Blisstree » song http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:43:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 A Song for Love http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-song-for-love/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-song-for-love/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:33:34 +0000 Aly Walansky http://www.blisstree.com/?p=73761 Post from: Blisstree

A Song for Love

]]> It’s really hard to listen to music, and not wonder what the lyrics mean…did the artist have a particular girl or relationship in mind when he wrote that love song? Or is it like a writer penning a novel..a story being told, and not actually about anything or anyone?

1108048_a_song_for_loveIt’s even more so true, though, when you know the artist, and wonder if you can fit yourself into the nooks and crannies…and then wonder, who actually IS there. The songs are surely not about you…or are they? And if they aren’t, why aren’t they?

I live and love in a circle of artists – we are all in some way a creative – whether it’s of lyrics or prose or visual arts – and thus the heart on canvas (or audio) comes up very often, to various results.

And we find ourselves praying to have a song written about us,or for us – and dreading those bitter “ex” songs…but the worst fear of all? Not warranting songs at all. Cause that would truly prove we just aren’t all that significant, right?

Or maybe, just maybe, a song is just a song.

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A Song for Love

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Reading Transition Song

]]> Sometimes young children have difficulty transitioning from one activity to another.  Here is a song that my daughter’s preschool class sings at the end of reading time. 

tune of Clementine

Put your books away. Put your books away.
Put your books on the shelf.
Put your books away. Put your books away.
Put your books on the shelf.

Are you ready? Are you ready?
Are you ready for a good time?
Are you ready? Are you ready?
Are you ready for a good time?

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When songs such as this one are added to a regular routine, children know what to expect.  Over time, there will be less confusion and resistance to ending activities.

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