Having spent the morning back at the oral surgeon's office, I haven't had a chance to write about anything today - not even sure exactly what I would write about, if there was time. But, bad storms are headed this way, according to the weather forecasters - possible tornados included. So, I'm going to turn off the computer and "batten down the hatches." It's a little early for tornados in this area, but I suppose with what we have done to the environment, anything is possible now. Hopefully the tornado forecast will be wrong; torrential rain and high winds are all we have gotten so far, which is quite enough as far as I'm concerned.
One of the most soothing sessions by music2work2 is Boys' Bedtime Music. It is a piece done solely on the piano at a rhythmic, moderately fast tempo. Listening to this piece, you can almost feel yourself relaxing and the stress melting away.
The image that comes to mind while listening to this music is that of a flower, perhaps a rose – first, as a bud, it’s petals wrapped tightly. But, with time, the petals begin to unfold. The bud becomes looser, more relaxed; individual petals become apparent, spreading out until the full beauty of the flower is revealed.
Still not quite back up to par from dental surgery last week, but I wanted to report that listening to music2work2 sessions following the surgery did seem to help me feel better. It didn't stop the pain......oh, how I wish it had.......but the music helped me to relax; it was soothing and calming. Prior to putting up the music2work2 web site, we did research about the benefits of music in various areas of human beings' lives. There were many articles attesting to ways music helps people; many studies were being done at that time. Today, about one year later, there are even more articles and studies concerning the relationship of music to health, stress, concentration, etc. You might want to check out some of these articles.