Do you play an instrument? Sing in a choir? Crank your favorite tunes when you’re cleaning the house? Study after study shows that music can help us process the entire spectrum of our emotions, support healing, strengthen our memory, improve our sleep (unless we’re listening to scream-o heavy metal, perhaps!), increase our motivation, and reduce stress. Music can center us, connect us with others, and be one way in which we can worship God.
I would add: take up square dancing! Music, movement, lots of smile, plus hand-over-hand physical contact, which can be very limited for those living alone. Plus, if you’re old enough for Medicare Advantage, your class and dance fees are probably reimbursable as “fitness” activities!
Delighted to be here, as Sage, to continue my belief in life-long learning. Music becoming high priority as I begin to understand deeper layers, significance of music in our lives, from various sources. I first learned this from Edith Schaeffer many years ago with her book 'The Gift of Music'.
Thank you for the reminder to include music in my day! My husband is the music appreciator extraordinaire in our house, makes playlists which I very much enjoy, but I often forget to play them. He had no musical training, which is a shame, but I took piano lessons for years and, eventually, thoroughly enjoyed playing the piano. I know there's some musical ability in our gene pool! Our kids took piano lessons, and one of them was quite skilled, so we gave our piano to her and now her kids are or will be taking lessons. But there's no reason I can't appreciate music more often!
I would add: take up square dancing! Music, movement, lots of smile, plus hand-over-hand physical contact, which can be very limited for those living alone. Plus, if you’re old enough for Medicare Advantage, your class and dance fees are probably reimbursable as “fitness” activities!
Delighted to be here, as Sage, to continue my belief in life-long learning. Music becoming high priority as I begin to understand deeper layers, significance of music in our lives, from various sources. I first learned this from Edith Schaeffer many years ago with her book 'The Gift of Music'.
Thank you for the reminder to include music in my day! My husband is the music appreciator extraordinaire in our house, makes playlists which I very much enjoy, but I often forget to play them. He had no musical training, which is a shame, but I took piano lessons for years and, eventually, thoroughly enjoyed playing the piano. I know there's some musical ability in our gene pool! Our kids took piano lessons, and one of them was quite skilled, so we gave our piano to her and now her kids are or will be taking lessons. But there's no reason I can't appreciate music more often!
I keep looking at our piano and thinking about how much I would love to learn...
And that's the perfect prayer as we venture forward. Amen!