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I love music.I love the way it can calm my anxious heart, or can pump me up when the occasion calls for a little extra energy. I love the way certain songs take me back to my childhood, to my first date, to my wedding day; and how a string of notes can flood my mind with memories faster than anything.I love that I can find a song to fit my mood at any given moment, and how I can hear a new song and allow it to become an instant favorite.Music has been a part of my life since I was a little girl. I can remember riding in the feed pickup with my dad, playing name that tune. Had it not been for music, my room wouldn't have been decorated with Garth Brooks posters on the closet doors 😍. AM radio helped me survive hot, dry summers driving the old Chevy grain truck hauling bales to the haystacks during high school. It kept me awake on long trips to and from college. Music helps me put my babies to sleep every night, keeps me focused at work, and pushes me to be more creative.I am grateful for all the different genres of music in this world- from classics like Beethoven and Bach, to church hymns, to rock and roll and classic country, and even some new country, I love it all.Music makes me happy. It is just one of those things I literally cannot live without. May I never go a day without hearing music, the rest of my life.Love, Richelle