Music is my Therapy

Song: Yeah, I Like You Artist: Goo Goo Dolls So, I just found out the Goo Goo Dolls have a brand spankin' *NEW*  album coming out called Chaos in Bloom!! (I love that title!!). And they just dropped their new single (technically, it said out Friday, but time zones can be beautiful things. Granted, it's only a few minutes before it's officially midnight here but whatever). So of course, I had to have a live listening party/reaction! I love that I've had so much new music these past two months - from three of my all-time faves! Upon my first listen, it's super fun! Sounds and feels like a pretty generic Goo Goo Dolls song and I LOVE that! Staying true to who they are! 👊 I love hearing Johnny sing in a little upper register on the lines "so tell me, what do you doooo" and "baby, sad but truuuue?" I've never heard him do that before!  And the lyrics, tho not as deep and powerful as the Googs can get, there's still some underlying mess...

Song: Any Wonder  Artist: Jack Johnson Is it any wonder? Or can I believe in Another morning That I can't keep I sing all alone now The birds are still sleeping A passing storm off in the distance Looks so peaceful Morning comes and goes I can't hold on to now It's so hard to let go Maybe I don't know how My shadow gets so long And I get lost somehow If you can hear me now And is it any wonder? And is it really so hard to believe That the light might come and go And the love might never leave One by one now I hear the birds waking Another morning song that I can't take with me Morning comes and goes I can't hold on to now It's so hard to let go And baby, I don't know how My shadow gets so long And I get lost somehow It's so hard to let go If you can hear me now Shadows come and go We can't hold on to now It's so hard to let go Baby, I don't know how Light will come and go We get so lost somehow You can always come back home If you can he...

Today's the day!!  Jack Johnson's highly anticipated new album Meet the Moonlight has dropped and I'm having a LIVE first reaction listening party!! LET'S GOOO! Open Mind - This song is so "Jack Johnson" and I love it! 🤍 Nice and mellow and laid back with a hard hitting message that I can't help but think it feels relevant about another thing that went down today ...A couple lines that stuck out to me: "Some nights I can fall for hope, but some I can't sleep." Some days I feel hopeful and ready to take on the world and some days...I'm so depressed I can't get out of bed until noon. Last night I went to bed feeling so sad. I think tonight I'll be inspired enough to "fall for hope!"   after listening to this album all day! 😊  "An open mind stuck between hope and doubt. Don't try to make sense of it, it don't work out."   His lyrics are so poetic! What a beautiful start to what I can already tell is g...

Song: Subplots Artist: Jack Johnson, All The Light Above It Too Happy Album Release Day!! 🌙🎧 Even though I'll be doing my official Meet the Moonlight Listening Party today, I decided to sneak in one more song so I could have each album represented 😊 Luckily, I have several posts dedicated to this album from back in October of 2017 . (*Click all the highlighted words to see more!*) Wow. That was so long ago! I remember this album came out only a couple days after my birthday that year so I bought it as a belated gift to myself. I was in LOVE with it! Obsessed. It was always playing. Even though I consider Jack to be my "summer" music I felt it worked so beautifully that fall (perhaps thanks to the lyric in this song that says "summer don't turn to fall" ). One fond memory I have associated with this album was during a very busy and somewhat stressful time in my life when I had a lot going on and I was driving back and forth a lot. Every time I got ...

Song(s): Washing Dishes & Radiate Artist: Jack Johnson, From Here To Now To You I almost made it through ALL of the Jack Johnson albums before release day! Tomorrow Meet the Moonlight is officially out and I can't wait to hear the new songs (it's been 5 years since there's been new tunes so I'm ready!). Be sure to come back tomorrow for the listening party!! 🎉 Washing Dishes One of my favorite tracks from this album! It's so cute, catchy and fun!! I never realized that the reference to "washing dishes" kinda references being the under-dog and working your way up. Whether in your work/career or a relationship. I love that!! And yes, I have listened to this song while washing dishes. It's the perfect song for that never-ending chore 😁 In the morning when the world came awake Before you knew me I knew your name It was painted across the day as it breaks An impression in your window frame When you saw me out your window Singing from the garden Only...

Song(s): The Upsetter &  Red wine   🍷, Mistakes, Mythology Artist: Jack Johnson, To the Sea *I've gotta include two songs in this post since release day is quickly approaching and I still have a lot of music to share before the new album gets here!* The Upsetter In  LOVE  with this inspiring, feel good song!! 💙 One of my favorites from this album!! Just add it to my ever-growing "Theme Songs of My Life" playlist!  Some will say This place is wrong These hands are fast This face is long Just stop upsetting yourself Upsetting your thoughts Upsetting this world That you're standing on These plans are torn These feet are cold This shield is worn This peace was stolen Just stop upsetting yourself Upsetting your thoughts Upsetting this world That you're standing on These problems they breathe Their fire is real The coins that they keep You cannot steal Even when you're asleep They'll be here still Breathing out or in Some will say this place is gone Thes...

Song: At or with Me Artist: Jack Johnson, To The Sea Moving right along to our next album! This is one of my favorites! It's right behind Curious George and  In Between Dreams as one of my "first discovering Jack Johnson albums!" The memories associated with it make me smile :) This song reminds me of a time years ago that my brother and I were washing dishes and jamming out to this song 😂 He's the brother I'm going to go see Jack with later this summer and I couldn't be more excited! I hope he plays this song!! 🤞🤞 Are they laughing at or with me? Aww, baby, those are such great shoes I think that I'm so happy now And I think this is a better you Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooooh Are they laughing at or with me? Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooooh Why can't we just say what we mean? People are just trying to fit in But is this something telling you? You can't trust anyone in this town Aww, baby, those are such great shoes Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, o...

Wow!! Words can't even express how I feel right now!! 💓😍✨🙌🙏😭 I just got back from seeing MJ Live! Michael Jackson Tribute Concert and there are absolutely NO WORDS!! It was pure MAGIC!! ✨ I had such a magical, wonderful, happy, care-free time! I was smiling from ear to ear, dancing, singing and screaming non-stop! I wish it didn't have to end!! This all started a couple weeks back when I saw something about a Michel Jackson Tribute Show on a billboard in a city near where I live. I immediately looked it up and I was sold! I was GOING ! Even if I had to go alone, I couldn't pass this opportunity up! I ended up getting tickets for my dad for Father's Day! Now, my dad's not necessarily the biggest MJ fan but it's not like he's not a fan! 😅 I got a few of my other family members to tag along and we all had a fantastic time! Every song, every dance move was GOLD! The MJ impersonator,  Jalles Franca , was TOP NOTCH! He was so much fun and did a fantas...

Song: Losing Keys Artist: Jack Johnson, Sleep Through the Static  Never really appreciated this song until just this week! It's totally unique and not something I feel like I would usually like, especially enough to share, but I've been digging it! It's mellow and relaxing and catchy. I love the "bridge"...? I think you could call it the bridge...it's the part that follows what I think is the "chorus"...you know how it works! Chorus is bolded while lyrics that are meaningful to me are italicized! Don't worry Everybody in the room notices you Sit back and relax The night is early We are about to overdo it So come and tell me something that you've already told me Cause everybody's heard our lovely stories I hope that some of them are true I've been losing lots of keys lately, I don't know what that means But maybe I've been better off with things that can't be locked at all I've been feeling kind of sea sick lately, S...

Song: Enemy Artist: Jack Johnson, Sleep Through the Static First off, I want to wish my incredible father a very HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! Don't be thrown by the title of this song, haha. My dad is certainly not my enemy. This song is not dedicated to him, lets get that cleared up right away! 😅 I just had to give him a little shout out! I hit the jack-pot getting this guy as my father. 💙 I love you dad!! OK, now for the song 😉 This has become one of my favorites from this album over the years. The lyrics are so poetic yet simple. The melody is gorgeous. For me, I interpret this song as the "enemy" being ourselves. More often then not we are our own worst enemy. I don't know about you, but I say some pretty horrible things to myself that I would never even dream of saying to someone else. This song is saying how we need to love and forgive ourselves and essentially stop hating ourselves. I love this sentiment from the second verse:  I put hatred in a box then I loc...

Song: Constellations Artist: Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams One of my favorites from this album! It's so beautiful and a perfect song to close with. I wish I could share more songs from this album but I'm running out of time! Gotta move on to the next one! The light was leaving In the west it was blue The children's laughter sang And skipping just like the stones they threw Their voices echoed across the waves It's getting late It was just another night With a sunset And a moonrise not so far behind To give us just enough light To lay down underneath the stars Listen to papa's translations Of the stories across the sky We drew our own constellations The west winds often last too long But when they calm down Nothing ever feels the same Sheltered under the Kamani tree Waiting for the passing rain Clouds keep moving to uncover the sea Stars above us chasing the day away To find the stories that we sometimes need Listen close enough All else fades, fades away It was j...

Song: If I Could  Artist: Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams Another song dedicated to my best friend 💔🖤🤍 I would have done anything to still have him here with me. The one year mark is getting closer. I can't believe it's been almost a year. The loneliest year yet. I miss you so much puppy dog!! 💔  A brand new baby was born yesterday Just in time Papa cried, baby cried Said "Your tears are like mine" I heard some words From a friend on the phone Didn't sound so good The doctor gave him two weeks to live I'd give him more if I could You know that I would now If only I could You know that I would now If only I could Down the middle drops one more Grain of sand They say that New life makes losing life easier to understand Words are kind They help ease the mind I'll miss my old friend And though you gotta go We'll keep a piece of your soul One goes out One comes in You know that I would now If only I could You know that I would now If only I could

Song: Staple It Together Artist: Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams Oh wow. This song hit different today. I've known this song for years now, but it felt like I was hearing it for the first time. The lyrics resonated with me on a different level. I love that I can still be inspired by songs I think I know! It's really Too bad He became a prisoner of his own past He stabbed the moment in the back With the round thumbtack That held up the list of things he gotta do It's really, No good He's moving on before he understood He shot the future in the foot with every step he took From the places that he's been 'cause he forgot to look Better staple it together then call it bad weather Staple it together then call it bad weather Better staple it together then call it bad weather Staple it together then call it bad weather Better staple it together then call it bad weather Staple it together then call it bad weather Mm hmm Well I guess you could say That he don't even...

Song: Banana Pancakes 🍌🥞 Artist: Jack Johnson,   In Between Dreams The album that put Jack on the map! With hits such as Better Together , Banana Pancakes and Good People this is the album most people came to know Jack (I'm making an assumption of course...I just think this is where his biggest hits come from). Speaking of Banana Pancakes I absolutely LOVE this song! It describes the most perfect, lazy Saturday morning. A few years ago I woke up to a rainy, cloudy day and decided to make banana pancakes for breakfast and listened to this song as I did 😊 It's the small things. This album is GOLD - man I wish I could highlight each and every song from each and every one of his albums but there are sadly, not enough days in the month. Well can't you see that it's just raining? Ain't no need to go outside... But, baby, you hardly even notice When I try to show you this Song is meant to keep you From doing what you're supposed to. Waking up too early Maybe we c...

Song(s): We're Going to be Friends, The Sharing Song and The 3 R's Artist: Jack Johnson,  Sing-A-Long Songs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George Yesterday's post was heavy, long and dramatic. I hate to say it, but I'm not feeling much better today.   I won't go into details. I'll try to keep things light. The reason I'm combining all three songs in one post is because they all go hand in hand in my mind. I can't hear one without the others. This is also the track listing on the album. It's almost like they're all one continuous song! We're Going to be Friends Classic, simple, sweet song (that's apparently a cover ) that I love so much. Makes me long for the simpler days of childhood. Fall is here, hear the yell Back to school, ring the bell Brand new shoes, walking blues Climb the fence, books and pens I can tell that we are going to be friends Yes I can tell that we are going to be friends Walk with me Suzy Lee Through the park a...

Song: Wrong Turn Artist: Jack Johnson,  Sing-A-Long Songs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George Today was rough. I had a melt-down earlier thinking about the job I applied for because I'm not qualified enough. I don't know how to interview for a job and the thought of doing so makes me physically sick. I don't have what it takes. I've been praying that I won't get a call. I won't get an interview. In fact, I'm thinking of canceling my application. I've been back searching for jobs online but my confidence is totally shot. I can't see myself being good at anything. These past few days have been long, stressful and anxiety inducing for me. On top of getting myself to apply for a job that I'm scared of and am now having second thoughts about, after being so excited and proud about it the other day, I got a sliver in my foot last Thursday and there's still a little something in there and I can't get it out! I've been trying all of t...

Song: Lullaby Artist: Jack Johnson feat. Matt Costa,  Sing-A-Long Songs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George Today is my younger brother's 23rd birthday! 🎂🥳🎈 (I totally thought he was turning 22! 🤯 I just had to go do the math... HOW is he 23!?!). The same brother who received this Jack Johnson album for his birthday all those years ago! Wow! He was only 7!  Time flies. I am choosing this song today because I remember my brother really liked it when he was little 😊 And it's truly such a sweet lullaby. I remember listening to this song years ago when I was away from home and couldn't sleep....and I've sung it to many children over the years including, most recently, my niece and nephew! It will never not be good! When you're so lonely lying in bed Night's closed it's eyes but you can't rest your head Everyone's sleeping all through the house You wish you could dream but forgot to somehow Sing this lullaby to yourself Sing this lullaby to...

Song: People Watching Artist: Jack Johnson, Sing-A-Long Songs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George This is taking me all the way back to when I was first introduced to Jack Johnson! My little brother was given this album as a birthday gift and we all ended up loving it! The songs are not only sweet for a kids film, but genuinely really good and catchy! I still listen to this album all the time! It never gets old! Curious George : not just for kids anymore! 😉🐒 I've always enjoyed this little song :) It's fun and catchy and low-key relatable! Anyone else a people-watcher!? ✋ Well I'm just people watching The other people watching me And we're all people watching The other people watching we We're as lonely as we wanted to be We're all as lonely as we wanted to be Just as lonely as we wanted to be I'm just you, you're just me But it's only true if we believe Well there really ain't no use in stopping What nobody never told me not to do So I...

I just applied for another job! And this is one I could be hearing back from very  soon! Wow. Tender mercy story: So for the past two months, I've been extra worried about my financial situation. I've been in need of a new job since the pandemic. It's been difficult for me to know what I should do, let alone want to do, because I'm not qualified for much. I don't have a degree and I've never actually had a "real job." I applied for a Customer Support job about a month ago , but haven't heard back. I really loved the idea of being able to work from home with a somewhat flexible schedule. So I began researching "work from home online jobs." Everything that came up I was either under-qualified for or I chickened out and waited too long to apply and the job was gone. This last Sunday I fasted that I would be able to find a job that would suit my current situation and meet my needs and help me get financially situated. All week I've been ...