Forever Growing: Music & Emotional Supports

I first heard this song almost ten years ago, at a public pool. It was on the loudspeaker and I was immediately drawn to the powerful musical score, the “rock” sound, electric guitars as well as the tempo of the song.

IT. WAS. AWESOME.

What was interesting about this experience was that at the time, there seemed to be “more” that was catching my attention, but I couldn’t place my finger on it immediately. I just knew that besides the music catching my ear, there was something else about that song that was important to me. It “drew” me into its energy.

So, I did what I always do whenever I hear a song or encounter something that catches my attention while out and about in the world: I went home and researched it.

I researched what the song was, its origin, I listened to it a few more times and then read the lyrics. It was after reading through the lyrics that I immediately understood everything.

I understood why the song caught my ear in the first place even though I couldn’t make out the garbled words over the loudspeaker at the pool (I often have a hard time
understanding lyrics while someone is singing them) at the time.

I also immediately understood (as an experience in my body, not my brain) why it felt imperative that I listen to this song over and over again.
What I found out is that when Alanis wrote this song, she was going through the birth of her son and this song is about how the parent/guardian- angel roles are linked.

How, ultimately, a powerful inner parent calls upon spirit to guide her or his choices on the loved one’s behalf, whether it is for a child, a friend, or an inner child. No wonder I liked this song. No wonder it caught my attention even though I couldn’t make out all the words.

It was a perfect example of how your unconscious is always attuned to the outside world and attempting to get your attention about things that are happening so that you can learn more about how they connect to your inside world, your heart. Music, like imagery, is one of the languages of the soul. My soul was listening that day at the pool.

Since then, I have gone back to this song over and over again whenever I need an experiential reminder about what it feels like to (1) be validated in the experience of needing protection and (2) what protection, having a guardian or advocate, can and does feel like.

You know, good bonding.

This song makes a FANTASTIC support for helping create the experience of emotional protection and safety inside, in a very deep way, that your brain will never understand but your body will always remember.

Music has the ability to touch you deeply in a place where there are no words, only experiences. That’s why it makes such a powerful tool for healing.

So, check the song out here if you haven’t already, and let me know what you think. I can’t wait to hear!

Enjoy!