Gratitude Day 11/62: Music

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Music, in its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.
Stevie Wonder

I love Phil Collins. It's not just the music that makes me love him. It's the memories. When I was a child, my father would play Phil Collins for hours and hours and I learned most of the lyrics by heart just by listening subconsciously.

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Today, whenever I hear Phil Collins, I think about my Dad. My Dad traveled a lot. He worked offshore and whenever he came back home from work, he made sure we enjoy paradise. There would be snacks and wine and music and foreign exotic cartoons. Bliss! He loved music. He would play songs by local Itsekiri musicians and western musicians. One of his favorite artiste is Phil Collins.

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There is a way music takes us back in time. Do you remember when you had a crush on your first love, there must have been a song. For me that was African Queen by Tuface Idibia.

Then there are spiritual songs. You should listen to Christian songs. I like listening to songs by Toby Mac. Toby Mac is not very popular among the Christian folks in my locality. But it is full of so much inspiration and fun. One of my favorite Toby Mac songs is "Loose my Soul". Please listen to "Loose my Soul" in the YouTube video below.

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There was a time that I thought that I could make it as a musician. I bought a guitar and practiced for countless hours. I had no talent for music, that made it difficult for me but it didn't stop me. I practiced until my ears got trained. I practiced until my fingers became very flexible on my right hand and strong on the right. One thing that learning to play the guitar thought me is that consistency pays. I learned the principles of practice, process, and patience. I eventually discovered my musical self. Today I can play the guitar and keyboard, but I also discovered that music is not for me. I mean, I'm not meant to do music professionally. I still love music. I still play but I don't ever want to play professionally.

Gratitude

Today I'm grateful for songs. I'm grateful for the gift of music. Can you imagine this life without music? It would be grave. Life would be a really boring place without music.

Music has the power to uplift the soul. It can make a sad person happy. Music can actually alleviate illness. I've heard of people who actually got miraculously healed just by listening to a song.

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Special thanks to all these good people who participated in #gratitudeday. Thank you!

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What is Gratitude Day

Everyday is gratitude day.
@tojukaka

Gratitudeday is all about being thankful for the things that are happening in your life. A lot of us go through life taking things for granted. The goal is to challenge you to make a blog post about something you are grateful for. It could be big or small. It doesn't matter. Little things matter. I'll be doing this for 62 days (62 is not a random number). It's not an endurance game, you can join in anytime you want and opt out anytime you want.

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How to Participate in #GratitudeDay Challenge

Upvote my #gratitudeday post
Resteem my #gratitudeday post(not compulsory)
Write a post about anything you are grateful for.
Use the tag #gratitudeday10

Please use the tags, #gratitudeday10(for today), #gratitudeday11(for tomorrow), #gratitudeday12(for next tomorrow) e.t.c. so that I can easily see your posts.

This is what I will do in return.

I'll upvote your post
I'll note your name in my spreadsheet, that you qualify for the grand prize of 62SBD. The grand prize is now unknown.

Thank you very much