All We Ever Find

"Promising forever, knowing that this moment might be all we ever find."



I love music. I can't sing worth a damn even though I can rock out in my car with the best of them. Thank God for iTunes and all those "not so legal" websites where I can download music. Music is a way for me to express what I am feeling when I am lost for words. Who doesn't have their favorite party mix or workout tunes? Who does not have some songs that bring back wonderful and not so wonderful memories?



I remember when I was in college and things got really rough, I would hop in my car, cruise down the NH coast (which is not very long), smoke cigarettes and just listen to music - sad songs, angry chick music, heavy metal.....whatever the mood called for. I would sit out on the wall at the beach, close my eyes and get lost in the words. Some times I would play the same song over and over and over again until it was embedded in my mind.



At my old job, I was apart of a public speaking group. During one of the meetings, the topic "The Soundtrack of Our Lives" was brought up. What song signifies you? What is your theme song? I find it hard to narrow it down to just one song. It really all depends on the mood and where I am in my life at that moment.

If you look at my playlists on iPod Nano, you can see the vast array of music I listen to. I am not trying to sound like I am cultured or worldly. I just like a lot of different music.

There's a playlists that I am listening to a lot lately. It is "Getting Over It." Getting over what? You name it - broken heart, wounded pride, guilt, self-doubt. It is a pity party in a 47 songs, 3.2 hours and 216.5 MB. It is what I listen to when I need to cry, vent or just "be."

I am still recovering from my accident. I met with a neurosurgeon a few weeks ago (I call him "The Crazy Russian") and he said that I am not allowed on my bike for 4 months and not allowed to compete for 6 months. This sucks!!!!!! So in order to inspire myself, I am making a shirt of all my favorite inspirational quotes and lyrics. So far I have (in no particular order)"

• Be cute, Run hard
• Team Snyder For Life
• Bet On It
• It's Now or Never
• Never Give Up
• Do One Thing Everyday that Scares You
• You Say I'm Crazy, I Got Your Crazy
• It's You Against You, It's the Paradox That Drives Us All
• Our Secret Ingredient? Being Awesome!
• That Does Not Kill You Only Makes You Stronger
• Do You Believe in Miracles?
• It Was Great, It Was Terrible, But Mostly It Was Weird
• Bolder, Better, Faster, Stronger
• Believe.Achieve
• So What! I'm Still A Rock Star!
• LiveStrong
• It Will All Get Better In Time
• Some Days I'm A Super Bitch!
• I'm A Survivor! I'm Not Going to Give Up! I'm Not Going to Stop. I'm Going Work Harder!
• No One, and I Mean NO ONE Comes Into Our House and Kicks Us Around!
• Don't Waste Your Time on Jealousy. Sometimes You're Ahead. Sometimes You're Behind. The Race Is Long and In the End It is Only With Yourself.