One of my favorite enjoyments is singing to passive listeners and elevating the heart and mind space through music and song. While facilitating a wellness activity at a local Drop In Center that provides supportive services to folks in need, I asked the question... Can you think of any dark places in your life that have turned into light? Some have to dig deep to answer this question but for others not so much. Checking in with yourself this way can help to encourage gratitud

Motivation with a little twist of nostalgia and a tinsy bit of melancholy. Remember those things you used to love to do? Well, What are you waiting for? I remember just turning 13 and going outside to play, I used to carry a little satchel full of like things displayed in the video. With satchel in hand I waited for my friends to come out and play, but I noticed after quite some time no one came out. Over the next few days it kept happening and I slowly came to the conclusio

Are smiles discapering from your landscape? Go ahead share your smile... you will most often always get one back. For some this may be the first or only smile they'll see all day. Smiling is important, it's also exercise for the face muscles. I heard Mr Art Cribbs a social media "thoughtful thinker" say, "You wear it, but it belongs to those you meet", wow... I read when you smile, your facial muscles send signals to your brain, which then releases the happy hormones, creatin

SunInThe Music's revamped My Creative Wellness Fun channel and Vlog space are all about fun things I've done and do on my wellness journey. We've also added some special content like "Meaningful Music Activities" as well as some "Thoughtful Think Pieces" for reading pleasure. In both spaces I share simple practical tips and meaningful life experiences. I am not a doctor or a therapist, just a fellow human being who has lived through some things. My background in ECE, VI Couns

One of my more contemplative pieces... © 2025 Yolanda Davis SunInThe Music

Oxytocin. what is oxytocin you ask? Oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin are often referred to as our “happy hormones.” I love the thought of being happy, I spend a lot of time thinking of how to be this way, but not from a famine or a lack of, sort of way, but more like the Earth Wind & Fire song "Got To Get You Into My Life" sort of way, yeah... yeah, yeah!... Ok, I'm back... In my pursuit of happiness, I am heavily influenced by how I want to feel, not by how I don't want to