Written for Thursday Inspiration #284 –
“Let’s Live For Today”. Here’s my 2¢ worth.
For this week’s Thursday Inspiration, Jim Adams asks the question “do people find worries or do worries find people?”
Well, I’m certainly no psychologist or great thinker but it seems to me if we worry overmuch about everything in life, we will be dragged down into a place that’s so low and deep, we will never be able to climb out. That doesn’t mean we should walk around like a Pollyanna or a Cockeyed Optimist with our heads in the clouds, either. We need to find a happy medium and one way we might be able to reach that level is by listening to music.
I’m a big believer in the power of music; I think there’s a song for everything that ails us. Music brings back memories and gives us hope for the future. It makes us laugh and sometimes makes us cry. Music helps us relax and fall sleep or it energizes us on our daily walks and keeps us company, making those boring chores much easier. And, of course, music makes us feel like dancing … fast or slow, it doesn’t matter. Music gets the blood pumping and the body moving … and you don’t need a prescription!
Two songs immediately came to mind as I read Jim’s Thursday Inspiration; I hope they bring some rays of happiness into your day.
This is “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin
This is “Happy” by Pharrell Williams
Big thanks Jim Adams for this inspiration. Thanks to you all for stopping by for a look and a listen.
That’s all she wrote. See you on the flip side. 😎
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As an engineering student from Nepal, I totally agree—music is the perfect escape from worries. It lifts us up, brings hope, and keeps us moving. Thanks for the great reminder and these feel-good songs!
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Thank you for stopping by and leaving a very nice comment.
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You’re very welcome! Thanks for having me—really enjoyed reading your post!
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truly the truth 💯
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Glad to know you feel that way, Dylan. I absolutely do!
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Oh … so … true! I’m a big believer in music as therapy. In the past, when working with wounded children, music played a significant role. Personally, I couldn’t live without music. I love your post, Nancy, and the happy videos. Pharrell’s song especially makes me smile! 🙂
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It’s difficult not to smile along with Pharrell. Thank you for all the work you’ve done with wounded children, Brenda. You understand how therapeutic music is. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts.
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Thank you for the happiness videos. They were right on time.
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My pleasure! I’m glad to know I was able to deliver some happiness.
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Two wonderful feelgood songs, different in their own way, but they both appealed to me, Nancy … meanwhile, down here in Aussieland, back in the 70’s we had Richard Clapton’s feelgood summer song, ‘Capricorn Dancer’ …
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Wonderful song, dear Ivor. Thank you! 🥰
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You’re welcome, Nancy 🎵💜
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As I was considering how to respond to Jim’s prompt — before I settled on “worry” I had thought about writing about someone who found happiness and thought about both of these songs. How can you be unhappy listening to these two songs? Impossible!
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Definitely agree. If a song gets me to sing along, there’s no way I’ll be down in the dumps for too long.
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Two songs that got played to death but now that a few years have passed have become pleasurable again.
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Yes! The over-playing was awful. Now I enjoy hearing them, especially Happy.
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It always is! And yes, am in agreement 🙂
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Wonderful choices going with Bobby McFerrin and Pharrell Williams and this is enough to keep me happy for the rest of the day. Thanks for sharing your music, Nancy.
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Two good choices to illustrate your topic. Music is always there for us, however we’re feeling and whatever we want it to help us with.
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