{"id":920,"date":"2011-06-26T05:55:41","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=920"},"modified":"2011-06-21T10:00:01","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T14:00:01","slug":"eliminating-stress-sing-a-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html","title":{"rendered":"Eliminating stress-sing a song"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
Johann Sebastian Bach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bach called music, \u201cRecreation of the mind.\u201d \u00a0Modern scientific research tell us that your mother was right\u2013again. Learning to play a musical instrument as a child and continuing to practice into adulthood sharpens your mind and keeps your thinking clear for decades.<\/p>\n

Music is one of the best stress relievers that God has given to us. \u00a0Shower singing remains a time-honored and valued national pass time. \u00a0It is accompanied by rolling up the windows of your car, turning on the A\/C and conducting a private sing-along with your favorite CD or the radio.<\/p>\n

The beat of the music has long been known to relieve tension. \u00a0Mothers from the dawn on time have known that singing to a restless infant or toddler calms and soothes their bodies and minds.<\/p>\n

Vocalizing allows your brain to go on a mini-vacation free from the stress of your daily concerns. \u00a0In Central Florida, we have two of the best Christian radio stations in the US. \u00a0No matter what my mood, desires or worries, I have an easy, readily available answer to stress and worry.<\/p>\n

I can immediately take a break from the day and relax. By simply singing a Christ-honoring song, I glorify God, reinforce Christian principles in my heart and destroy harmful stress-building chemicals in my brain and body.<\/p>\n

Some of my best memories were singing with my mother as a child. \u00a0Doing the dishes with Mother was always a joy because we would sing together. \u00a0Her last years, she lost her ability to speak and she could not longer sing; but her smiles grew large and vibrant when she was sitting in the presence of music. \u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many people say, \u201cI can\u2019t sing.\u201d \u00a0That is a misnomer. \u00a0Not everyone can sing well. \u00a0 \u00a0However, unless there is a physical disability,\u00a0everyone can sing.<\/p>\n

Want to relieve the stress of everyday life? \u00a0Want to take a break from the concerns of the day? \u00a0It costs nothing to sing a song and the benefits are monumental.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bach called music, \u201cRecreation of the mind.\u201d \u00a0Modern scientific research tell us that your mother was right\u2013again. Learning to play a musical instrument as a child and continuing to practice into adulthood sharpens your mind and keeps your thinking clear for decades. Music is one of the best stress relievers that God has given to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":387,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,20,3,40,10,16,85,12,4,41,152],"tags":[690,171,170,21,688,696,7,165,701,694,689,57,692,6,168,169,700,710],"class_list":["post-920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity","category-church","category-developmental-disabilities","category-faith","category-inspirational","category-intellectual-disability","category-prayer-2","category-religion","category-simple-truths","category-spirituality","category-stress","tag-autism-spectrum","tag-benefits-of-music","tag-benefits-of-singing","tag-christian","tag-christianity","tag-church","tag-developmental-disabilities-2","tag-eliminating-stress","tag-inspiration","tag-intellectual-disability","tag-mentally-challenged-community","tag-prayer","tag-religion","tag-simple-scriptural-truths","tag-singing","tag-songs","tag-spirituality","tag-stress"],"yoast_head":"\nEliminating stress-sing a song - A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eliminating stress-sing a song - A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bach called music, \u201cRecreation of the mind.\u201d \u00a0Modern scientific research tell us that your mother was right\u2013again. Learning to play a musical instrument as a child and continuing to practice into adulthood sharpens your mind and keeps your thinking clear for decades. Music is one of the best stress relievers that God has given to…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-06-26T09:55:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2011-06-21T14:00:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/06\/bach.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Linda G. Howard\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Eliminating stress-sing a song - A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Eliminating stress-sing a song - A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith","og_description":"Bach called music, \u201cRecreation of the mind.\u201d \u00a0Modern scientific research tell us that your mother was right\u2013again. Learning to play a musical instrument as a child and continuing to practice into adulthood sharpens your mind and keeps your thinking clear for decades. Music is one of the best stress relievers that God has given to…","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html","og_site_name":"A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith","article_published_time":"2011-06-26T09:55:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2011-06-21T14:00:01+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/06\/bach.jpeg"}],"author":"Linda G. Howard","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html","name":"Eliminating stress-sing a song - A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/06\/bach.jpeg","datePublished":"2011-06-26T09:55:41+00:00","dateModified":"2011-06-21T14:00:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/#\/schema\/person\/a10d3530d8432a656d648135fe6da739"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/06\/bach.jpeg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/06\/bach.jpeg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/eliminating-stress-sing-a-song.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Eliminating stress-sing a song"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/","name":"A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith","description":"Beliefnet Voices - Linda Howard","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/#\/schema\/person\/a10d3530d8432a656d648135fe6da739","name":"Linda G. Howard","description":"Linda G. Howard is the best-selling and award-winning author of four books, including MOTHERS ARE PEOPLE, TOO and THE SECRET LIFE OF A HOUSEWIFE. Currently, she serves as area director of The Special Gathering, a ministry within the mentally challenged community. Additionally, she is the co-publisher and editor of CONNECTING POINT, the ministry newsletter. Her husband is a retired aerospace technologist who worked for NASA. They have three children and four grandchildren.","sameAs":["http:\/\/specialgathering.wordpress.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/author\/lhoward"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/387"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":922,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920\/revisions\/922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}