Music. It's a wonderful thing. Some people like to have friends or family or religions. I have those things as well but, to me, the only thing that is ever really there and 100 percent concrete is music. It'll pick you up when you're down, and when you're in the clouds it'll lift you even higher. Music can make you dance, it can make you cry and it can also piss you off to the point of no return.

I'm an only child, so I don't really connect with others in the way some people do. Also, I spend lots of time alone, most of which is just me listening to music. I'm the type of person that gives full performances in the shower, complete with backing vocals and encores. Anyone who really knows me knows that I have an affinity for One Direction, The 1975 and 5 Seconds of Summer. However, if that's all I listened to, my music library would be pretty bare. That much alone time gives me the opportunity to expose myself to quite a few different things. I love things that make me think or dance or even feel to a certain degree. I even gave in and bought the Apple Music subscription because I knew I couldn't live without it. I also have a Spotify account where I make a playlist of things I'm listening to during each season.

Most people supplement their other activities such as exercising or cooking with music, whereas I carve out specific parts of my day to devote to listening to music. Needless to say, listening to music is my favorite activity. My parents think it's weird that I just sit in my room all the time and when they ask what I'm doing, I say "nothing." I know they won't understand. But I'm not doing nothing, in fact, I'm doing the thing I love the most. That is going on a journey with the artist/songwriter through the lyrics, being in awe of the vocals and being shaken by the bass lines. I feel that I have a deep connection with music and musicians.

I'm not verbally good with words, for the most part, so I think music does a good job of saying what I wish I could. In addition to that, I feel that songs often do a better job at explaining my feelings than I do. Even when you and I cannot find the right words, there's always a song to say just what we're thinking. And, even if you've said all the words you can think of, there will always be a song to help drive your point home.

I wish teachers in school would ask every kid in class what music they're interested in at the moment. I think your favorite music should be incorporated into every school project. I've found that music is a great way to build friendships and relationships. All of my social media, for the most part, is based on what music I like and I've discovered some new things and made great connections because of this.

Music is not a part of my life, it's all of it. I don't feel whole unless I've listened to a few songs a day. And while physically, yes, I do listen to music, emotionally I feel it. I feel music in my brain, in my heart, in my soul and all throughout my body. My connection with music is embedded in my bloodstream and my love for music runs deep. Do you feel a deep connection with music as well?