Finding Meaning in "Earworms", (those songs that get stuck in your head, sometimes for years!)

"Lights"photograph by Serena

This image reminds me of the inner-workings of the brain, all the thoughts and ideas that are swimming around in there.  Including those little songs that "pop" into your head, and you find yourself singing them for hours, then cursing them later on...eventually they do fade away, but sometimes I have fallen asleep with a song playing on repeat in my head, and woken up to the same song later on(Arg!).  I figured there very well could be a legitimate reason why these songs seem to jump into your head and they don't want to leave.

These lyrics are from "Rubber Ring" by The Smiths(this song has been worming it's way into my head for weeks now...)

Could they be messages from your subconscious?  Most songs that get stuck in your head, "earworms", have lyrics in them, and if you sit down and really think about those lyrics, write them down even, you may be surprised at the messages you receive.  You may also be pleasantly surprised to find that after you pondered the "earworms" meaning, it will stop attacking your subconscious!  I have found solutions to many different issues, by studying and dissecting the meaning and messages that lie within the lyrics.

Catchy songs could also just be meticulously produced to be "earworms", infecting your subconscious and causing you to sometimes end up buying the songs that you can't stop thinking about.  Some of these songs are the most annoying, the ones that you detest and wonder how in the world they were able to invade your mind space.  Try listening to a song you really love to eradicate the annoying song from your head.

I have found both of these possibilities to be true, so if you are singing a song and find that its lyrics and meaning are totally irrelevant to anything in your life, then move on to a song that very well may have the answers to your problems and insights into your dreams.

Sailing

"Little Bits of Sunshine" photograph by Serena

Every now and then, it is great for your body, mind, and soul to let go, and go with the flow of the wind.  Forget any worries and any stresses that have been bogging you down.  Imagine you are a sailboat and the strong wind is carrying you across the water, you are just sailing, just going with the flow of nature.  Be in harmony with the natural elements that are here, because they will be here whether we are or not.  Sometimes we almost need to "de-evolve", unlearn some of the technological activities we rely on so much.  Re-learn how to live in nature and really appreciate it, and it appreciates you back! :) Just like hugging a tree, you can't help but feel some love come back to you.