The Soundtrack of Your Life

Written by: Karen Wallace
November 1, 2007

If we were to make a recording of the soundtrack of our lives, what would yours sound like?

Would it have long silences? Would it be full of car horns, and screetching brakes, and engines revving? Would it be full of the laughter and happy questions of contented children? Would there be a background of calm, or a flurry of constant activity? Would there be phones ringing, doors slamming and the clacking of keyboards?

What if you could edit the soundtrack for your life - adding just the right combination of noise and silence. Music and laughter. Loud and soft. Passionate and gentle. Presto and largo.

I think, if I had to chose a soundtrack for my life, it would have the voices of my three children, always asking such amazing questions! It would have my husband’s voice, whispering things for my ears only. It would have glorious, uplifting music to inspire me. It would have the purr of a contented cat, and the lazy yawn of my dogs. It would contain the voices of my family - my parents, siblings, nieces and nephews… and, most of all, it would have the sound of my dear friends - laughing and conversing and relaxing together. The chink of glasse, the rattle of plates, the crunch of food… ahhh.

Listen to that…!

Pavarotti Forever

For glorious, uplifting music this month, I am paying tribute to a brilliant man. His voice makes my skin prickle and brings a tear to my eye. Rest in Peace, Luciano Pavarotti.

Karen Wallace - encouraging you to find your own calm space | http://www.thecalmspace.com/about#karen

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2 Responses to “The Soundtrack of Your Life”

  1. marc lehmannNo Gravatar on November 8th, 2007 7:51 am

    I’d simply play Love Generation by Bob Sinclair. Says it all for me :)

  2. A MaybusNo Gravatar on May 5th, 2008 6:50 am

    I relate so well to the skin prickling and tears when I hear Pavarotti. It is like surfing on a sound, isn’t it?

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