Melting into melody

Imagine a day in your life when morning starts too soon and the day cannot end quickly enough for you. Of course, this is the same day you are then required to work for long hours because a deadline is approaching. You get back home tired and aching and you get a phone call from a loved one that has troubling news and you are upset that someone you love so much is going through tough times.

Now you find out you are out of groceries and need to go get things right now so you can cook. You do all that while dodging the lonely 75-year-old woman who wants to talk to you about her drunk husband for 30 minutes. You get into the car and switch on the music. You are driving along…suddenly there are the opening bars of a beautiful song - you can feel the tension ooze away from your body - your body turns to jello and you sigh involuntarily - your breathing slows down as does your mind…have you ever melted into a melody like that? I would be an insane woman if not for the magic of music.