I'm in a pissy, pouty mood and I'm trying to keep my mind occupied. I tried watching some t.v., but just couldn't stay interested. I jumped over to the computer to peruse the internet or find some friends online, but no one is here and my favorite spots on the world wide web are just not doing it for me tonight.
I just put on my Ipod and set it to shuffle. It's always amazing to me how much music can help my mood. I don't want to mope tonight, I want to feel great and with the help of some fortunate shuffle selections, I think I'm beginning to perk up a bit.
I have a friend who says he doesn't dance. I guess there are people in the world who don't dance, although I simply cannot imagine that concept. When I hear a song that has a great beat, I find it impossible NOT to dance, or sway, or at the very least bob my head to the rhythm.
My most favorite dancing is when I'm alone. The song starts, I crank up the volume, close my eyes and let loose. I'm completely free and uninhibited and it feels amazing. It never fails to help me shake the blues. But, fear not, I don't limit my dancing to solo attempts, I will dance with anyone who wants to groove to the beat with me. For me, I just have to have music that makes it harder for me to stay sitting than to get up and move.
A confession is that lately, I've been wanting to dance to Lady Gaga. I have no clue who she really is, but when I hear her as I am in the car changing the radio stations, I stop. "Just Dance" is an example of a song that I must dance to. It isn't a new song and it's not great music, I know. I don't really care about that though because for at least 4 minutes or so, I can just escape my mind, my mood and enjoy the moment.
The music that I like to dance to doesn't have to be amazing or critically acclaimed. The only real criteria is that it takes my mind off whatever I happen to be stewing over and let's me go someplace simple, carefree and fun. As Lady Gaga says, "Just dance, gonna be okay, da da doo-doo-mmm". Who knew words of wisdom could be so simple? I feel much better already.
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