If there's one thing I can say has shaped my life tremendously is music.

At certain times in life it was the rhythm that got me, at some points poetry and then let's not forget the ecstatic states that music takes you to.

Music never leaves you, it can take you to places a song that you danced to with someone, a song you listened to when your heart was broken or a track that helped you go beyond the layers of consciousness.

Music brings about inspiration, the reason behind this newsletter, for example. I was listening to a recommended playlist online and the genres were a wide range.

It started with Roots by Bob Marley, the next song was Let It Be by the Beatles, and the sudden shift down the line was Summer of 69 by Bryan Adams.

This really wouldn't work, especially when writing, so I went to a familiar group and wrote this while listening to one of their tracks for the first time :)

At points of my development I have had prejudices, such as pop music sucks, heavy metal rocks etc. If you grow, you stop outgrowing, there's always a song from a genre that you could play to relive or enjoy.

I believe Music goes into our subconsciousness and has the power to shape us, it has unbelievable benefits. Imagine this, men and women who listened to music soon after undergoing cardiac surgery were less anxious and reported having less pain than those who just rested quietly.

That's not all, you can read more about the benefits of music here.

A testament to music going deep, I randomly can sing a hymn at times. What genre of music do I currently listen to now? All, I do have some that I listen to more often, but it's nice to keep exploring :)

Thanks for reading , if you want to know my favorite artists, send me yours and I'll send you mine :) 

Clyde