Tonight, while you were at Rock School, I sat in the lobby and read. But, since it’s a music school, I get the chance to watch kids come and go with their violins, drumsticks and guitars.

I love it.

I grew up playing music and listening to music.

As and adult, I worked in the music business.

And as a mom, I get to watch you sing, dance and learn to play instruments.

But tonight, it wasn’t the students that inspired me. It was a teacher. Specifically, the drum teacher.

I watched a high school girl step into the tiny lesson room where she was taking drum lessons. From where I was sitting, I couldn’t see the student, only the teacher. And he was BEAMING.

I couldn’t stop looking at how much fun he was having. His jeans were faded, his hair was long and his eyes were shining.

This is a guy who LOVES what he’s doing. He is teaching kids to love what he loves.

And that’s what I wish for you.

I hope that as you go through life, you do things that bring you joy.

They may make you money. They may not.

Do them anyway.

You were born with a unique mixture of gifts and talents that can only be found in you. Discover them. Journal about them. Practice them. Grow them. Share them. Change your world with them.

Find your spark. Give some room to breathe. And watch it turn it into a wildfire.

Image by Chaval Brasil

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As you go through life, you will experience so much. I wish that your life could be filled with only happy moments, but I know that this won’t be the case. In my life, I have used music to change my emotional state or to help me dig deeper into it.

Listen to music that makes you dance. Listen to music that makes you cry. You will learn one day that some music is great to drive to. Music can be such a sweet friend when nobody else quite understands you. It can help you to scream louder when you are angry and cry harder when you are sad.

You will find that music is one of the best and most loyal friends you will ever have. It doesn’t judge you or abandon you. And it doesn’t mind being used.

Blast it in your car, but please don’t blast it through headphones. I want you to enjoy music forever.

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