Why, hello there. I’ve been taking music lessons for the past month, and it’s given me such a different perspective on what goes through musician’s heads While they’re writing. I learned how you can take a few notes, and turn them into a web of chords and keys, that all make sense together. It’s as if you take a flavor, or piece of food, and from those, make a dish with ingredients that all make sense together. With a few simple components, you can combine them into whatever you want. That’s also very similar to how your life can go, because when you think about it, your life is just the culmination of all the choices you’ve made, for yourself, and for others; you can mix together many bad choices, and not enjoy your life, or you can put together a lot of good ones, and have an enjoyable one. Even if, so far, you’ve made a bad metaphorical cake, you can always bake a new one, or put it in the oven just a bit longer to make it better.
Music can have so many metaphorical meanings, that it can be difficult to find the ones that apply in real life. The best thing to do is to think of what it means to you, and then from there, just use it in ways that help you.
One thing that I’ve learned recently, is that you should take time for yourself, and do most things in your life because you want to do them, not that someone else wants you to do them. For example, with this blog. You don’t need to be taking any of the advice you see here, and don’t even want you to be reading this, if it’s not something you want to do. Creating boundaries for yourself is another key thing in being more yourself, and feeling like you’re one person, and not many people, based on who you’re with. You need to be able to set rules for the people around you, so that they know what’s ok with you, and what things are not. Once you do that, you’ll feel more comfortable around your friends, and when you meet new people, you can set the same boundaries to make your connection stronger. I know I’m throwing a lot of things at you right now, but I’m going to add one more that I feel is important. Along with boundaries, sharing your opinions is so helpful (for me atleast). In my experience, sharing my opinions, and thoughts has kept me so much closer to my friends, because it leaves nothing unsaid, and I’m able to be so much more honest with them. All you need to do is express your thoughts, and If someone is doing something that bothers you, tell them. You shouldn’t expect them to always take what you say to heart, but It can be overall pretty helpful.
Hope you enjoyed this. Thanks for tuning in, and I'll…..Catch you on the flip side!