My theme song

I think everyone needs a theme song.

As a teenager, mine and my sister's was "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks. Just because I was the opposite of the song. It reminded me of what I didn't want to do or be. I can't speak for her, but I just think she liked it because it was the only time she was "allowed" to curse....lol.

As I got older, graduated high school, it became "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw. "I don't wanna be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately. All I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind. I'm tired of looking around rooms wondering what I'm supposed to do and who I'm supposed to be. I don't wanna be anything other than me." The song just reminded me that I'm unique. I'm who I'm supposed to be at this point in my life. That's one thing that aggravates me, people who pretend to be someone just so that they're popular or liked. I can't stand that.

Then when I graduated college it became "Heal the World" by Michael Jackson. I was a CMA, and at one point during my career I was debating on becoming registered as well. I just wanted to help people whether it be physically, mentally, errands, monetary donations etc. I just wanted to find my purpose in life, and I believed and still hold the belief that that is what God put me on this Earth to do. To help people.

I got married and it became "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks. I strive to let my husband know every day that he's the light of my life. I love him and tell him as often as possible. While he works, I estimate we talk somewhere between 3-10 times a day, each and every time I hang up, I tell him I love him, because I don't want that lingering. What if that were the last conversation we ever have? I want the last thing that he hears me say to be "I love you."

I had David and he was a special needs child, the song became "Standing Outside the Fire" by Garth Brooks. This music video is a teen boy who has Downs Syndrome, it starts out with the mother letting him drive (rather badly) to school. The next scene, he's signing up for track and field day, on the "normal" list. The coach takes the pen and nods to the "Special Olympics" signs-ups. He bites his lip and adds his name to the "normal" list (I use that word loosely) The mother was his biggest supporter, drove beside of him while he ran on the side walk training, encouraging, while behind closed doors fought with the father who wanted him to not participate. The day of the race, the father is in the stands, the race begins, the son is slower and lags behind. The father puts his head down and gets up to leave while the mother is still cheering him on. The son trips, falls and the father and mother both are racing to get to their son. The boy is bloody, face bloody looks up at the father, and he changes his tune "Get up, you're not finished" encouraging him to get up and finish the race, not to give up. The son gets up, and the father runs with him to the finish line where the mother is waiting and hugs them both. One of the best music videos I have ever seen. Anyone who knows me knows that's how I am with David. I never let him give up and always encourage him. To this day, I still get teary when I think about all of the times I've fought for him to not be labeled "special"

We started Karate and it became the very cliche "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas. Just because it was fun, the song was great to listen to and it was on the sound track of the very popular "Kung Fu Panda"

Now, it's the children's song "He's Still Working on me" written by Joel Hemphill. "He's still working one me. To make me what I ought to be. It took him just a week to make the moon and the stars, the sun and the Earth and Jupiter and Mars. How loving and patient he must be, he's still working on me." That's true. God puts me in new situations each day and then I learn from that situation. I learn how to make myself better, even if it's just something as simple as thinking on my feet, to something as complex as not misinterpreting words said. I have been working for years to better myself, I just learned now, I'm not the only one working on me. Sensei is working to give me the spiritual aspect of karate, it's not just learning the karate, it's building my character. I'm working on me, taking what I learn in karate and applying it to my life. God's working on me, to make me a better soul. I am so blessed to have people who love me enough to tell me I need work and help me to complete the work.

So, those are my theme songs, what are yours?