Have you ever had a song or tune stuck in your head?

It frequently happens in our home.

Randomly, from nowhere, a catchy piece of music keeps replaying involuntarily through your mind.

It’s usually just a few notes, a little fragment, a snippet of music, a catchy chorus, a little jingle, or a repetitive melody from a familiar song.

Do you know what I mean?

It just loops over and over in your head, without intentionally even thinking about it.

It’s if your brain hits repeat on a song, you didn’t even ask it to play!

They’re commonly called “𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔”.

They can last for a few minutes, many hours or even days on end, at least that’s our experience.

In our home, Monic and I are pretty good at infecting each other too.

Randomly, either one of us will start humming a tune or whistling a song, only to find that the other one joins in by completing the next part of the melody.

Then, the other one completes the next part, and we go back n forward, over and over again!

And just like that, we’ve passed the earworm on.

It’s like a musical baton relay with no finish line.

Its relentless!

We don’t even know who started it, or why we’re suddenly singing “Sweet Caroline” in the middle of our breakfast.

Or, one hum, one whistle “da-da-da-da-da-DAAA- da…and boom – we’re off again!

But we always end up laughing, every single time.

But here’s a thought: if our brains are that good at replaying nonsense jingles, imagine the power of putting something intentional on loop.

What if we chose our mental soundtrack a little more deliberately?

Like a kind thought, a hopeful mantra of some kind, or a bit of truth you need to hear today.

Gratitude. Encouragement. Hope.

So, tell me, what song gets stuck in your head?

And what thought could you intentionally replace it with today?