Posts Tagged ‘music’

Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

English poet and playwright William Congreve penned this famous and often misquoted line for his tragedy, The Mourning Bride. That was in 1697 … centuries before anyone conceived of a phonograph, radio, or MP3. But even then people recognized the tremendous influence music could have on human emotions.

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It’s been a real bad day. One of many lately. But then the radio decided to have a chat with me. It said, “Hey, Soul Sister!”

I love it when the radio wants to chat. This time it reminded me that music can always make me smile, even on bad days. It reminded me that I love R&B—even though “Hey, Soul Sister,” by the group Train, isn’t an R&B song.

And it reminded me that you need to have soul to get through tough times.

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