Manning suggests that a sad song (secular in nature) cannot rid our hearts of blue thoughts. I truly don't agree. I believe in the very strong spiritual nature of music - secular just as much as sacred. Music has a wonderful ability to lift spirits and allow our hearts to emote about whatever is hurting them.
Unlike Ms. Manning, I don't believe that a secular song cannot bring us closer to our creator. But I do agree with her - we must press on. We must continue the uphill climb, no matter how difficult (and it WILL be difficult) and emotionally and spiritually painful.
I'm sure we all have a mantra - something that centers us. Ms. Manning has a poem she wrote. I have been thinking about (meditating if you will) what centers me. Is there a particular song that is my "theme song"? I will get back to that at a latter date, because at this point I come up blank.
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I always thought of a theme song as something that makes you think, "CHARGE!" Mine has been Abba's Dancing Queen for about 15 years. It always gets me going. Raise Your Glass by Pink is a more recent one that gets me pumped. I don't think that a song has to be religious in nature to bring you back to what's important in life --- and that's joy! :-)
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