So I'm following my friend Sarah and doing the 30 Day Song Challenge. Today, being day 1, is about my favorite song, which I honestly don't have. I have a lot of songs I really, really love. Usually I like either a song's lyrics, or for its sound, but not really both. However, I've always loved "Hands" by Jewel. Coincidentally it's my most-played song in iTunes.
I'm a sucker for female singer-songwriters. Give me a girl with a great voice and something to say, and I'll probably swoon, provided they also play an instrument. I think that's why while I'm not really a fan of Lady Gaga, I can't help but respect her.
"Hands", while mellow and somber-sounding, always lifts me up when I'm down, as it reminds me that nothing is ever that bad, that there's always something positive to look to. Fairly often I wonder if my life is where or what I'd like it to be, and get trapped in that "what if" train of thought. A quick listen to Hands reminds me that my life is mine, that I'm in control of it, and that I can still steer it in the direction I want to.
Growing up conservative Christian, although not really considering myself too religious anymore, "Hands" also reminds me that while my life is my own, it is a gift, and I should use it for good. For after all, 'in the end only kindness matters'.
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