My Music, My Spirit, My Joy

Today I made a brand new playlist and the songs on it make me smile plus, I found some really great nature images!

I have a lot to write about tonight so this is gonna be a long one

First is my music...

I know I say 'love' a lot but... I really love music. It makes me tremendously happy. And I love all types and kinds. So as I was sitting at the computer lab at school today and listening to my brand new playlist, I thought about what each song means to me. Lol. Yup, as I listened to each one, it brought an old memory, a familiar feeling and old emotions.

Here are some samples from the playlist:

Holding Back the Years by Angie Stone - First time I heard this song was while a friend was helping me move to the city. I fell in love and once I moved in and got settled, I found this song and listened to it at least 7 times in a row each day. It takes me back to being brand spanking new in this crazy city and having this calm and relaxing voice to start and end my days.

Make Her Say by Kid Cudi - The first time I heard this was with my darling little sister in the car. We were driving and this song came on and we loved it. At the same time, my older sister calls and tells us to turn on the radio to hear the song. It was cute, us connecting from different parts of the globe over a song. Love the beat

Swagga Like Us by Jay-Z, T.I, Wayne and Kanye - Even though I had heard this song a million times, I never really liked it till I heard it during a Jay-Z and TI concert. It was just so hype! Takes me back to being with my girls and dancing our hearts out!

Iwannabe by Musiq - I got the whole Musiq Soulchild cd from a friend's computer but didn't really like it. I didn't even listen to all the songs, I just quickly pressed skip anytime a Musiq song would play on my ipod. Then, one day on the bus ride back home to DC, I let the song play. It was just so beautiful! The lyrics and melody is very refreshing!

Mrs. Officer by Lil Wayne - This song reminds me of a lady I worked with on a fashion show back in college. This is also one song on my Ipod that I can never ever skip. No matter what mood I'm in. I love Wayne and I love the smoothness of it

Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers - An old tradition between my sisters and I is to gather in the kitchen, cook and dance like we don't have a care in the world. This winter break I introduced them to this song and we couldn't get enough. Once the song comes on, we put down our knives and our spices and totally rock out, dancing and singing at the top of our lungs. I love it!

Love You by Maxwell - sigh. this is the song that Mr. Maxwell sang to me at his concert.... what more can I say

I Don't Need a Man by Pussycat Dolls - I'm mos def not a man hater but I got this from my dear friend's computer who really has this attitude. Its so funny how opposite we are. We looked up our astrological signs and found that I'm water (pisces) and she is fire (leo). We get along great except for instances where she may boil my water and I might quench her fire. Thats what the astrological signs web site said. Lol. Love her tons but whenever I'm being all lovey dovey, she reminds me that "i don't need a man". Not saying that I can't be a single and independent lady but I do love relationships.

Human Nature by Michael Jackson - Gotta love MJ. Reminds me of my oldest sister who is a Huge fan

Koliwater by Duncan Mighty - Love Duncan Mighty! Takes me back to being in Nigeria and having all the fun in the world!

Each Day Gets Better by John Legend - I heard this song and I sat in front of my computer and typed up part of the lyrics and sent it to him to let him know that each day gets better

Basically, I love Music a whole lot and I love the feeling of joy I get with each beautiful, refreshing, hype, soothing and deep song!

Next is my Spirit...

I read through my blog earlier in the day and it made me laugh. I realized that my whole blog just sounds so happy...

One of my really good friends recently admitted to me that she thought I was fake when she met me because I was just always so nice and happy. People always comment about how much I'm always smiling. Another good friend even thought I was ditsy at first. Even my oldest sister still thinks I'm crazy cuz I'm always happy. I just can't help it. I'm blessed with this spirit that just sees the good and positive in everything.

and here's why...

You know how they say "peace of God that surpasses all human understanding"? Well, I think i've got that.

So... I think I'm pretty spiritual. I believe in a higher power and mine is God. It just makes sense to me. I just feel like I am always blessed no matter what and it is pretty amazing.

Now I am mos def not perfect, but its just so great knowing that there is forgiveness and each day is a brand new day and that everything will be ok in the long run because every disappointment is a blessing.

I like to think and meditate a lot and one day I was thinking: I love my positive spirit. I've been this way for 22 years and I wonder if i'll remain this way forever. I wonder if I'll be hit with a horrible disaster, or be involved with someone that would take this spirit away. I mean, I haven't lived up to half my life (hopefully) so who knows how I'll be 30 years down the line. All I know is that I want to keep this and I'll try my best not to let anything break this spirit. And to do this, I just have to strive each and everyday to be the best me I can be.

And, my joy...

As I finished my work out today, I realized something - We tend to neglect the things that make us happy.

explanation - The way I feel when I'm working out and when I'm done is absolutely amazing. I love it so much, yet, there is still a struggle getting out of bed extra early to get over to the gym. And thats how it is with life sometimes. It takes some discomfort to do the things that will make us a lot happier in the long run. We can either sit back and get that extra sleep, or get up and get on with it.

Working out is always a peaceful time in which I reflect on my life and during today's session I realized that I am just so happy! I have the most amazing family and some really great friends. Sometimes you just have to stop and think about what you've got and realize how extremely blessed you are.

and so my joy comes from:

having such wonderful people around me

exposure to really beautiful music and art

and...

having this peace that surpasses human understanding, and being blessed with this crazy spirit!

And I end with nature pictures: