Rediscovering Old "Friends" with New Relevance

I am constantly thankful for finding music that can speak to and for my heart, and I love it when years down the road a song can do it again. Rediscovering music that I used to listen to on repeat is like finally getting to see an old friend again after life has gotten in the way for too long.

The beautiful thing about those songs that stirred my heart before is the way they seem to appear when they fit perfectly into my life again. It's like it never even went away -- except now I'm left wondering, "Why did I ever stop listening to this??"

Okay, confession: I stopped listening to this band because I lost the CD. I suspect it got too scratched and had to get thrown away. I used to be horrendously negligent to my CDs. (If you've ever ridden with me while I've changed CDs while driving, you'd see I still have moments.)

In light of all of the broad spectrum of emotions encompassing me with this move -- the biggest being fear of the unknown, naturally -- it could get easy to get wrapped up in the negative and stay there. Part of the song "Heartbeat" by Bleach encourages me to kick that aside and charge on ahead.

And so I'll fight the current

I'll fight the undertow

Help me swim away from

Where my weakness grows

So I'm taking a deep breath, and I'm going to finish packing so I can start this new chapter. And I'll be jammin' out to this song. Feel free to jam with me.