Do you ever find yourself listening to a song on repeat?
If you find yourself listening to certain songs over and over and over again, then there is probably a message in that song for you that you are consciously or unconsciously trying to uncover.
If the song has words, I have a little exercise for you.
- Grab your notebook, or open a document on your computer.
- Begin listening to the song.
- Any words or phrases that “hit you between the eyes” – write them down.
- After the song is finished, read over what you have written.
Did you find a “hidden message” for yourself in the song?
I sure did.
I watched Disney’s “Frozen 2” with my sister this past year, and I found I couldn’t get one of the songs out of my head. It was the song that I believe is called “Show Yourself”. And to be honest, I wouldn’t call it one of my favorite songs ever, so I wanted to figure out how to get it out of my head.
So I did this exercise, and these are the phrases I wrote down.
I hear you, and I’m coming.
Homeward bound.
I am found.
Show yourself.
Grow yourself into something new.
When I read back over what I had written, I realized I felt called to “come home.” I wanted to realize that I am not lost – I am found. I both wanted to – and felt called to – stop hiding, and allow myself to be seen. I wanted to allow myself to be “grown into something new”.
Interestingly enough, I did this little exercise as I was beginning to wrap up my Life Coach training, and also as was in the midst of a mental and emotional battle of deciding to look for a new, less stressful day job.
I was feeling the call to step out of my comfort zone in more ways than one.
That was six months ago. Now, in November of 2021, I am a certified Life Coach, and I have a new day job that I love. I am blessed to say my stress level has plummeted. Feeling less stress than I ever have in my life before, I feel I am truly beginning to come “home.”
Allowing myself to be seen, and allowing myself to be grown into something new will be a life-long work in progress, but I feel I am on the correct path for this season in my life.
I encourage you to give the little exercise a try. You may find some insight into what you really are wanting with your life right now.
And in case you were wondering – thankfully once I did that exercise, the need to listen to that song on repeat went away.
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