The Music in Your Head

We have all had it happen. A song gets stuck in your head, playing over and over again, making you feel a little crazy. Advertisers loves it when this happens with a jingle that sells a product, hoping that it will cause you to purchase something that seems familiar to you.

One day at home, my husband was singing his famous little jingle, "I'm an incredibly handsome guy..." and when I compared that to the song that plays itself in my head, which I will decline to quote because it is too depressing, it made me wonder about the source of these stupid little tunes in our heads. Why does my husband sing about how wonderful he is, but my song is the complete opposite?
Oh, I have all of the teachings from different points of view, spiritual or psychological, but no matter how many birthdays I have, I can't seem to make the ugly song go away.

What is the music that is being written for my children? Am I giving them beautiful music that will encourage them to do their best, and stretch their efforts to exceed what they think they can do? Or am I writing music that will torment them for their entire lives?

It has become a cliche to say that parenting is the toughest job in the world, and I will not argue that one. And I think that as human beings, we like to tell ourselves that our life is tough. But let's try to create music that won't be a dirge.