Confessions of a Music Addict

August: On Wonder and AweAugust 26Music was a trusted companion through many challenging times, and it was right there with me through some of the best times as well. It is an alchemy of sorts. It has the ability to change your mood from somber to happy or slow and lethargic to energized. It inspires movement. It inspires thought. It gives us chills and moves us to tears. It brings people together in ways that nothing else can. Pack hundreds of thousands of human beings into a stadium to listen to another single human or group of humans make sounds with their vocal chords and hands? What a thought!It is one of the most deeply human and awe-inspiring things. It is a language of expression in its own right. Different from speech, from body language, from any other form of communication or emotional proclamation.Now, I’m going to go pick up that guitar in my office that I can’t play very well, but that I play nonetheless because it makes me happy. How about you?Reflection title: Confessions of a Music AddictCreative inspiration:  Victor Hugo, William Shakespeare Reflection question: What is my relationship with music? When has it moved my body and spirit, and when has it moved me to tears?