From the deep sea of clouds, to the island of the moon...

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Do you ever feel like your living in a movie or your own musical? It happens to me a lot at work, in my car and recently at home. Hear me out. I know it's common with everyone but do you ever hear a song that makes you "contemplate" life? And the funny thing is that sometimes it has nothing to do with the words. What you hear is completely different then maybe what that band or singer might be trying to convey. I was laying in the middle of my apartment floor lit by the moonlight of my computer screen. Listening to bands and singers like Maroon 5, Norah, U2, and Enya. I suppose I was in one of those moods where you get that feeling of "contentness." I put it in quotes because I think the music is part reason for the feeling so it's not necessarily accurate for how I might be feeling. Well, so I was laying there (like you do in the mediation part of a yoga class). You lay there with not one muscle tensed and breath deeply. Breathe. Just Breathe. Throw Enya on in the background and you have yourself a cliche indie film of some young girl in her 20s trying to figure out what is going on. And I don't know what's worse, that you begin to "contemplate" your life or that the act of what you are doing reminds you of a movie. I felt like a college student all over again. I listened to a lot of music late at night in school, seems like life was so much more of an "issue" in college. You had to worry about work, class, your friends, what you were doing this weekend, money, guys, family, etc. Everything seems like a worry and staying up late was so easy. I think I definitely had more to write about in college (so much more drama going on). I suppose that's the "contentness" I felt tonight, not much drama. I mean you will never rid yourself of drama but it's at a much more manageable level now. I think when I catch myself thinking about a situation "too much" I can turn on a little soothing music and remind myself it could always be worse and why not enjoy the moment. But you can't listen to just any music when you are in type of mood. It has to be the right guitar, the right feeling in the voice, and the right tone. If it's not right you just click next and hope your iTunes picks the right song for your mood.

There's something about the moonlight of a computer screen, Enya and 9 foot ceilings. Inspiration? Not quite, but something. Something better than something else. Deep, I know.


"From the North to the South, Ebudæ into Khartoum, From the deep sea of Clouds
To the island of the moon, Carry me on the waves To the lands I've never been,
Carry me on the waves To the lands I've never seen." Orinoco Flow, Enya