THE MAGIC OF MUSIC

Monday, April 02, 2007

Some people claim they enjoy walking. I think they lie. I don’t like to walk but I have finally discovered a way I can endure it. Music is the answer! I have always just started out walking with my head down, muttering to myself and as a result my feet hurt, my back hurt and I returned home tired and sore.

Lately I have been listening to beautiful music as I walk. This morning the first thing I heard was a deep, mellow voice singing “Jerusalem, Jerusalem…” and then came the voice of Elvis for a couple of songs and then a beautiful waltz, and then piano music so wonderful I almost broke into a jog. (Almost, but not quite).

There is magic in music!

Music has changed my attitude about walking. Today, I was so engrossed in listening to the music as I walked that I looked up and was almost home before I realized it. I want to go through life like that—listening to the music until I look up and see that I’m HOME.