Monday Melody

Lots of bloggers whose pages I have browsed use clever little titles corresponding with the day of the week to denote the theme of a particular posting. Therefore, I thought I would make today Monday Melody and share a song that has inspired me lately. I love music, so it's definitely a bit difficult to choose one. Nonetheless, I think the most obvious choice would be a song I played repeatedly the other evening until my roommate asked me if I was actually going to play it yet another time. Oops, guilty! Once I get hooked on a particular melody or lyrics, I play that song into the ground. This particular song, "Defying Gravity" is from the musical Wicked. One of my good friends shared the Glee version recently which is pretty amazing. My sorority little sis also informed me that she has tickets for us to go see the original singer of the song, Idina Menzel, in concert in a few weeks! (Hence the whole reason I revisited this song the other day.)

I think that the song has a beautiful and sweet melody accompanied by equally beautiful lyrics. In one particular verse, she sings:
"I'm through accepting limits
'cause someone says they're so.
Some things I cannot change
but til I try I'll never know."

I think it's so easy for life and the expectations of others to pull us down with the strength of gravity. I love the magical thought of defying gravity and soaring to new heights. Why do we allow ourselves to set limits that we could surpass if only we dared to try? This afternoon, I put up a new bulletin board in my classroom with a writing theme. On it, I included an inspirational quote I found online which said "If you want to be a writer, write." I think that mentality can be applied to virtually any situation. You can't do something unless you are willing to take a risk and try it. Imagine away, but it won't become real until you put it into action. The only person holding me back is me. The only person holding you down is you. I think I'll try defying gravity too.