MY PLAYLIST LIFE’S

My life is a playlist, full of the melodies that define my place in the world. The best of memories in the brightest and highest of notes, and the worst in the sorrowful lyrics of broken hearts and tears. In times of joy, I bathe in the feeling of infinity that accompanies a favorite piece. In moments of adversity, I find solace in the blind acceptance of music. Music is exciting, depressing, motivating—to every moment, it gives meaning.

In the face of hardship, I find myself questioning my path’s meaning. While there have been more than a thousand bad times in this world, I have found that confidence can be inspired by music. Sometimes, a particular song just hits all of the right notes to pull up my spirits when I can’t let go of stress and piece together my sanity to push through anxious tears.

For all souls, I believe there to be one person to quell the tears of loneliness and create wholeness in our hearts, meaning I feel that someone will someday tenderly cradle every piece of my heart, bring it home to me, and walk with me in the world. On the horizon, I can almost hear the most gentle of notes when they grace my life: tender bursts of intimate music.

Following bouts of achievement and triumph, I naturally turn to music to celebrate the joy of accomplishment and the avoidance of frustrated tears. My feeling of contentedness is flaunted in bright, peacocking notes, and I cannot help but burst with newfound pride and meaning. Whether it be a lasting or evanescent impact on our world, there must be an element of your life that you want to go flex, a masterpiece.

When someone you love moves on from this life, a piece of you may go silent, no more bright lights or lively music. Even as loved ones pass away and leave this world, we must be more than the grief, the defeat, the tears. Considering the night we met or our shared moments of meaning, I have learned to dwell on happier memories of him, not bleaker notes.

Music also serves as the cornerstone of good memories, the high notes. I am reminded of instances of the growth and development of a new piece of my personality, my identity, my sense of intrinsic meaning. I overcome obstacles. I assume new identities. I move forward to music. Certain songs remind us of how we come of age and mend the tears in our identities; through them, we may end up on top of the world.

I am defined by my life’s playlist, the notes, the lyrics, the music. Whether I’m listening to a joyous piece or one that draws tears, music is my soul, my meaning, my reason, my world.