Songs For the Best Year Ever
53If your 2008 was anything like mine, you're relieved to see it end. Too much chaos. Too much stress. Too many demands from all sides. Not enough time spent doing the things you enjoy with the people you enjoy. Not enough time to work on yourself.
Oh wait! Didn't we say the same thing about 2007? And 2006, 2005, and every year since the millenium? Thought so.
What Will Make This Year Different?
I've heard it said that when we plan, God laughs. Reluctantly, I've come to believe it's so. Experience has taught me that the more I try to control things, the less they come out the way I want them to.
Really, the only thing we can control is our reaction to things, not the things themselves (and this goes double for people).
I've also found that any life experience -- happy, sad or in the middle -- goes better with music.
So this year I've decided to keep my year-ahead planning simple. I won't make any promises. If I do end up losing 20 lbs, learning Spanish, or making my first million on Hub Pages, it will be bonus.
My plan for making 2009 better than 2008 is to go with the flow. I'll let the script write itself, as I have no idea what life has in store for me. Meanwhile, here's my suggested soundrack:
First, Put Your Records On
Be Ruled By Love
Don't Be Afraid to Cry, Cry, Cry Now
Add some Deeee Lite to Your Days
Remember Life Has Its Ups and Downs
Be Strong -- You WILL Survive!
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Great hub with some great songs! I love Lenny Kravitz.
Everytime I find love I cry...I wish l;ove would stop enjoying such expensive meals...
I can't help but enjoy your philosophy.
Hi GT, Hope you get a chance to listen at home. Some of my fave tunes from different decades.
G-Mom -- I should have known. LK is Hawt, hawt, hawt!
Funnebone -- Enjoying expensive meals probably deserves its own soundtrack. Since I tend to eat at budget establishments, I can't help you there. But I do wish you luck with your love/crying issues.
RJ- It's impossible to be miserable when I'm dancing with myself:-)!
Hi MM I hate to see a lady dancing on her own, so may I please have this dance.
I hope you don't mind but I took the liberty of bringing my own music, I hope it may cheer you up, it always helps me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHhjqSeMPNI
Mighty Mom, loved the Music but I detect a bitter sweet note to this hub.
I wish you a great 2009.
You pick such interesting music'' Heard some stuff I have never heard before! Very fun...all the way around.
Here's to all of us havin a much needed great New Year! How about some good stuff for a ca=hange. Great hup.
Chris
Here, here! Way to go MM! :) Crying does help to release so much, it's like flushing the garbage out. ;)
Hey MM, cool soundtrack! I likes! Specially Groove is in the Heart - i remember dancing to it in a school program! LOL Hell yeah! Let's just all take the plunge! Thanks for sharing :D
Have a good 2009 everyone. Love all those songs
Hi Everyone. Thanks for exposing yourselves to my musical taste (or lack thereof). Ag -- Dancing with Myself is actually one of my fave 80s songs. But I so appreciate the thought of dancing with you. I have always loved "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash. Jimmy Cliff (another MM fave) rocks with it, too. Hadn't heard of the jumpingjelliebeans but it's always good to learn of new talent.
Sixty, I guess I'm wearing my war wounds on my sleeve. Yeah. 2008 was yet another bittersweet year in my life. As I know 2009 will be (already off to a rather acrid start -- can only get better from here!!)
Christoph -- I'm so glad I could expand your musical horizons a little bit. That makes me happy!
Pam -- Ain't that the truth. I've been rather constipated in the tears dept. Haven't properly cried for my Dad who died 11/24. Went to the funeral of my best friend's father yesterday and bawled through the whole service. Feeling better now!
Chris A -- Isn't that song just irrepressibly fun to groove to? We're gonna groove to Horton Hears a Hoo. Gotta love that line!
Foxility -- It's always a treat to meet others who like the same tunes. Rock on, girlfriend. MM
nice hub. I love the songs you've chosen and good luck
Great hub MM - love the music and the idea that making NY resolutions rarely works out so "just go with flow " - got be better than trying to make yourself try and stick to something where the vagaries of humanity is involved! loved the first song - haven't heard this piece before - thanks and have a great New Year - hopefully 2009 is going to be a truly great year!
Hello Midnightbliss. Nice to meet you and glad you like my songs!
Hey there, Ajcor -- been seeing you out and about recently. Nice to have you back in the HP conversations! Hope all's well with you. You totally get my point about resolutions. It's all about a positive attitude -- which for me means listening to uplifting songs! Oh, and of course reading, writing and commenting on lots of HUBS!!!
Here is to hoping the New year is the best, and listening to music always brings happy thoughts for sure, no matter how bad the situation.
Thanks, SweetiePie. Maybe my next musical hub will feature some of the singers we talked about over in the Entertainment Forum:-)!
goldentoad says:
11 months ago
I can't listen to the music at work, but I like the words of wisdom.