This past week, I realized that music choice does have an astronomical impact on the level of emotion that an individual may feel. It can practically be seen as the fuel added to the fire of emotions that already exist. Sometimes this can be good, but sometimes this can be bad.

After I realized this, I realized that all of my playlists are on the sad side--to say the very, very least. I tried going in there on my own and picking songs, but I never really felt like "thank u, next" was doing the trick for me. So I went just one step further.

I asked people close to me to send me either their favorite song or a song that describes them/their life best. I never knew that with a simple question, such amazing things could prosper.

Receiving almost 70 songs, that in itself was humbling for me. The point of this playlist was not just to have songs that weren't depressing, it was a way for me to remind myself that people do care and for the songs themselves to serve as a piece of those people so that maybe I could be less alone.

That's exactly what happened.

I looked at the number of songs I received and I realized that almost 60 people are there who not only care, but care enough to offer a piece of themselves to my life. Nothing could have been better than the feeling I had when I received every single text message or email.

Not only this, but some of those people that sent songs, shared with me that they were extremely grateful for having done so because it gave them an opportunity to reflect on themselves. They shared with me that through looking for a song, they learned more about who they were as individuals and how they've changed throughout the course of their lives.

I didn't know that this one project could spark so much hope in so many different people.

As I encounter difficult experiences, I turn on my playlist and remember each individual who sent me each song (sometimes 10 songs and a bonus...you know who you are). I think of a memory with that person or a time where that song made sense for my life, too. The playlist itself quickly turned into a source of hope in the hopeless.

Just listening to a single song reminds me, at least for the moment, that if nothing else that one person cares about me. Already, even only after two weeks of having the playlist, it has been extremely powerful for me.

If you are feeling lonely, depressed, distressed, or discarded, consider this project. Post on your snapchat to ask for songs, text people, just reach out and ask. Listening to a playlist full of nothing but care has the power to save a life. It had enough to save mine for the moment, and that's all that matters.