Music is my Therapy

It's leap day! We are so lucky to have a whole extra day of LIFE!   I'm a little disappointed with the way I spent my extra day. I did what I normally do. I was lazy. I procrastinated. I ate way too much of the wrong kind of food. I was moody. And rude. And I got really insecure, nervous and upset when I went driving! What a way to enjoy my extra 24 hours of living, right!?   But you know, I learned something today. I learned that I'm ready. Tomorrow, March 1st I'm getting my driver's licence. Yes, GETTING . I'm not going to fail. I CAN do this! It doesn't matter that it took 8 extra years to get to this point. I have needed every single day of those 8 years to get to where I am now. I'm not perfect. And I'm not necessarily where I want to be. But you know what? This is YOUR life. And you don't have to live it according to anyone elses' agenda. You don't have to compare it to everyone else your age (or younger). I have...

Song: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You Artist: Bryan Adams Well, I've made it!! This is it. This is the end of my Month of Love Songs Challenge ! Wow! And I only missed ONE day....still bummed about that. But I did do a double post on one of my days....go back through and find it! So you still get 29 songs for each day of February! I'd like to dedicate this final love song to two special people who have taught me, and more importantly shown me what love is: my parents. This is actually their song. I love my parents so much. They are incredible! They truly are the definition of true love. Their love for each other and for their children is beautiful. They support, strengthen, lift and cherish one another every day. They are there for each other 100%, no matter what. Their love is so strong. Their love is true. Their love is eternal. They have set the bar high for what I expect and want and need in my future marriage. I want a love like ...

Song: When You Say You Love Me Artist: Josh Groban   Seriously, one of the most gorgeous love songs in the world! And with the voice of an angel, how could it be otherwise? I absolutely LOVE Josh Groban! And this song is just too beautiful for me to sit here and ramble on about it. So just go listen to it. And fall in love.     Like the sound of silence calling, I hear your voice and suddenly I'm falling, lost in a dream. Like the echoes of our souls are meeting, You say those words, my heart stops beating. I wonder what it means. What could it be that comes over me? At times I can't move. At times I can hardly breathe. When you say you love me The world goes still, so still inside and When you say you love me For a moment, there's no one else alive You're the one I've always thought of. I don't know how, but I feel sheltered in your love. You're where I belong. And when you're with me if...

Song: She Is Love Artist: Parachute   This song is really sweet and super cute and totally romantic. And I'm just a fan of Parachute in general. So I thought I would share it today. Also, I love the lead singer's voice.     I've been beaten down, I've been kicked around, But she takes it all for me. And I lost my faith, In my darkest days, But she makes me want to believe. They call her love, love, love, love, love. They call her love, love, love, love, love.   She's all I need. Well, I had my ways, They were all in vain, But she waited patiently. It was all the same, All my pride and shame, But she put me on my feet. They call her love, love, love, love, love. They call her love, love, love, love, love. They call her love, love, love, love, love. She is love , and she is all I need. And when that world slows down, dear. And when those stars burn out, here. Oh she'll be there, yes she'll be there. They call her...

Song: Ordinary Day Artist: Vanessa Carlton   Flashback Friday anyone? An early 2000's song, I love it! And I genuinely really like this song. It's really cute and makes me think of one of those unexpected, blossoming romances. And I can imagine the beautiful adventure the couple goes on when they stumble upon falling in  love . It makes me weak in the knees just imagining it. Don't judge me!     Just a day, Just an ordinary day. Just trying to get by. Just a boy, Just an ordinary boy. But he was looking to the sky. And as he asked if I would come along I started to realize That everyday he finds Just what he's looking for, Like a shooting star he shines. And he said take my hand, Live while you can Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand And as he spoke, he spoke ordinary words Although they did not feel, no For I felt what I had not felt before And you'd swear those words couldn't heal. And as I looke...

Song: You Are My Life Artist: Michael Jackson   I'm just going to stop apologizing when I post a Michael Jackson song. It's just that I've been discovering a lot of "new" music by MJ that is all too beautiful not to post. Today's love song is different from all of my other love song posts. Today's song is about love for family. And not romantic love . Michael wrote this song for/about his children. I love that! The words are especially sweet knowing Michael's circumstances and the painful, lonely life he endured. What a beautiful tribute to his children, the only people (outside of his immediate family; his parents and siblings) who truly loved him for who he was, their daddy. And who he loved more than anything in the world. You can hear it in every single word of this tender, heartfelt song. This song is so precious. And I can totally relate it to my family. I love them so much. I am so grateful for them. They tr...

Song: To Be With You Artist: Mr. Big I heard this song on the radio a couple weeks ago and it has been on constant replay in my head! I mean, it's a cute song, right? About some guy who is professing his desire to be with a girl? He's held it in long enough, watched her go through relationships and get her heart broken and now he wants his shot! I like it! And I don't care what anyone else has to say about it! ENJOY!! Hold on little girl Show me what he's done to you Stand up little girl A broken heart can't be that bad When it's through, it's through Fate will twist the both of you So come on baby come on over Let me be the one to show you I'm the one who wants to be with you Deep inside I hope you feel it too (feel it too!) Waited on a line of greens and blues (waited on a line...) Just to be the next to be with you Build up your confidence So you can be on top for once Wake up, who cares about...

Song: For All Time Artist: Michael Jackson   Yep, it's another MJ song :) This song is so sweet though. And I'm just really loving it right now. Just take a good, honest, real listen to this song. I think you'll like it too. His voice is so pure and loving and flawless. Incredible. Beautiful. He will live forever through his music. He truly poured his whole heart and soul into his music. What a treasure.     Sun comes up on this new morning Shifting shadows, a songbird sings And if these words could keep you happy I'd do anything And if you feel alone, I'll be your shoulder With a tender touch, you know so well Somebody once said, it's the soul that matters Baby, who can really tell when two hearts belong so well And maybe the walls will tumble And the sun may refuse to shine But when I say, I love you Baby, you gotta know (That's for all time) Baby, you gotta know (That's for all time) Moon shines down on this good ev...

Song: Angel Artist: Jack Johnson   A nice, short and sweet, easy breezy, cute little love song by Jack :) This song is so simple yet deeply romantic. You can sense the personal touch in Jack's voice. The love he must feel for his wife. Soooooo beautiful! And sweet! The words are absolutely precious.     I've got an angel She doesn't wear any wings She wears a heart that can melt my own She wears a smile that can make me wanna sing She gives me presents With her presence alone She gives me everything I could wish for She gives me kisses on the lips just for coming home She could make angels I've seen it with my own eyes You gotta be careful when you've got good love Cause the angels will just keep on multiplying But you're so busy changing the world Just one smile and you can change all of mine We share the same soul Oh oh oh oh oh ohhh We Share the same soul Oh oh oh oh oh ohhh We Share the same soul Oh oh oh oh ...

Song: I'm Gonna Love You Artist: Jennifer Love-Hewitt   This song is really sweet and beautiful and romantic yet it's from a really, horrendously cheesy straight-to-video Disney sequel: The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2 ! I don't even remember the movie. And from what I do remember, I didn't like! But the song, I've always really liked. Enjoy!     Angel in disguise Stories in his eyes Love for every true heart that it sees. Was it just a lucky day? That he turned to look my way? Or is it Heaven right before my very eyes. He showed me all new things The shimmer of moonbeams I was blind, but now he's helped me see. I was lost but now I'm found His happiness surrounds And now I find that my dreams can come true.     Cause I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life I'm holding you safe here in this heart of mine I can't live without you cause my soul would die You know I'm telling the truth, I'll spend the res...

Song: You Can't Hurry Love Artist: Phil Collins Wow, is this song appropriate for all the singles of the world!! "The Single Person's Anthem" am I right? Man, there are some days I feel so overwhelmed and depressed about being single. I feel so ugly and unlovable and pathetic. And then there are days I feel ok about it knowing I'm not ready for it. But being a hopeless romantic, it really is painful at times! I guess, as the song says, you really " can't hurry love , you just have to wait, no love don't come easy ." I pray that God has someone special in this world for me and that I will have the patience and faith to believe that he will bring us together in his timing. I need love, love Ooh, to ease my mind And I need to find her, someone to call mine My mama said: You can't hurry love No, you'll just have to wait She said love don't come easy Well it's a game of give and take You can...

Song: Fall Again Artist: Michael Jackson   I'm sorry. But youtube is a magical place that can get me in way too deep! I just came across 8 new Michael Jackson songs and two of them are just beyond beautiful and romantic that I can't not post them! I was debating about it, thinking maybe I should wait and have a Michael Jackson week some time and post a bunch of MJ songs in March, but I'm so obsessed with these songs that I want to post them NOW.   This first song, Fall Again, is just so, almost seductive sounding! It is beautiful! I can't get enough of it! Oh my gosh, I'm in LOVE. I can't stop listening to it. This song was never even released apparently and what a shame because it is flawless. And Michael's vocals are so on point. So clear and beautiful and hauntingly romantic. I love you so much Michael!!     Feels like a fire That burns in my heart Every single moment that we spend apart I need you around For every day to start...

Song: I Don't Dance Artist: Lee Brice   What is up with me and posting all of this country music!? Another cute love song my country lovin' sister showed me a while back. I find it to be absolutely adorable! A dude who is "too cool" for dancing learns how to dance for his wife at their wedding. Or his girlfriend because she wants him to dance with her. Oh, true love !! I want it so badly!     I'll never settle down, That's what I always thought Yeah, I was that kind of man, Just ask anyone I don't dance, but here I am Spinning you round and round in circles It ain't my style, but I don't care I'd do anything with you anywhere Guess you got me in the palm of your hand Cause, I don't dance Love's never come my way, I've never been this far But you took these two left feet And waltzed away with my heart No, I don't dance, but here I am Spinning you round and round in circle...

Song: From This Moment On Artist: Shania Twain   A beautiful song that I have listened to and loved for years! I remember this song was playing during one of those videos you sometimes see at wedding receptions for my cousin when I was maybe 12 or 13 and I thought it was soooo romantic! I remember wanting a video like that with this song played at my wedding, lol. Things have changed a little since then, but I still really like this song and find it to be a great fit for my month of love songs challenge :)     I do swear that I'll always be there. I'd give anything and everything and I will always care. Through weakness and strength, happiness and sorrow, For better for worse, I will love you With every beat of my heart. From this moment life has begun From this moment you are the one Right beside you is where I belong From this moment on   From this moment I have been bles...

Song: I Got You Artist: Jack Johnson   I really do love me some good ol' Jack Johnson every once in a while. This song is adorable. And this quote by Mr. JJ makes me love him (and this song) even more:   Totes adorbs. #goals     Back when all my little goals seemed so important Every pot of gold fill and full of distortion Heaven was a place still in space not in motion But soon I got you I got everything I've got you I don't need nothing More than you I got everything I've got you We went walking through the hills Tryin' to pretend that we both know Maybe if we save up We can build a little home But then the hail storm came and yelled “You need to let go, you've got no control. No” I got you I got everything I've got you I don't need nothing More than you I got everything I've got you This weight's too much alone Some days I can't hold it at all You take it...

Song: Bill Murray Artist: Matt Nathanson So, I'll admit. I'm a fan of the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise! No shame. My sister and I have been watching for a while now. And we are currently OBSESSED with Bachelor Ben ! I want a Ben ! Why can't there be a nice, super sweet,  really good looking guy like Ben who lives around here? No? Ok, how about a Barry Allan (aka Grant Gustin ) then? Please!? Tall, super attractive, older than me, super sweet and nice and adorably nerdy,  gorgeous smile, GREAT hair and HE CAN SING!? YES! YES! YES! YES! A thousand times YES!! Ok, ANYWAY . My sister and I watched the "Bachelor 20: A Celebration of Love " today and this was the song that played as Jade walked down the stairs to the ceremony and my sister and I both really loved it. I looked it up and it's a song called "Bill Murray." As in, the actor ? Weird, right? But it's a really cute song sooooo.....yeah. I fell asleep Ha...

It's finally here! The official day of LOVE! Although I'm single (again) I know I have so many people who love me and I love them! So I'm not alone! And I can still appreciate this glorious holiday for what it's really all about..... LOVE!!   I know that someday someone will love me. All of me. Completely. And accept me for who I am. And I will be able to do the same for him. He is out there! I have to believe that. And I do. But, I think it's time we run into each other....I mean, we're not getting any younger! ;)   I have to spotlight this GORGEOUS song on this day of love. It is BEAUTIFUL! And oh sooooo romantic! This song is not a song you will hear on the radio. It's not a chart-topping, #1 single on itunes. It is a song written by a regular guy. On Youtube. Known because of his wife, Olivia Ward , who won season 11 of the Biggest Loser . He wrote this song for his sister-in-law, and runner up, Hannah Curlee and her now husban...

Song: Felt So Right Artist: Sarah Geronimo   This song is GORGEOUS!! I love it! The way I actually came across it was during one of my late-night-lying-in-bed-listening-to- love - songs-and-imagining-I'm-in-some-kind-of-romantic-situation/relationship moments. *embarrassed emoji* Anyway, on youtube this song was entitled "The Most Romantic Song Ever!!! Check it out!!!" So, obviously I had to click on it! It sure is a good one!     I love you I don't know what else to say Cause I long for you more each day I need you I want to feel your embrace And have a chance to touch your face   I was lost and alone But you showed me the way Now I call you my own Things will never be the same   How could I've known You will hold me close so tenderly Even though I'm alone I can feel your arms enfold in me And that love , became mine in just one night When you held me tight Oooh.. it felt so right ...

Song: I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore Artist: REO Speedwagon I just like this song a lot :) It's all about that helpless, hopeless feeing of being so in love with someone. Where maybe before they didn't get along. Or they knew the other person didn't like them the same way. But they just can't go on any longer without letting the one they love know how they truly feel. How romantic! I can't fight this feeling any longer And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow What started out as friendship, has grown stronger I only wish I had the strength to let it show I tell myself that I can't hold out forever I said there is no reason for my fear Cause I feel so secure when we're together You give my life direction You make everything so clear And even as I wander I'm keeping you in sight You're a candle in the window On a cold, dark winter's night And I'm ge...

Song: Heaven Artist: Bryan Adams   An oldie but a goodie! This song is very beautiful and extremley romantic! *sigh* Someday....     Oh - thinkin' about all our younger years There was only you and me We were young and wild and free Now nothin' can take you away from me We've been down that road before But that's over now You keep me comin' back for more Baby, you're all that I want When you're lyin' here in my arms I'm findin' it hard to believe We're in heaven And love is all that I need And I found it there in your heart It isn't too hard to see We're in heaven   Oh - once in your life you find someone Who will turn your world around Bring you up when you're feelin' down Yeah - nothin' could change what you mean to me Oh there's lots that I could say But just hold me now Cause our love will light the way ...