Why music lessons matter – Tiffany Gee Lewis on MormonTimes.com
I recently asked my dad the key to his happiness.
He is, no exaggeration, one of the most cheerful, positive people I know.
"What makes you happy Dad? How do you stay so upbeat?" I queried.
He thought about it for a minute, and then said, "You know Tiff, music really makes me happy."
I should have seen that answer coming. We had just finished lunch at an Italian restaurant where Dad kept remarking on the Italian arias playing over the speakers. He's a hospital executive, but when it's someone's birthday, he has the entire board serenade in both English and Italian.
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