Inspirational Music - Al-Anon Family Group

Mad4stevie · Member

Inspirational Music

De Anna · Veteran Member

I love her music.

wallsal55 · Senior Member

Yes, I listen to music! Some weeks it's 3 times a week, Some just once a week depending on my mood. Country music was a huge help for me to get in touch with my feelings, emotions. I also love Shania Twain, and anyone's music that I feel helps lift my self esteem, self worth. Sometimes Light Jazz/Blues is great. I have DirecTV so, I can tune in to the different "types" of music depending on my mood. I often thought the light classical music was good for my brain chemistry when I could barely feel anything--just plain numb! I have surprised myself at the age of 49 how I like to try different "types" of music and sounds on my ears. In my younger days, I thought I had to be Rock and Roll, forever, ha, ha. Then I thought I had to be Country, forever, ha, ha. I am finding that variety in music is the spice of life, and opens up new ways of thinking. It also helps me not feel so lonely when I am alone!

Dancing again became a lifesaver for me, too---and great exercise! :wOOt:

-- Edited by wallsal55 at 15:28, 2005-04-13

Joat · Member

I agree about the classical music. I've always loved Baroque (especially Bach). In particular, if you can find a copy of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier", it's great to listen to when you are swamped with negative emotions. It's very beautiful music, but it is also very mathematical and abstract - it is intricately put together, something pure in an impure world, something you can lose yourself in when the real world is a little too ugly.

I'm not sure if it is "inspirational" exactly, though so if you want that, try to find the "Mass for Christmas Morning" by Michael Praetorius. It'll probably be in the "early music" section if you have trouble finding it. It's all choral music with a church organ in the background. Very powerful, and I'm not even a Christian.

I could probably send you a sample if you aren't able to find them locally.

Just my 2c...

Mad4stevie · Member

I like classical too! Mostly when cooking, eating dinner or taking a bubble bath :)

When I say "inspirational", I don't necessarily mean in the religious context (although that is fine too!). To clarify, I consider it to be anything that helps you gain perspective, hope or strength.

I posted a list of my favorites on my website below, which includes links so you can listen to them, if you are interested. Most are slow, quiet songs. There is something about each one of these songs that touches on a feeling or thought that I have recognized in living with and loving my A.

http://www.mistakenlove.com/page11.html

AlbertaCowboy · Veteran Member

Music is one of my passions, and has definitely been instrumental (pardon the pun) in maintaining at least some level of sanity in my otherwise insane world.

I listen to music all the time. From my name one might guess that I listen only to country music, but my tastes are so diverse I doubt I could list all the different genres in my collection.

Depending on my mood, different music will inspire or invoke tremendous feelings in me. There are a few songs that, due to circumstance, have more meaning to me. One is Garth Brooks "If Tomorrow Never Comes" which always reminds me of my daughter, who was born when that song hit the airwaves and it's been my tribute song to her ever since. I live by the words in this song.

If Tomorrow Never Comes

Sometimes late at night
I lie awake and watch her sleeping
She's lost in peaceful dreams
So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark
And a thought crosses my mind
If I never wake up in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel
About her in my heart

(chorus)

If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one
And if my time on earth were through
She must face this world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes

'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret
That my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that circumstance
Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel

*chorus*

So tell that someone that you love
Just what you're thinking of
If tomorrow never comes

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