There was a time when I couldn't bear listening to the radio or any of my music as I was so scared that a track would come up that really "hurt" as it echoed how I felt or led me down a dark path.

When I was on vacation with my kids, Tainted Love by Soft Cell came on the radio not once but 3 times in a row (a different artist each time). I didn't react as there were others in the car but it was tearing me apart inside. Why I didn't just change channel I'll never know, probably a part of the powerlessness I was feeling at the time.

Recently, I've been brave enough to get back to listening to music from any source and am finding songs that are giving me strength and helping me in many ways. Does anyone have any tracks that have and are still help them? My current fav' is Rise by Gabrielle.


- Nobody has ever learnt anything important from happiness and success; problems make us grow
- Consult your plan, not your feelings
- If you haven't set goals, how can you expect to achieve anything?