un messager étrange || a strange messenger

I was on one of my usual music binges, this week's theme has been classic video game soundtracks. While filtering through memories of the glory days of Starfox 64 and Ocarana of Time, I also came across quite a few other rare treasures. The Pokemon movies-- stop laughing!-- had amazing soundtracks! Even when I was younger, watching them, I would always wish I had the music and could listen to it whenever I wanted. So today when the Pokemon the Movie 2000 soundtrack popped up on the list, I was like, "OMG! I remember that! This song! I remember loving this song!" It really does have surprisingly beautiful composition work for a kid's movie. And apart from being wonderfully written and truly inspiring, it reminds me of those days when anything was possible, no adventure too great to be undertaken, and that there was intrigue in the smallest of things.

I know it's weird, but... I guess I never expected a kids television series (and its music) to make me realize something that I've forgotten as of late. As we grow older and get caught up in more and more of life's daily happenings, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless. But as a child, of all things, I felt like I was more in control of myself, my life... then, more than anytime else. Who knew...

Well, I did. When I was a kid. I always knew things would turn out okay in the end. I worry too much these days, about the future, about school, about... finding someone... I worry about things that I have no power over. But I do have the ability to know that things are going to be alright... somehow, someday... it'll work out. It always has. I just need to believe that again.

And... thanks to... dare I say it, a long walk on a gorgeous day while listening to music from a movie about a boy and pikachu (is this really as insane as this sounds?.... okay, yes, yes it is)
But you know, I feel the most sane right now... because I'm not going to worry anymore.