"let it beat."

music is instrumental in my life...and i mean that both ways.
my head is filled with an eternal melody
as i associate all things with music.
my faith. my family. my friends. my passions. my everything.

this isn't my top ten lists of favorite songs or even the only songs i consider my favorite...
rather this is a list of songs that come to mind that have truly insprired the man i am today.

maybe you'll find some of your own favorites here...maybe you won't.

either way...this is what's on point:

1) lauryn hill - tell him

2) spice girls - never give up the good times

3) daft punk - digital love

4) madonna - get into the groove

5) montell jordan - this is how we do it

6) maxwell - this woman's work

7) the beach boys - God only knows

8) gwen stefani - the real thing (remix)

9) one voice - always on my mind

10) bush - glycerine

and if i could add just one more for the sake of it...

11) josh groban - you are loved

these songs have marked the best times of my life
and helped provide life support during the worst times.

here's what i've learned and
what you can learn from these songs:

the best party you'll ever know is the life you live.
live your life well.
never surrender what matters to you...
whatever matters the most or the least.
just go with what life provides you
and don't be afraid to freestyle.
live out your faith and hold on to
all the hope you possess...
for only then can you love like no other
and love the way we're all supposed to.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
do it until it encompasses everything
you are and everything around you.
things will get more difficult
but never impossible.
don't give up...
if not for yourself then for the ones
who love you.
remember to bring it back
to the people that mean something to you
and stay loyal and honorable.
be perpetually real and constantly thankful.

and if i could add just one more for the sake of it...

never forget...always remember...YOU ARE LOVED!