"Something Good Can Work" by Two Door Cinema Club

"Let's make this happen, girl you gonna show the world that something good

can work and it can work for you.

And you know that it will.

Let's get this started girl, we're moving up we're moving up but It's been alot to change but you will always get what you want"

Life is full of risks. But taking the right ones will be worth the reward. I've finally started to realize, that it's okay to want things, okay to live your life with a little less fear, and a little more effort. I've realized it's okay to be happy. :)

"I'd Lie" byTaylor Swift

I feel like Pam on the office circa season 3...

"Talihina Sky" by Kings of Leon

"But everybody says this place is beautiful 

And you'd be so crazy to say goodbye 

But everything's the same, this town is pitiful 

And I'll be gettin' out as soon as I can fly..."

Goodbye California

"Snow Day" by Toby Lightman

I don't usually put up holiday music, but hey, there is no better time to start than Christmas eve! One of my favorite things about the Christmas season growing up were snow days. It didn't snow the whole winter season, but it would snow just enough so that you never got sick of it. I used to love seeing fresh snow in the mornings. It was like waking up to a whole new world covered in white. It even snowed a few times during the middle of class in high school, and being as how any snow where I grew up warranted a snow day, the whole school got to run out onto the football field for the most epic snowball fight ever. Snow days were amazing because they were unexpectedly whimsical and this song reminds me of those winter days.

"When I Get Where I'm Going" by Brad Paisley (Guest Post)

Hello followers! I'm Maggie. Tyff asked me to guest blog like a month ago. It's actually really hard to pick just one song that means something to you. The song I finally chose is "When I Get Where I'm Going" by Brad Paisley ft. Dolly Parton.

Brad Paisley makes me happy. (of course he does!) This song helps me when I'm having a rough day. It reminds me that there is more then just this life. If some one passes away that was very dear to me, I know that I'll be able to see them again. I am reminded that there will be peace and happiness. Everything will be alright. I know, I sound like a tree hugger, right? Oh well. It really does comfort me I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

:)

"They'll Never Know" by Ross Copperman

This one is a bit personal...

I was reminded of this song during a OTH marathon with this gal and this gal in a beautiful scene that I had forgotten about. I cannot express how much this song helped me through one of the hardest times of my life. A time when most of my world and some of the people I was once closest to, turned their backs on me and got swept up in the worst manipulation I have ever seen in my life. But hearing this song just reminded how I have moved passed those people that hurt me, people who tried to take what I had because of their envy and selfishness, people who tore me down and who used lies and malice to rip apart the life I once had and the person I once was. In a way I have to thank them now, because their cruelty has made me into the person I am today, someone who has found joy in life and in living the right way. A life of faith and truth and hope. I can't say that in ways it didn't make me harder or more guarded, because it did. But I've learned to keep going, to take back my spirit and happiness. Like the song portrays, we all deserve that innocence, to live a life free from how cruel people can be, even when people try to tear you down. You just have to keep strong and try your best not to let the things that hurt you ruin you or take away from that light that makes you most special. And those who seek to harm you, the same kind of people who hurt me, they'll never know. They'll never know who you really are, never know truth because they don't want to hear it or won't face it. They'll never know the true beauties of life they are missing out on when they turned away and chose a lesser way of life.

"Let your smile change the world, but don't let the world change your smile."

-Unknown

"Dancing Shoes" by Gavin Degraw

Today I read that one of my favorite artists, Gavin DeGraw, was attacked and hit by a cab in NYC. In honor of his recovery, I'd like to share a few thoughts and memories. This song here instantly became a favorite of mine the moment I heard it. There is something to be said for a simple piano track and an amazing voice. I had the pleasure of seeing Gavin in concert a few years ago with my sister, and let me tell you, the guy rocks a piano. The guy is such a great songwriter on top of that. Check out the live performance of this song HERE to get an idea of what I mean. Legit. At one point when we saw him, he actually bent down and sang right to my face! Then at the end of his show, he came over and held my hand for a bit. I like to joke around that we were a couple for a moment :) I also like the medley he did HERE a few years ago. I think he is def a underrated artist. What are your thoughts?

                                 On our way to the show 3/31/2009

                                     At the show front and center!