn" (Taylor Swift)
How could I burn everything without thinking of this amazing song? Taylor Swift's country music may be the most cathartic and therapeutic experience for any girl undergoing a painful break-up. Seriously, her words are exactly what a girl wants to hear. ANYWAYS I am so glad that I lit that letter on fire. I have wasted a lot of my time on this ex-boyfriend. We started talking at the end of my sophomore year of high school, and now I'm a freshman in college. I now realize that he is no longer worth my time, because I have moved on to bigger and better things. He has become just another picture to burn.

Thank y'all so much for reading about my cathartic experience with fire and music. This activity has brought me incredible amounts of closure as well as peace of mind and heart. I am praying for all of my readers, during this Holy Week especially. I love you guys!

Throwback Thursday - Songs from Middle School

Not in any order, here listed are 20 songs that I used to LOVE when I was in middle school, before I started listening to country music...throwback to those RAVES known as Saint Martha's school dances where we had to be 1 tile apart when slow dancing.

1. Just a Dream - Nelly
     If you ever loved somebody put your hands up / And now they're gone and you're wishing you could give them everything

2. Love Like Woe - The Ready Set
     And I might drive myself insane / If those lips aren't speaking my name 

3. Nothin' On You - B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mars
     You're my Wonder Woman / Call me Mr. Fantastic

4. We R Who We R - Ke$ha
     Hot and dangerous / If you're one of us, then roll with us 

5. Like a G6 - Far East Movement ft. The Cataracs and DEV
     It's that 808 bump / Make you put your hands up

6. I Like It - Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull
     Wake up Barack and Michelle / Let 'em know that it's on

7. All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain, Rick Ross, Ludacris, and Snoop Dogg
     Heat in the kitchen / Pot on the stove / Water being boiled / Dope being sold 

8. Ridin' Solo - Jason Derulo
     Now I'm feelin' how I should / Never knew single could feel this good

9. One Time - Justin Bieber
     You're my one love / My one heart / My one life for sure / Let me tell you one time

10. Best I Ever Had - Drake
     Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin' with no make-up on / That's when you're the prettiest / I hope that you don't take it wrong 

11. Throw It in the Bag - Fabolous ft. The-Dream
     I'm the one with them ones / Fuck the price on the tag / Just throw it in the bag 

12. Hotel Room Service - Pitbull
     One's a company / Two's a crowd / And three's a party

13. 21 Guns - Green Day
     Nothing's ever built to last / You're in ruins / One, twenty-one guns / Lay down your arms / Give up the fight 

14. Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen
     We only got 86400 seconds in a day / To turn it all around or to throw it all away 

15. She Wolf - Shakira
     A domesticated girl, that's all you ask of me / Darling, this is no joke / This is lycanthropy

16. Obsessed - Mariah Carey
     Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex / Seeing right through you like you're bathing in Windex

17. Party in the U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus
     Got my hands up, they playin' my song / The butterflies fly away 

18. Good Girls Go Bad - Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester
     I know your type / Yeah, daddy's little girl / Just take a bite / Let me shake up your world 

19. Not Afraid - Eminem
     Quit playin' with the scissors and shit, and cut the crap / I shouldn't have to rhyme these words in a rhythm for you to know it's a rap

20. Untouched - The Veronicas
     Somehow I can't forget you / Going crazy from the moment I met you

Tuesday Ten - Favorite Country Artists

10. Tim McGraw 

And I loved deeper / And I spoke sweeter / And I gave forgiveness I'd been denyin' 

9. Eric Church

Funny how a melody sounds like a memory / Like a soundtrack to a July Saturday night / Springsteen

8. Carrie Underwood 

And now I'm singing along to Amazing Grace / Can't nobody wipe this smile on my face 

7. Keith Urban 

So take your records, take your freedom / Take your memories, I don't need 'em / Take your space and all your reasons / But you'll think of me 

6. Zac Brown Band

Salute the ones who died / The ones that give their lives / So we don't have to sacrifice / All the things we love

5. TIE - Miranda Lambert and Lee Brice 

M.L. - I thought that maybe I could find myself / If I could just come in, I swear I'll leave / Won't take nothing but a memory / From the house that built me 

L.B. - Be a best friend / Tell the truth / And overuse "I love you" / Go to work / Do your best / Don't outsmart your common sense / Never let your praying knees get lazy / And love like crazy

4. Sam Hunt 

I don't have to make you love me / I just wanna take your time 

3. Lady Antebellum 

Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight / Just a touch of the fire burning so bright / I don't wanna mess this thing up / I don't wanna push too far 

2. Luke Bryan 

I didn't know where it was goin' / Just tryin' to keep my heart on the tracks 

1. Florida Georgia Line

Baby, you a song / You make me wanna roll my windows down / And cruise

Tuesday Ten - My Favorite Songs (Released in 2015)

10. The Hills - The Weeknd 

I'm just tryna get you out the friend zone / Cause you look even better than the photos 

9. Marvin Gaye - Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor 

Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on / You got the healing that I want

8. Stitches - Shawn Mendes 

I thought that I've been hurt before / But no one's ever left me quite this sore / Your words cut deeper than a knife / Now I need someone to breathe me back to life 

7. Break Up With Him - Old Dominion 

Rip it off just like a band-aid / The way you look at me, girl, you can't pretend / I know you ain't in love with him, break up with him 

6. Hello - Adele

They say time's supposed to heal ya / But I ain't done much healing 

5. Loving You Easy - Zac Brown Band 

Come slow this down and make it last / The best things fly by so fast 

4. Sorry - Justin Bieber

Yeah I know that I let you down / Is it too late to say I'm sorry now 

3. I'm Comin' Over - Chris Young 

So I'm comin' over, running every red light / To hell with the closure, save it for another time / Try not to think about you, but it ain't workin' / Why put out a fire when it's still burnin' 

2. Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots 

I was told when I get older all my fears would shrink / But now I'm insecure and I care what people think 

1. John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 - Keith Urban 

Just another rebel in the great wide open / On the boulevard of broken dreams / And I learned everything I needed to know from John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16


*All of these songs can be found in a playlist here: My Favorite Songs (Released in 2015). 

50 Things I Believe

During senior year, I had to do a project for my religion class in which I had to create a list of 50 things I believe in. After coming upon this list recently, I have revised it slightly, therefore making it more of who I am now as a sophomore in college. The following list states 50 things that I currently believe in. 

1. I believe in God. 
2. I believe that God has a plan and a purpose for me. 
3. I believe that friendship cures sadness. 
4. I believe that music creates happiness.
5. I believe that dancing is good for the soul, no matter how "badly" it is done. 
6. I believe that life is about making mistakes and learning from them. 
7. I believe in the power of a good attitude. 
8. I believe that hard work combined with prayer produces the best results. 
9. I believe that happiness is more important than pride. 
10. I believe in unlimited possibilities because only God holds the key to my destiny. 
11. I believe in the power of forgiveness. 
12. I believe that spending time with family is good for the soul. 
13. I believe that spending time with God creates a lasting inner peace. 
14. I believe that God is in each and every person. 
15. I believe in the power of kindness and generosity. 
16. I believe that education is for everyone. 
17. I believe that world peace is possible and will be achieved one day. 
18. I believe that everyday may not be good, but there is something good in everyday. 
19. I believe in the power of a smile. 
20. I believe that problems are merely guidelines, not stop signs. 
21. I believe that our imaginations make us infinite. 
22. I believe that pain demands to be felt. 
23. I believe that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it. 
24. I believe that I have nothing to fear as long as I keep Jesus in my heart. 
25. I believe that I cannot survive without God's grace and mercy. 
26. I believe that sharing a meal with someone yields intimacy. 
27. I believe in fighting for social justice. 
28. I believe in chivalry. 
29. I believe that every single person is beautiful. 
30. I believe in standing up for the poor and the lonely. 
31. I believe that death is okay because it unites us with God. 
32. I believe that I am a princess because God, my Father, is a King. 
33. I believe in happy endings. 
34. I believe that every single human life is important and valuable, beginning at the moment of conception. 
35. I believe that I will change the world. 
36. I believe that positive thinking is one of the best cures. 
37. I believe in the power of giving. 
38. I believe that love is stronger than hate. 
39. I believe in second chances. 
40. I believe that I have the ability to help others. 
41. I believe that every single human being has dignity because we were all made in the image and likeness of God. 
42. I believe that I can achieve anything my mind can conceive. 
43. I believe that actions speak louder than words. 
44. I believe in miracles. 
45. I believe that laughter is the best calorie burner. 
46. I believe in flaws because perfection is overrated; one cannot photoshop a personality. 
47. I believe that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 
48. I believe in the red, white, and blue. 
49. I believe in myself. 
50. I believe in you.