I'm sure everyone has noticed that there is almost always a song that relates to your current situation and mood. Whether it's a Zac Brown Band song that sounds perfect while you're driving your car with the windows down in the summer, or a Coldplay song that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up when you hear it late at night, music somehow has an effect on all of us. And I know that there are those songs that will sneak up on me if I happen to ever put my iPod on shuffle. They sneak up on me and remind me of an ex, an old friend, my family, or just a different time in my life.
I hope that everyone has those songs. And I hope that you all don't skip those songs when they come up on your iPod. Let them play, let those memories come flooding back to you, even if they remind you of a rough time in your life. Because those songs can make you appreciate everything that you have today. They can make you see everything you have gone through in order to get where you are. They can remind you of all the memories you made when you thought you were having the time of your life. Those times back in high school when you thought you ruled the world. Those days that you never thought would end. All of those friends that you lost touch with, and all the ones you still talk to every day. All of those memories mean something to each and every one of us, for better or for worse.
So don't skip that song. It's only about four minutes long, so take that four minutes and let your past come back to you. I don't advise that you dwell on it, just think about how it got you where you are today.
