"Shine" your way to happiness with uplifting music

(a part of the Happy Friday series)

I’m sure if I did a search I could find numerous studies out there that have proven the effects of music on our moods. But I’m not going to go to that trouble because I’m also fairly certain that you’ve all experienced it for yourself.

The point I am going to try and sell on though, is the importance of the lyrics as well as the tone of the music. You really do want both to be uplifting!

When the music itself is upbeat, your spirits are uplifted. That’s what you already know. But if you’re not a dedicated follower of the Law of Attraction, you might not be aware of the importance that lyrics have also.

All of your words are very powerful. What you say about yourself and your life is a vibration you are offering to the Universe and you’re going to attract like energy back. Words that you express with feeling will manifest in physical reality with greater speed. When you sing to upbeat, uplifting music, the lyrics you’re reciting offer a very powerful vibration. So be careful that the lyrics you’re offering reflect what you want in your life!

Choose the songs you sing out loud to with great care.

Last summer I started a project here called Songs to make your Heart sing . I wanted to make a compilation of songs that did just that for me, and I asked for help in coming up with as big a list as possible. Afterwards I made my own personal choices from the list taking not only the music but also the lyrics into consideration. Why not ask your friends to help you do something similar? Or if you want a kick-start check out the playlist suggested by those who took part in my project.

My own nomination for the playlist was Shine by Take That. Click below to see the video. The lyrics are further below. I think they are fabulous, and I always sing them from the perspective of my Higher Self (she who knows and trusts that all is well) speaking to my Ego (she who resists the present moment rather than accepting it).

For me, it creates a wonderful shift in my energy and my thought process. Why not try it and see for yourself?

You, you're such a big star to me

You're everything I wanna be

But you're stuck in a hole and I want you to get out

I don't know what there is to see

But I know it's time for you to leave

We're all just pushing along

Trying to figure it out, out, out.

All your anticipation pulls you down

When you can have it all, you can have it all.

So come on, so come on, get it on

Don't know what you're waiting for

Your time is coming don't be late, hey hey

So come on

See the light on your face

Let it shine

Just let it shine

Let it shine.

Stop being so hard on yourself

It's not good for your health

I know that you can change

So clear your head and come around

You only have to open your eyes

You might just get a big surprise

And it may feel good and you might want to smile, smile, smile.

Don't you let your demons pull you down

'Cause you can have it all, you can have it all.

Hey let me know you

You're all that matters to me

Hey let me show you

You're all that matters to me.

Hey let me love you

You're all that matters to me

Hey let me love you

You're all that matters to me

So come on

See the light on your face

Let it shine

Just let it shine

Let it shine.