Music is my Therapy

Song: Emma Artist: Nashville Tribute Band   As I have learned more about the incredible woman Emma Hale Smith was, the more my love and admiration for her grows. This was a woman who sacrificed so much. This was a woman who showed incredible courage and faith in the midst of trials that were so severe, it would have broken almost anyone!   As her mother-in-law, Lucy Mack Smith said of her: “I have never seen a woman in my life, who would endure every species of fatigue and hardship, from month to month, and from year to year, with that unflinching courage, zeal, and patience, which she has ever done; for I know that which she has had to endure … she has breasted the storms of persecution, and buffeted the rage of men and devils, which would have borne down almost any other woman.”   I couldn't agree more! I am grateful for Emma's example of faith, patience and complete trust in the Lord and her Savior Jesus Christ. I am thankful for the wond...

Song: Breakdown Artist: Jack Johnson   Wonderful, wonderful song!! Honestly, has so much meaning for me in my life. I feel like my life is symbolic of the "train." And that I need to "breakdown" so to speak and just slow down and breathe and take time to "smell the flowers." I am feeling overwhelmed and stressed out and this song helps me relax and pause for just a moment.       I hope this old train breaks down Then I could take a walk around See what there is to see Time is just a melody With all the people in the street Walk as fast as their feet can take them I just roll through town And though my windows got a view Well frame I'm looking through Seems to have no concern for now So for now I I need this here Old train to breakdown Oh please just Let me please breakdown Well this engine screams out loud Centipede gonna crawl westbound So I don't even make a sound Cause it's gonna stin...

Song: To the Sea Artist: Jack Johnson   I have always loved this song and I have no idea why. I don't know what it is about this song that just makes me .... happy. It's such a catchy tune. I couldn't tell you what I thought the meaning behind it is or even what it means to me. Every time I listen to it I remember the first time I heard it and the immediate fondness I had for the song. And those were better days for me so it makes me happy I guess. Anyway, I hope you love this song as much as I do!   Bring on your hunters Let them bring their dogs It's me that you wanted I've been right here all along Right here all along You better bring your buckets We've got some dreams to drain I'll be at the bottom I've been right here waiting so long Just waiting so long Dreams to drain Put them in a cage Unlock the pain And I'll be here waiting You fell asleep with the key All your walls Mean nothing to me I know you'll c...

Song: You and Your Heart Artist: Jack Johnson   One of my favorites! Today's song, You and Your Heart , and tomorrows (yes, I am planning ahead) are going to be two songs I have been singing/listening to almost every day this week. I just love them both so much and I hope you will too!     Watch you when you say What you are and when you blame Everyone, You broken king Watch you change the frame or Watch you when you take your aim At the sum of everything But you and your heart Shouldn't feel so far apart You can choose what you take Why you gotta break and make it feel so hard You lay there in the street Like broken glass reflecting pieces of the sun But you're not the flame You cut the people passing by Because you know what you don't like It's just so easy, it's just so easy But you and your heart Shouldn't feel so far apart You can choose what you take Why you gotta break and make it feel s...

Song: Talk of the Town Artist: Jack Johnson   This song is awesome! I love it! It's so relaxing and chill. This song is also from the Curious George soundtrack . That is a great soundtrack, especially for spring and summer. I highly recommend checking it out if you want some nice, cool summer time vibes :)     I want to be where the talk of the town Is about last night when the sun went down And the trees all dance And the warm wind blows in that same old sound And the water below gives a gift to the sky And the clouds give back every time they cry And make the grass grow green beneath my toes And if the sun comes out I'll paint a picture all about The colors I've been dreaming of The hours just don't seem enough To put it all together Maybe it's as strange as it seems And the trouble I find is that the trouble finds me It's a part of my mind it begins with a dream And a feeling I get when I look and I see That this world is a ...

Song: Bubble Toes Artist: Jack Johnson   Despite the funny name this is a super chill and sweet song. I love it a whole lot! It's just fun!     It's as simple as something That nobody knows that Her eyes are as big  As her bubbly toes  On the feet of a queen Of the hearts of the cards and her feet are all  Covered with tar balls and scars It's as common as something That nobody knows that her beauty will  Follow wherever she goes  Up the hill in the back of her house In the wood she love me forever, I know she could I remember when you and me Mmm how we used to be just good friends Wouldn't give me none But all I wanted was some   She's got a whole lot of reasons She cant think of a single one That can justify leaving  And he got none but he thinks he got so many problems Man he got, too much time to waste His dreams are like commer...

Song Upside Down Artist: Jack Johnson   Welcome to Jack Johnson week!!   This week I will be posting songs that I love by Jack Johnson. I have been a fan of Jack's for several years now and I'm honestly quite shocked and surprised at myself for not posting more of his amazing music! That changes today. And to kick off my week highlighting this fantastic artist I have chosen the very first Jack Johnson song I heard and fell in love with, Upside Down.   I love this song! It contains such a universal truth for anyone of any age: you can do whatever you want to do. If you put your mind to it and work hard to achieve something, you can do it! This is something I am still learning and still believe in. I love how simple this song is but it contains such an empowering message. One of my favorites for sure!   And who can get enough of the cuteness in this video!? I don't care who you are or how old you are, this movie,...

Song: I Know My Father Lives Artist: Children's Songbook, pg. 5   I know I have a Heavenly Father who lives and loves me. I know that my Heavenly Father hears my prayers and answers them in ways that are best for me. I know He answers prayers. I know every prayer that is whispered or yelled or tearful or grateful, are heard. He is there. He wants to bless us. He wants to help us, in our every need, as long as it is consistent with His gospel. I am grateful for my Heavenly Father. I am grateful for beautiful primary songs like this one.     I know my Father lives and loves me too. The Spirit whispers this to me and tells me it is true, And tells me it is true.   He sent me here to earth, by faith to live his plan. The Spirit whispers this to me and tells me that I can, And tells me that I can.

Song: Flake Artist: Jack Johnson   I've been on a bit of a Jack Johnson kick these past couple of days. I think I'm going to dedicate all of next week (except for Sunday) to Jack Johnson! He's an artist I've loved for years now but who has had very little "song-time" here.   I'm feeling moody and down right now. And the fact that I've probably just eaten my daily caloric intake in Cadbury Eggs, doesn't help. Sometimes, all it takes is one video or picture of someone else's life where it shows people my age or much younger having happier and more exciting and fulfilling lives than me like relationships and jobs, that will cause me to just deflate. I get jealous, I'll admit it! I have got to get off the Internet and detox again. It's bad for me.   I love this song and I just feel it in my soul right now. It just speaks to me, ya know? Sorry, listening to Jack Johnson also gets me in a super indie/hippy mood where I just fee...

Song: Nancy Mulligan Artist: Ed Sheeran   Happy Friday! Today has been and will be a GOOD DAY! :) I have been obsessed with this silly little love song by Ed Sheeran lately. It's adorable because it's about his grandparents relationship. It's a fun song that makes you want to clap your hands and sing along. And perhaps even do a sort of Irish jig or river dance, hahaha. I love it!     I was twenty four years old When I met the woman I would call my own Twenty two grand kids now growing old In the house that your brother brought ya On the summer day when I proposed I made that wedding ring from dentist gold And I asked her father but her daddy said, "No You can't marry my daughter" She and I went on the run Don't care about religion I'm gonna marry the woman I love Down by the Wexford border She was Nancy Mulligan And I was William Sheeran She took my name and then we were one Down by the Wexford ...

Song: Perfect Day Artist: Miriam Stockley   Today has not been a "perfect day" but it has been a good day. I'm happy. Happi- er. Also, today has been a crazy day, weather wise. It's gone from beautiful sunshine, to dark grey clouds, to pouring rain, back to sunshine, back to rain! The rain and then sun weather changes made me think of this song that I first heard (and loved) from the animated stories of Peter Rabbit. :) See below   Oh the memories of my childhood! They make me happy! This song is gorgeous and peaceful and perfect for a day like this. I love it. It's so soothing. Really helps calm the storm, whether it's outside or inside.     The rain has moved on And left a new day Nothing seems to move everything is still It's just a perfect day   The shadows and light That move with the wind Hidden violets grow splashed with summer spray Just another perfect day   On the wild and misty hillside ...

Song: Heavy (Clean) Artist: Linkin Park feat. Kiiara   This song perfectly describes me. I carry around way too many negative and stressful thoughts. I over analyze and dissect them so intensely they consume all of the space in my head. Until they're all I can think about and focus on .... or rather they stop me from focusing on more positive, realistic thoughts. I love the line that goes: "And I drive myself crazy thinking everything's about me." If I weren't so self-centered all of the time, if I didn't always obsessively worry about what people thought of me maybe I wouldn't be so paranoid and depressed and anxious all of the time.       I don't like my mind right now Stacking up problems that are so unnecessary Wish that I could slow things down I wanna let go but there's comfort in the panic And I drive myself crazy Thinking everything's about me Yeah I drive myself crazy Cause I can't escap...

Song: Unwell Artist: Matchbox 20   I've been focusing on my issues .... again. Life seems so hard and so unfair sometimes. A lot of the times for me. I need to change my attitude. Sometimes I really do believe I'm crazy. I believe I'm so far gone that I will never be able to stand on my own two feet and live a normal, happy, successful life. I was thinking about friendship the other day. I started panicking just thinking about being in a social situation. What would I say? I would probably sound all awkward and stupid. I'm not smart and I don't lead an interesting or exciting life. People will think I'm weird. The idea of going out on date make me want to hyperventilate and that breaks my heart. I really want a romantic relationship. I look around and see people 5-6 years younger than me holding hands and kissing and being happy in intimate relationships. I've never been there before. I fear people thinking I'm weird and won't ever want to tak...

Song: This Is Me Artist: Faith Hill   It was so wonderful posting beautiful, praise-worthy songs of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ last week. Each of those songs are so special to me. I love Easter!   I listened to this song today and it resonated with me. I've decided I'm going to try to go back to working on my goal of posting every single day. I know I've missed a lot of days at this point but it's a new week. I'm going to try to be consistent again. Also, April has been a notoriously "small" month here on my blog. In the last 3 years of Music is my Therapy I have posted a total of 9 times, last year posting ONCE. I need to show April some love and post some tunes!     Yeah I have my addictions I keep my share of secrets And things you'll never see Mmm I get selfish and defensive And pay too much attention to my insecurities I'm just like everybody else I try to love Jesus and myself I don...

Song: He Is Risen!, Did Jesus Really Live Again?, Beautiful Savior, I Know That My Redeemer Lives Artist: Hymns, 199 , Children's Songbook , Claire Ryann and Hymns, 136   HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY!!       He is risen! He is risen! Tell it out with joyful voice! Death is conquered; man is free! Christ has won the victory!       He is risen! He is risen! Tell it out with joyful voice. He has burst his three days' prison; Let the whole wide earth rejoice. Death is conquered; man is free. Christ has won the victory.   Come with high and holy hymning; Chant our Lord's triumphant lay. Not one darksome cloud is dimming Yonder glorious morning ray, Breaking o'er the purple east, Symbol of our Easter feast.   He is risen! He is risen! He hath opened heaven's gate. We are free from sin's dark prison, Risen to a holier state. And a b...

Song: Jesus Was No Ordinary Man Artist: Janice Kapp Perry   Such a touching, wonderful, beautiful song to pay tribute to the Savior of the world. Who was misunderstood. Who was beaten. Mocked. Spit upon. Broken. Bruised. Bled from every pore. Betrayed. And who died for all mankind. Who loved all. Who forgave all. Who was completely obedient to His Father. I love my Savior. I praise Him. I worship Him.     Jesus was no ordinary man. But there were some who did not understand. They saw him working miracles, but some were still deceived. Why did they not believe?   When with few loaves and fishes the multitude were fed; When he showed them his pow’r to heal, And even raised the dead; When he walked upon the water And he calmed the raging sea, Why did they not believe?   Jesus was no ordinary man. But there were some who did not unde...

Song: Upon the Cross of Calvary  Artist: Hymns, 184   Today is Good Friday. Today would be the same day of the week that Jesus Christ performed the ultimate sacrifice and gave up His matchless and perfect life for our sins on the cross at Calvary. This great act of love and complete obedience to the Father is the greatest gift we have been given. The excruciating pain He suffered on my behalf, on every single living soul's behalf, is unfathomable. Christ suffered for us so that He could  perfectly succor us in our weakeness. Our pain. Our sorrow. I am so grateful for this gift of love. I know there is no way I could ever repay Him for giving me this gift of second chances. Of do-overs. Of new beginnings. Of trying again. No matter how many times I fail. I love my Savior. I praise Him. I worship Him.   "And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind ;...

Song: Gethsemane Artist: Roger & Melanie Hoffman, Covers by Claire Ryann , Unknown & Jenny Phillips This song is so beautiful and so touching. It brings tears to my eyes, without fail, every time. I love it so much. What a sweet and tender picture it paints of the greatest act of love ever performed. Christ suffered in the garden of Gethsemane for the sins and pains of the world. I know that he suffered and bled from every pore. I know that He did it for me. I know that He knows me better than anyone. I know that He loves me so much. I know that He has felt my pain, my struggle, my fear, my frustration. He knows what social anxiety feels like. He knows what depression feels like. He knows what loneliness feels like. And because He knows all of this, He knows how to take it away. He took that pain upon Himself so that I could find peace. So that I don't have to suffer. Because of Him, there is peace. There is hope. There is safety. There is understanding. A...

Song: Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) Artist: BYU Noteworthy One of the most humbling and beautiful songs of gratitude. Gratitude for the amazing grace God gave to each of us through the beautiful life of His son Jesus Christ. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16. Gratitude for the amazing grace Christ bestowed upon each of us. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13. I love my Savior. I praise Him. I worship Him. I am obsessed with this beautiful cover, especially the chorus. Chills. Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind, but now I see Through countless dangers, doubts and fears I have already come Gods gra...