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Feel Good Tip ~ Music Makes Our Mood

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Want to Feel Happier? Music Can Help

The Atlanta Institute of Music and Media provided the following information on how listening to upbeat, happy music can be good for us.

Music tends to hit on us a deep level. Whether it is sad music that helps us feel relatable when we are going through hard times or joyful music that adds an extra bounce to your step, music is incredibly powerful. . . .  The Journal of Positive Psychology conducted a study in 2013 that discovered that individuals who listened to music that could be classified as happy and upbeat were able to improve their mood and overall happiness in just a few weeks. Throughout the study, participants were encouraged to try to improve their mood, but they were only able to find success when they listened to happier music. The music options that were offered were Copland (upbeat) compared to the gloomier Stravinsky.

Feeling good about yourself is great, but there are larger implications at play. Did you know that a better overall mood and demeanor are linked to the following:

      • Better physical health
      • Higher income
      • Greater relationship satisfaction

Note: Why not create a personal playlist of songs that make you feel happy and want to sing along? You’ll get physical and emotional benefits from listening to your “happy” playlist.

Photo for Today ~ Keep the Music Playing

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Poem for Today ~ The Aim was Song

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The Aim was Song

Robert Frost

Before man came to blow it right
    The wind once blew itself untaught,
And did its loudest day and night
    In any rough place where it caught.

Man came to tell it what was wrong:
    It hadn’t found the place to blow;
It blew too hard—the aim was song.
    And listen—how it ought to go!

He took a little in his mouth,
    And held it long enough for north
To be converted into south,
    And then by measure blew it forth.

By measure. It was word and note,
    The wind the wind had meant to be—
A little through the lips and throat.
    The aim was song—the wind could see.

 

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Poem of the Day ~ To Melody

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To Melody

George Leonard Allen

I think that man hath made no beauteous thing
More lovely than a glorious melody
That soars aloft in splendor, full and free,
And graceful as a swallow on the wing!
A melody that seems to move, and sing,
And quiver, in its radiant ecstasy,
That bends and rises like a slender tree
Which sways before the gentle winds of Spring!

Ah, men will ever love thee, holy art!
For thou, of all the blessings God hath given,
Canst best revive and cheer the wounded heart
And nearest bring the weary soul to Heaven!
Of all God’s precious gifts, it seems to me,
The choicest is the gift of melody.

 

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Feeling Good Tip of the Day ~ Tune in to Good Music

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Is It Time to Tune In?

 As much as you’re able, listen to music. The right music can help you concentrate, find a rhythm for work, and even (when you need it) escape. Source 

NOTE: The right kind of music can lift your spirits, awaken great memories, and inspire you. Choose playlists that energize, motivate, and elevate your spirit. Stay away from music that makes you angry, depresses you, and is degrading.

Today’s Health Tip ~ Music and Health, They’re a Good Team

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Music is a fundamental attribute of the human species. Virtually all cultures, from the most primitive to the most advanced, make music. It’s been true through history, and it’s true throughout an individual’s lifespan. In tune or not, we humans sing and hum; in time or not, we clap and sway; in step or not, we dance and bounce.

The human brain and nervous system are hard-wired to distinguish music from noise and to respond to rhythm and repetition, tones, and tunes. Is this a biologic accident, or does it serve a purpose? It’s not possible to say. Still, a varied group of studies suggests that music may enhance human health and performance.

In every era of human history and in every society around the globe, music has allowed people to express their feelings and communicate with others. More than simply expressing emotions, music can alter them; as British dramatist William Congreve put it in 1697, “Music has charms to soothe a savage breast.” Few things are more stressful than illness and surgery. Can music reduce stress in these difficult circumstances? Several trials show it can.

Soothing jangled nerves is one thing; raising sagging spirits, another. Bright, cheerful music can make people of all ages feel happy, energetic, and alert, and music may even has a role in lifting the mood of people with depressive illnesses. Bach may never replace Prozac, but when it comes to depression, even a little help strikes a welcome chord.

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What if I took my EarPods out of my ears while I walked?

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What if I took my EarPods out of my ears while I walked, what would I experience? My, oh my, you’d hear birds singing. You’d hear the wind blowing through the trees. You’d hear dogs barking, kids playing, and the music of life. It’s all there waiting for us to join in. Life celebrating life each moment. There’s music in the sound of men and women working. There’s music in the sounds of children playing games. There’s music all around us. Don’t miss it.

Today’s Poem ~ Love Song

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Love Song
Rainer Maria Rilke
How can I keep my soul in me, so that
it doesn’t touch your soul? How can I raise
it high enough, past you, to other things?
I would like to shelter it, among remote
lost objects, in some dark and silent place
that doesn’t resonate when your depths resound.
Yet everything that touches us, me and you,
takes us together like a violin’s bow,
which draws one voice out of two seperate strings.
Upon what instrument are we two spanned?
And what musician holds us in his hand?
Oh sweetest song.

Today’s Good Word ~ Ears

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Our ears are a wonderful gift. We hear the sounds of our world through our ears. We hear birds singing. We hear the wind blowing through the trees. We hear waves crashing on the seashore. We hear someone tell us us, ‘I love you.’ We hear the roar of a crowd when our team wins. We hear the stories of an aging parent. We hear the last words of a loved one dying. Our ears are a special gift. 

Today’s Inspiration ~ It’s In the Silence

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“The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.”  ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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