Everyone Deserves Music

Music is one of the biggest inspirations in my life. I love to listen to all kinds of music - I have very eclectic tastes. When I first met my husband Andy - 4 years ago - my world had become devoid of music. I have no idea what happened (welll, I can take a guess - I was basically a stay-at-home mom, overweight, lonely, and kind of deadened) but over the years, I had let music go. I can go back to any time in my childhood and remember the songs I listened to: Donny Osmond when I was 8 (I was 8, ok?!!), Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers all through high school, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell in college, and then jazz, latin beat, hip/hop, opera, and more after I moved to San Francisco.

But by the time I was 38, music was not a big part of my day. Then I met Andy. Andy is a musician and a sound genius - he used to own recording studios in Denver and makes audio equipment now. He started making me cd's when we started dating - mostly love songs - but they were all over the map - electronic, rap, hard rock, alternative. Like Doroty, my black and white world because techni-color overnight. I awoke (again.) The gift of music is a powerful one. My heart opened up like a dried up bud, thirsty for rain. I started buying music like crazy on iTunes, and then I started giving it away - making cd's for friends. I joined a dance class and danced several times a week to all kinds of world beats. Today I have one of the best music collections I know of, and I enjoy it daily. I have an iPod in the car, a stereo in the living room, and one in my bedroom too - that even plays in my bathroom! So I can sing in the shower as loud as I want - hah! I just made a bunch of yoga cd's for my yoga studio and it was a gift from the heart. I love music and I love sharing it with others - truly an inspiration! Peace.

(p.s. click on the title "Everyone Deserves Music" to hear Michael Franti playing an acoustic version of this song - a great album by the way...)