Favorite Song

I am so grateful for the powerful influence that music has in our lives and the messages we hear in those lyrics can definitely make us reflect on the important things. I've always been a fan of Carrie Underwood for some time and listening to her beautiful voice as she sings, has really touched my heart in multiple ways than I could even put into words. Over these last few days, I have been just sitting at my computer and listening to her new song titled: Cry Pretty and just from paying close attention to the words in what she is conveying has left me almost in tears. It is a very emotionally raw anthem about how we let our emotions take over and try not holding them back from anybody else. I've certainly had my fair share of experiences with letting a person know, exactly how I feel about something on my mind and then stepping back to realize-- "It may not have been a good idea with having done that and immediately wanting to erase it out of my head. At the time, I was really upset in not having known what I needed to fix in order to not have made a complete fool of myself in anyway, shape, or form. I wanted them to know exactly what kind of pain and heartache they did not realize was a mistake. I have listened to this song a number of times & restarting it from the very beginning just to replay the chorus because of how catchy the tune of it is. The message in this song has really struck a chord with me, even though I've never had a physical incident happen to me in the last couple of months... but at the same time, there are so many things I have taken away from it. 

Sometimes I've had my emotions take over me in a situation and never prepared for what would come afterwards. It's definitely given me something to think about over and over again, regardless of what I know is most correct when dealing with any situation. I feel so much more at peace with myself from where I was before in just wanting to confront the person with emotional frustration, but then seeing the bigger picture right in front of me. 

In this powerful song written by the lovely Carrie Underwood, I have been able to show my truest self in front of people and not hiding away from that. I know what I am perfectly capable of being able to handle and focusing on this past year... I have learned so much more about who I am inside and outside in spite of anything else that it made me feel like. At any given moment, I would have wished to walk away from somebody who betrayed my trust in order to make themselves feel a lot better about who they are. 

All of us have emotional and painful scars that we wish could be disappeared in a second, but at the same time we all need to face life with courage in spite of what we are faced with. I am not certain if there isn't anything more we can do about them, expect try to be strong in the face of adversity & w/ keeping a smile on my face even if it's not the happiest time ever. Always remember who you are & not letting the downs of life tear you apart, because it might just leave you to want to cry pretty.