Theme Song

When I was a teenage (late teens) I occasionally watched Ally McBeal, not the greatest show, but some really good moments.  So, I remember in one episode that Ally was going to a therapist (don't remember why) and the therapist suggested choosing a theme song for her life.  I don't even remember what song she chose, but the idea of a theme song, one that you want to represent you and be played behind the montage that would play on the opening credits of your life "show" really stuck with me.  What song would I pick?  Why?  Since then I've had several theme songs.  I can't remember the first, it might have been (gasp) depressing, but since then I've worked towards a happier life and feel I have chosen very upbeat songs.  To become a theme song it has to fit where I want my life to go or something I very strongly identify with at the time.  It has to give me chills and be something I can sing to.  I don't always have a theme song, but usually I do.  The first one I remember choosing is:



Then I met Juan and this became my new theme song:


I had a short time period where this was my theme song:


Most recently this has become my theme song, I love it:


Now from this list you might think that I'm a huge Dave Matthews fan, while I do like his music, he just happens to have lyrics and a sound that I apparently identify with (certainly not true of all of his songs).  So do you have a theme song?  Care to share it?

30

I turned the big 3-0 on Saturday.  What does that mean?  I don't know.  Do I feel older?  Not particularly.  Juan is older than me, 6.5 years older than me so everytime I get older I just look at him and feel young.  I know he's been there, done that for a while and he's doing great so I'm sure I'll do great too.  It's a nice security blanket except for the fact that statistically speaking, he will die before me and I will have to live the last years of my life alone. 

Anyway, I remember as a kid my parents saying that as you get older you didn't really feel any different than when you were a kid.  I also remeber totally not believing them.  OF COURSE, you felt older than when you were a kid.  As a parent you were OLD, you had responsibilities, you were DIFFERENT.  Now, as a parent, I totally know what they were talking about.  No matter how old we are we stay pretty much the same.  Sure we grow, hopefully increase in wisdom, certainly we increase in experience, our bodies eventually break down, but who we are, our souls, are ageless.  It really makes me look at people differently than I used to, age is truely just a number, not very important at all.