Music is important and powerful for me. It would seem that my life will be emptier without music.

Music helps me fight stress. It relaxes my weariness. It motivates me at difficult times. It fills my memoirs with all the feelings in them -- the bliss, the melancholy, the agony, the triumph, the madness, the pain, the darkness, and the light. The effect that music can have on our emotions is tremendous, as it can bring people to floods of tears or bursts of laughter.

The images that music and songs are able to create are amazing. Music has the ability to transport me back in time just like a time machine. It lets me revisit lost and forgotten moments in life. Music and songs can paint a picture. So clear that you can almost see it unfold right before your very eyes. Truly, “music imitates life and life imitates music”. The lyrics of a song tell stories. My story. My every endeavor, my every adventure, my every thought, and my every frustration. So, I sing. I sing my heart out. I sing to my heart's delight. I may not have a good voice, but I sing from my heart.

Music effects people in many different ways. To me, music is more than just something to listen to or play, it’s something to feel. It helps me to get through tough times. It keeps me consoled and comforted. It is my solace. My best friend. Then, now, and forever -- there will always be music and me.