Silver Bells

Spirit

I attended my first bipolar group meeting last night-- which in and of itself was a big let down. It's funny though because the thing that made me mad about it kind of sparked this post today. Our ice-breaker was to talk about our favorite band or song (mine is The Police~Sting~Every Breath You Take). Well the ice-breaker ended up taking an HOUR of our meeting time. After that, two people were able to discuss some problems, but that was it. Between that and sitting next to two people who were sharing their lollipops (multiple times), I was ready to go home.


Now today I sit here listening to the holiday music channel and I'm reminded of something someone said in the meeting: a song can change your mood. This is very true. Listening to holiday music lifts my spirits a bit and makes me think of Christmas. If I listened to Sting, I'd remember going to his concert (yea!) and how awesome it was. As I said the other day, relaxation music can be beneficial.


Listening to music and the effect it has on a person is quite spiritual in nature. Positive, upbeat or relaxing music can send a warm feeling through your body, quicken or slow your heartbeat and regulate your breathing. Music can put life into perspective.


On another note (ha), I'm having a sort of rough day today. My meds have changed (again) and I'm battling a migraine. Luckily, my mom is visiting and she has helped with my housework and with the girls. The big challenge is that my daughter is in a Christmas concert tonight and I have to make cookies for it. Just love those big school functions! For all these reasons, this post won't be overly involved. I'm just going to add some links to good music websites for your listening pleasure...


Jango -- a web-radio where you can listen to any type of music for free.


AOL Music -- offers free holiday music radio-style.


Origen Music -- free relaxation music-- good for the spirit.


Stay warm in Spirit,

Jen