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10: Is Music Holding You Back, or Propelling You Forward?
Start by listening to Part 1 of this story, which is Episode 9: When I Used the Question As a Pickup Line.
You can give your ex a lot of things back after a breakup, but you can't give back the songs you formed memories with during the relationship. So, what will you do with them?
In this continuation of Episode 9, I share how a beautiful first date slowly gave way to emotional realizations about exactly that.
This story explores how we sometimes use music to relive the past, avoid the present, or keep ourselves on emotional loops. But the good news is we can also use music to escape the very traps we create for ourselves.
✨ 3 Takeaways:
Music can be both a time capsule and a trap. The stories we attach to songs may comfort us—but they can also keep us from moving forward.
We can become addicted not just to memories, but to possibilities. Clinging to what was or what could be can keep us from living fully in what is.
There is always a way out. The question isn’t whether you can leave—it’s whether you're ready to do so.
Have you ever used a song to stay in a chapter you should’ve closed? Share your thoughts in the comments, or on Instagram @HappinessSoundtrack
Related episodes:
#9 – When I Used the Question as a Pickup Line (Part 1 of this story)
#1 – The Obsession That Started It All
#2 – Day 1 of the Project
#8 – Only Another… 3 Years of Asking?!
Also mentioned in this episode:
“Happiness is a Warm Gun” by the Beatles
“Do You Realize??” by the Flaming Lips
With You In Spirit by Balance & Composure
Delfern Tondo by Tacita Dean
The Healer by René Magritte
“The Wishing Well” by aKing
My writing about the memory associated with that song
“Sail Into the Night” by Will Cookson
💌 To get links and show notes sent straight to your inbox, subscribe to emails
🎵 For more about the project, visit HappinessSoundtrack.com! You’ll find:
Monthly playlists of every song people have shared
Transcripts of every episode (This one is here)
Ways to submit your song and be part of the project!
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By Janna BarrettStart by listening to Part 1 of this story, which is Episode 9: When I Used the Question As a Pickup Line.
You can give your ex a lot of things back after a breakup, but you can't give back the songs you formed memories with during the relationship. So, what will you do with them?
In this continuation of Episode 9, I share how a beautiful first date slowly gave way to emotional realizations about exactly that.
This story explores how we sometimes use music to relive the past, avoid the present, or keep ourselves on emotional loops. But the good news is we can also use music to escape the very traps we create for ourselves.
✨ 3 Takeaways:
Music can be both a time capsule and a trap. The stories we attach to songs may comfort us—but they can also keep us from moving forward.
We can become addicted not just to memories, but to possibilities. Clinging to what was or what could be can keep us from living fully in what is.
There is always a way out. The question isn’t whether you can leave—it’s whether you're ready to do so.
Have you ever used a song to stay in a chapter you should’ve closed? Share your thoughts in the comments, or on Instagram @HappinessSoundtrack
Related episodes:
#9 – When I Used the Question as a Pickup Line (Part 1 of this story)
#1 – The Obsession That Started It All
#2 – Day 1 of the Project
#8 – Only Another… 3 Years of Asking?!
Also mentioned in this episode:
“Happiness is a Warm Gun” by the Beatles
“Do You Realize??” by the Flaming Lips
With You In Spirit by Balance & Composure
Delfern Tondo by Tacita Dean
The Healer by René Magritte
“The Wishing Well” by aKing
My writing about the memory associated with that song
“Sail Into the Night” by Will Cookson
💌 To get links and show notes sent straight to your inbox, subscribe to emails
🎵 For more about the project, visit HappinessSoundtrack.com! You’ll find:
Monthly playlists of every song people have shared
Transcripts of every episode (This one is here)
Ways to submit your song and be part of the project!