But then, don't we all? I mean, the power of music can inspire and uplift, push you further than you thought you could go. "Eye of the Tiger" or almost any song from AC/DC's "Back in Black" album while working out is great incentive to go the extra lap or lift the last the rep. Louie Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" or John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" while coming over the crest of a mountain is just right.
I've found that music challenges me to deeper introspection. The last few albums from Switchfoot have particularly moved me in a way I've not felt in a long time. I feel a kinship with "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas and David Crowder songs in equal measure.
Why is this? Why does a driving beat or lyrically interesting chorus have so much power over our emotions? I believe the answer lies in the fact that as humans we are meant to crave creativity. We are made to make things, designed to seek answers- but when answers don't come easy, I think music soothes us to help us understand. Music frees us to open our mind to the spiritual, to the complicated, and to the possibilities. The possibilities we can do something epic, that we can push ourselves further, that we can believe in the unbelievable.
Music helps me have faith. It often surprises me by revealing God when I don't know how to find Him. Music sometimes asks the question I don't know how to ask.
Music helps me teach- I love to put the concepts I teach to music to help students get the ideas. And it's just plain fun.
Music helps me stay healthy. It really does motivate and inspire me.
And a Roadtrip without music is just plain painful. But you really must pick the right soundtrack.
Music is called the "soundtrack" of our lives. You've seen a little of mine- what is yours?
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