"My Life, My Playlist"

Music is the life and passion for me- including myself. Your iPod in my eyes is the soul of the story behind you the person. Your life- happy verse sad, depressed, excited, and etc your Ipod most likely has a song in which fits your mood.

        As I reflect upon my playlist, I began to see how much it describes my life and is my soul. The songs on my playlist are the following: chasing pavements by Adele I kissed a girl- Katy Perry,  unwritten by Natasha Bedingfiel, black by the Dream, coffee by Miguel,  hometown Glory by Adele, be ok by Ingrid Michaelson, and same love by Mackleomore. While I listened over and over again to the playlist and top eight songs, I laid in my bed listening and thinking as if I was an outsider or another individual. As I listen I was coming up with characteristics of I feel someone would think I have as they listen to my playlist.  I came up with the characteristics of gay/bisexual, open to listening to all types of music, spiritual, optimistic, unique and maybe a little emotional. Each characterizes derived from a song and the lyrics of the song. Most of what I imagined an individual to think of me as they listened was mostly true. Lets breakdown the first assumption- gay/bisexual, this assumption came from listening to the song same love by Mackleomore. The song is about same sex relationships and explains how it is a love you cannot change. I am an individual who openly as of December 25th 2014 identifies with the LBGT community- making that assumption true. The song same love holds so much meaning to me, which is why I choose to put it on my playlist, because it is how I was able to build the confidence to come out to my mother. The songs talks about how "you can't change it", which is the exact words I told my mother. She cried and I cried however she said, "I love you". She realized it was who I am not something I was trying to be. So every time I listen the song it truly makes me happy and feels empowered. Other songs like black by the rapper the Dream, is another song that allowed me to get through a major life moment-family racial issues. I grow up begin told that my race was a dishonor to my family last name. I am Irish and African American; my family is a sting proud Irish family. Begin African American was not acceptable, and not worthily of the family last name- Pavich. The song black is a reminder of the power surrounded with identifying with African American. It was a great reminder that I should love who I am. This song also helps identify that I listen to vary types of music. All together my playlist can conclude assumptions of myself, true or not my playlist is truly the outline and daily reminder of my life and the person I am.