Here's something you didn't know.
When I was younger I had to endure a lot of migren type of headaches. I believe they were most likely stress related and I used to have them a lot - daily would be the right word. These days I only get them occasionally. Okay, now you may wonder what's so interesting about this? Well, nothing and everything - in a way it's even funny. There was nothing funny about the headaches, they were bad and they could last one full day. I could never sleep them off cos they got worse that way. All I could basically do was to sit in a chair, keep my posture intact and yet try to relax my shoulders, mind and body. Not really an easy thing to do.
I'm have my lazy moments but more commonly I fall into the category of people who cannot stay still very long. Even if I ain't doing much, I still cannot stay put. I need to be entertained. But when these damn migrens hit me, I couldn't move (and still can't). It was pure agony for me. I couldn't even read a book or watch tv cos those would irritate my eyes. And I couldn't listen to music because the bass would irritate my ears. You have to remember that I had to stay like this for hours: sometimes I'd get a headache early in the morning and the whole day went by while I sat in the chair. When I finally lost the headache close to midnight, it was time for bed. So, it was never just a quick fifteen minutes, it was a long time.
Understandably, I got really bored while sitting and waiting for the headache to pass. It was not good to get irritated over it cos that only fueled it. I needed to relax myself and this is how I did it: I sang songs 'acapella'. That was the only thing I could do without moving.
Mostly Gloria Estefan's music served the purpose! I've liked her since the 80s. She's a great songwriter and lyricist - along with an admirable and courageous person. I love how she uses her voice and the melodies of her songs are simple yet beautiful. I also loved latin influences and she had that too. "Cuts Both Ways" album was in "heavy rotation" when I had headaches. I remembered all the lyrics without notes and I sang the songs one by one, time after time and drifted into another place. It soothed the pounding pain in my head. Singing (alongside with a pill) became the fastest route to get rid of my migrens so believe me, I took it regularly. I still do this sometimes when I get a really persistent headache. *For the record, I envy people who have never ever ever suffered one single headache. I'd gladly give this experience away so they would know how it feels like!
"Here we are" was one of the songs by Gloria, which I used to sing the most. I want to give a big hand to Gloria for helping me recover from numerous amounts of migrens! Thank you! Without your albums I would have been in huge trouble!!!
Here are the lyrics to "Here We Are":
When I was younger I had to endure a lot of migren type of headaches. I believe they were most likely stress related and I used to have them a lot - daily would be the right word. These days I only get them occasionally. Okay, now you may wonder what's so interesting about this? Well, nothing and everything - in a way it's even funny. There was nothing funny about the headaches, they were bad and they could last one full day. I could never sleep them off cos they got worse that way. All I could basically do was to sit in a chair, keep my posture intact and yet try to relax my shoulders, mind and body. Not really an easy thing to do.
I'm have my lazy moments but more commonly I fall into the category of people who cannot stay still very long. Even if I ain't doing much, I still cannot stay put. I need to be entertained. But when these damn migrens hit me, I couldn't move (and still can't). It was pure agony for me. I couldn't even read a book or watch tv cos those would irritate my eyes. And I couldn't listen to music because the bass would irritate my ears. You have to remember that I had to stay like this for hours: sometimes I'd get a headache early in the morning and the whole day went by while I sat in the chair. When I finally lost the headache close to midnight, it was time for bed. So, it was never just a quick fifteen minutes, it was a long time.
Understandably, I got really bored while sitting and waiting for the headache to pass. It was not good to get irritated over it cos that only fueled it. I needed to relax myself and this is how I did it: I sang songs 'acapella'. That was the only thing I could do without moving.
Mostly Gloria Estefan's music served the purpose! I've liked her since the 80s. She's a great songwriter and lyricist - along with an admirable and courageous person. I love how she uses her voice and the melodies of her songs are simple yet beautiful. I also loved latin influences and she had that too. "Cuts Both Ways" album was in "heavy rotation" when I had headaches. I remembered all the lyrics without notes and I sang the songs one by one, time after time and drifted into another place. It soothed the pounding pain in my head. Singing (alongside with a pill) became the fastest route to get rid of my migrens so believe me, I took it regularly. I still do this sometimes when I get a really persistent headache. *For the record, I envy people who have never ever ever suffered one single headache. I'd gladly give this experience away so they would know how it feels like!
"Here we are" was one of the songs by Gloria, which I used to sing the most. I want to give a big hand to Gloria for helping me recover from numerous amounts of migrens! Thank you! Without your albums I would have been in huge trouble!!!
Here are the lyrics to "Here We Are":
Here we are/ Face to face/ We forget, time and place
Hold me now/ Dont let go/ Though it hurts and we both know
The time we spend togethers gonna fly/ And everything you do to me/ Is gonna feel so right
Baby when youre loving me/ I feel like I could cry cause theres nothing I can do
To keep from loving you
Here we are/ All alone/ Trembling hearts, beating strong
Reaching out, a breathless kiss/ I never thought could feel like this
I want to stop the time from passing by/ I wanna close my eyes and feel your lips are touching mine
Baby when youre close to me/ I want you more each time/ And theres nothing I can do, to keep from loving you
(bridge)
Theres nothing I can do/ I'm helpless in your arms/ Oh baby what you do/ I'm in love, this is it
Theres no turning back this time/ No no no
Here we are/ Once again/ But this time were only friends
Funny world/ Sometimes lies/ Become the game, when loves the prize
And though no one knows whats going on inside/ And all the love I feel for you
Is something I should hide
When I have you close to me/ The feelings so sublime/ That theres nothing I can do
To keep from loving you
No, no, no, cant keep from loving you baby no, no, no
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