It amazes me how much people connect with music in their every day lives. One second you can be driving along to some random destination belting out the lyrics to the song winding out of the radio, and then the songs changes, and you're taken back to the summer of 2010, holding hands with your boyfriend and thinking that nothing will ever change between the two of you.
But things do change. People grow. But we'll always have that part of us that's lost somewhere in our old favorite song. To this day I can't listen to "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift without thinking of the summer of 2009 and how I would talk on the phone until 3 in the morning with the boy I liked who would always sing it to me. I can't hear "Lonely" by Akon without thinking back to 5th grade when my best friends and I would sing our hearts out when the song came on the radio. Even for a more recent example, I can't hear "Wanted" by Hunter Hayes without thinking of my friends at OU, especially Tyler, and studying in Wagner Hall or the floor 8 study room; laughing and enjoying each others company.
All of these songs, along with many others, bring back many different emotions and memories. But they're all memories that I wouldn't change for anything. I love the fact that one song can take you from the middle of a bitter winter to the peak of a hot summer, laying on a beach, hearing waves crash around you and smelling the salt water and seaweed in the air. Some things come up at unexpected times just to remind you of what you have already been through in your life. Don't look back on these with regret. Look back and smile about how far you have come. Cherish the people that have come and gone, but more importantly, the ones who have stayed. Each and every moment in your life defines you. Every choice, every word, every breath you take. Embrace them.
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