Music 🎶 has always been a very important part of my life.
Most people know I love going to music festivals like Ultra Music Festival ☀️ and Electric Daisy Carnival 🎰, but those are only some of the types of music I love. Of course, there’s nothing like a 3-hour dark techno set that drives my wife crazy 😂, but my music taste changes depending on the mood I’m in.
Take this song for example – Landslide by Fleetwood Mac (released 51 years ago).
When I was stuck, at my lowest, and didn’t want to live anymore, I played this song a lot. I was deeply melancholy. I cried every day. I didn’t know who I was anymore. To be honest, I didn’t think I would still be alive today.
Yes, Erica stuck by my side, and I’m forever grateful for that, but Erica didn’t save my life – @12549928014008 did. Rob showed me how to break down my beliefs. Rob taught me how to change my behaviors. Yes, I put the hard, mundane, monotonous work in, but he guided me.
Another song I listened to a lot was If I Die Young by The Band Perry (released in 2010). I listened to it again today and found myself reflecting on how far I’ve come.
Some people have never cried because of music. Many people have never experienced goosebumps while listening to a song. Wild. Absolutely wild to me. I’m extremely grateful to experience music that deeply.
There is hope ❤️
You can recover.
Many people in these groups have the chat archived and are just waiting for a better day. That day isn’t coming.
As Sam says, “you’re waiting for a train that’s never going to arrive.”
This doesn’t need to be you.