100 Songs To Save Your Life.

Inspired by Peyton Sawyer from One Tree Hill.

I believe music saves lives. It's clearly saved mine. 

1. The All-American Rejects - Move Along
2. All Time Low - Weightless 
3. Anberlin - There is a Light That Never Goes Out 
4. The Ataris - In This Diary 
5. Audioslave - Be Yourself
6. Augustana - 20 Years 
7. The Autumn Film - Mended 
8. Avril Lavigne - Anything But Ordinary 
9. Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
10. Biffy Clyro - Machines 
11. Birds of Tokyo - White Leaves 
12. Blink-182 - I Miss You 
13. Bon Iver - Holocene 
14. Boys Like Girls - Someone Like You 
15. Box Car Racer - There Is 
16. Boyce Avenue - Every Breath
17. The Cab - Living Louder
18. Cartel - A 
19. Christina Perri - A Thousand Years 
20. City and Colour - We Found Each Other In The Dark 
21. Coldplay - Fix You 
22. The Dangerous Summer - Never Feel Alone 
23. Dashboard Confessional - Don't Wait 
24. Daughter - Youth 
25. A Day To Remember - This is the House that Doubt Built 
26. Deaf Havana - I Will Try 
27. Divided By Friday - Growing Up 
28. Doves - Caught By The River 
29. Ed Sheeran - Lego House 
30. Explosions In The Sky - Have You Passed Through This Night? 
31. Fall Out Boy (ft. Elton John) - Save Rock and Roll 
32. Fink - This is The Thing 
33. Five For Fighting - 100 Years 
34. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realise?
35. FM Static - Tonight
36. The Fray - How To Save A Life 
37. The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten 
38. The Getaway Plan - Coming Home 
39. The Get Up Kids - Overdue 
40. Good Charlotte - Hold On
41. Green Day - Time of Your Life 
42. Imogen Heap - Speeding Cars 
43. Irone and Wine - Flightless Bird 
44. Jack's Mannequin - Swim
45. James Morrison (ft. Nelly Furtado) - Broken Strings 
46. Jason Walker - Echo 
47. The Jezabels - Long Highway
48. Jimmy Eat World - Polaris
49. John Osho (ft. Childish Gambino) - Giants 
50. Josh Pyke - The Summer 
51. Joshua Radin - Don't Look Away 
52. Kanye West - Runaway (ft. Pusha T)
53. The Killers - Human 
54. Lifehouse - Whatever It Takes 
55. LIGHTS - Romance is...(acoustic)
56. Lower Than Atlantis - Another Sad Song 
57. Lucy Rose - Shiver 
58. Mae - Anything 
59. Mayday Parade - Still Breathing 
60. My American Heart - Tired and Uninspired 
61. Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me 
62. The National - Sorrow 
63. New Empire - One Heart/Million Voices
64. Parachute - Forever and Always 
65. Paramore - Brighter 
66. Passenger - Holes 
67. Pierce The Veil - Hold On 'Till May (acoustic)
68. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 
69. The Police - Every Breath You Take 
70. Radiohead - No Surprises 
71. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Your Guardian Angel
72. Rise Against - Swing Life Away (acoustic)
73. The Rocket Summer - Save 
74. Quietdrive - Time After Time 
75. The Scene Aesthetic - This is a Suitable Valedictory 
76. Secondhand Serenade - Your Call 
77. Sick Puppies - All The Same 
78. Simple Plan - This Song Saved My Life 
79. Skillet - The Older I Get 
80. Sleeping With Sirens - Roger Rabbit 
81. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
82. Something For Kate - Deep Sea Divers 
83. Switchfoot - Learning To Breathe 
84. The Spill Canvas - Appreciation and the Bomb 
85. Sum 41 - Pieces 
86. The Sundance Kids - Burn So Bright  (known as 'Sundance')
87. Tegan and Sara - Love They Say 
88. Third Blind Eye - Semi-Charmed Life 
89. Three Days Grace - Never Too Late 
90. Tonight Alive - Amelia (acoustic)
91. Trapt - Ready When You Are 
92. Vertical Horizon - I'm Still Here 
93. We Came As Romans - Hope 
94. We The Kings (ft. Demi Lovato) - We'll Be A Dream 
95. Whitley - More Than Life 
96. William Fitzsimmons - Maybe Be Alright 
97. Yellowcard - Paper Walls 
98. Young Guns - Learn My Lesson 
99. You Me At Six - No One Does It Better 
100. 30 Seconds To Mars - Closer To The Edge 

PostSecret.

Yesterday night, I had the privilege of attending one of Frank Warren's exclusive PostSecret live intimate shows. For all of you who don't know him, he is the creator/founder of the amazing website called 'PostSecret'. Basically the idea of the project was for people to send their deep secrets on post cards and from today,  I still read what is on that website.

To be honest, going to this live show was made by impulse. My best friend had some spare tickets and asked if I wanted to go with him.  I ended up saying to myself, why not? I've got nothing due for university at the moment, so I may as well make my Tuesday night interesting. Best decision ever.

I think while Frank was talking to us about how unfolding our secrets and sharing them to the world, connects us in a special way and it was just so amazing how he was able to empathise what we had/were going through and to say the least, I got quite emotional at some point during the show. It has made me realise that we are all people and we live different lives. It's intriguing how dynamic a person's life can be because we always tend to see everything as simple in our lives but what we don't realise is how much we have gone through. How much pain and suffering we have endured to make us who we are today.

In saying this, it was a meaningful experience and it has opened up my eyes that everyone right now has some personal things that they don't like sharing. We all have struggled to open up and trust other people nowadays. I know for one, I have struggled with that so much. The fact that even sharing something personal with someone scares me because you share things that you have kept inside for so long. You are sharing a secret.

Although, the beautiful thing about yesterday night was that it has made me realise that it is okay to share your deep and personal things to someone because it feels like a heavy burden is lifted off your shoulders once you let it out. The burden that you carry lightens and it makes you become a much stronger person than you were before.

In the show, some people were brave enough to share their secrets to the audience, and for that, I really admire those people that had that courage. It was really amazing to hear people's dark secrets and how the audience were just so comforting and so understanding to what the person sharing the secret was going through. Not only that but being able to empathise with that person was enough. More than enough.

After the show, my best friend and I ended up just sharing things with one another. It was like we were compelled to share what we had in our minds. We had so much inspiration, we were literally still buzzing from all the feelings that were felt during the show.

Overall, PostSecret was amazing and I recommend any of you to go to one of Frank Warren's shows if you have a chance. It was honestly so inspiring and life-changing and for that, I thank him for helping me get through the rough times and for basically understanding the pain and frustrations people go through on a day-to-day basis. For making me laugh, smile and cry for 2 hours was truly a wonderful experience and I wouldn't have had it any other way. PostSecret has changed my life and I'm sure it will too if you give it a chance. Don't be afraid and speak about what you've been hiding for so long. It might be the most relieving thing you have ever done in your life.

Monsters Inc.

I will always have a soft spot for this movie. I really hate goodbyes.