Count Your Blessings

School has forced us to take a night off from our brainstorming chats. While getting an education is important, it is most definitely not as fun as our random conversations. We're all sort of struggling at the moment with the place we are in our lives. We're struggling to figure out our futures and to finally be "grown up." We're using these lovely life experiences to fuel our creativity and using this musical as an outlet for our emotions. We know there are lots of people out there who need one more show tune to procrastinate to... But in all honesty, where we are now is going to be a huge part of our musical. Creating the characters, families, struggles, and situations has really made me think a lot about myself. I was playing, "Count Your Blessings" earlier on my piano. It's a song from White Christmas and some of the lyrics really pertain to us and our lives.

When I'm worried and I can't sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
When my bankroll is getting small
I think of when I had none at all
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads
And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds
If you're worried and you can't sleep
Just count your blessings instead of sheep
And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings

Even tonight as B and I sit complaining about our take home quizzes and papers, we have a lot of blessings to count. We so often joke about how our lives aren't that great because we can't get to NYC but in all honesty, we've got so much more than we could ever ask for. I love how music can speak to people in ways words can't and that's part of the reason I need to write the music for this musical. I need to use what I've been learning since I can remember and turn it into something that can be communicated to others in the way I can't say with words. I am so excited to get this musical going and I know that our well deserved break is coming in just a few weeks. I am very excited about this project and I know that I should count my blessings for the pure joy it has given me. So remember, when you're lying in bed tonight thinking about your struggles, remember how much you have and how blessed you are. And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings.