I get that question a lot, with such a seemingly bleak future full of oncologists. Well the answer is, "LOTs of things!" My faith, my husband, my kids, my friends, my family. . . .and my music. I keep a strange mix of inspirational music and songs that make you want to sing and dance on my phone all the time, so if I need them, they are there. And when I need to have a good cry, those songs are there, too. In those early days after diagnosis, when I would wake up in a panic in the middle of the night, my aunt sent me #12, and I remember laying in my bed, eyes closed, with tears streaming down my face and my phone in my hands. I put that song on repeat, and it helped me get through. Here is a peek at my weird mix. Try not to laugh when you get to the 2nd list. :)
When the day feels long and hard and I need to be reminded there's more to it:
"Starts With Me" Tim Timmons
"Brave" Josh Groban
"Christ In Me" Tim Timmons
"Falling Slowly" Once
"In Christ Alone" Newsboys
"You Never Let Go" Matt Redman
"Made to Love" TobyMac
"Man In The Mirror" Michael Jackson
"Never Alone" BarlowGirl
"Brave" Sara Bareilles
"Our God" Chris Tomlin
"One Thing Remains"
"Overcomer" Mandisa
"Say" John Mayer
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
"Stronger" Mandisa
"Stronger" Kelly Clarkson
"Unwritten" Natasha Bedingfield
"Viva La Vida" ColdPlay
"You Are My King" Newsboys
"Your Great Name" Amy Grant
And when I need to be silly, or sing, or dance: (you might guess which ones are kid-influenced) :)
"Can't Hold Us" Macklemore
"Cups" Anna Kendrick
"Hang On Sloopy" OSU Marching Band (what? I'm a Buckeye!)
"Happy" Pharell
"Hey Soul Sista" Train
"Holla at the DJ" Coco Jones
"I Will Wait" Mumford and Sons
"Just the Way You Are" Bruno Mars
"Let It Go" Frozen Soundtrack
"Mirrors" Justin Timberlake
"No One" Alicia Keys
"Peanut BUtter Jelly Time" Chip-Man and the Buckwheat Boys
"Rollin' in the Deep" Adele
"Shake It Off" Taylor Swift
"Single Ladies" Beyonce
"What Does the Fox Say?" Say Why
"When I Was Your Man" Bruno Mars
What do YOU listen to when you need to get out of a funk? What music inspires you? What's on your chemo playlist?
When the day feels long and hard and I need to be reminded there's more to it:
"Starts With Me" Tim Timmons
"Brave" Josh Groban
"Christ In Me" Tim Timmons
"Falling Slowly" Once
"In Christ Alone" Newsboys
"You Never Let Go" Matt Redman
"Made to Love" TobyMac
"Man In The Mirror" Michael Jackson
"Never Alone" BarlowGirl
"Brave" Sara Bareilles
"Our God" Chris Tomlin
"One Thing Remains"
"Overcomer" Mandisa
"Say" John Mayer
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
"Stronger" Mandisa
"Stronger" Kelly Clarkson
"Unwritten" Natasha Bedingfield
"Viva La Vida" ColdPlay
"You Are My King" Newsboys
"Your Great Name" Amy Grant
And when I need to be silly, or sing, or dance: (you might guess which ones are kid-influenced) :)
"Can't Hold Us" Macklemore
"Cups" Anna Kendrick
"Hang On Sloopy" OSU Marching Band (what? I'm a Buckeye!)
"Happy" Pharell
"Hey Soul Sista" Train
"Holla at the DJ" Coco Jones
"I Will Wait" Mumford and Sons
"Just the Way You Are" Bruno Mars
"Let It Go" Frozen Soundtrack
"Mirrors" Justin Timberlake
"No One" Alicia Keys
"Peanut BUtter Jelly Time" Chip-Man and the Buckwheat Boys
"Rollin' in the Deep" Adele
"Shake It Off" Taylor Swift
"Single Ladies" Beyonce
"What Does the Fox Say?" Say Why
"When I Was Your Man" Bruno Mars
What do YOU listen to when you need to get out of a funk? What music inspires you? What's on your chemo playlist?
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