The Best Medicine
I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of friends going through lots of stuff right now. Or should I say STUFF?
Financial woes, serious illnesses, the blues, the blahs … not to mention cabin fever. We live in Minnesota** and it just snowed AGAIN! (Although, I guess to be fair, some people are excited about that?) I’ve spent more than a few hours in the past months vegged out in front of the computer instead of working. (Hence last week’s post about discipline (c;)
One of the things I have to remind myself to do when the world starts to seem like it’s out to get me (and everyone I know) is to listen to music. I send music to friends and family going through STUFF. My music, other people’s music — it doesn’t matter – it’s the message, the mood, the meaning that’s important.
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Here are some songs that almost always make my playlists. If you’re grappling with STUFF (or just stuff – *smile*), they might be the perfect prescription.
- I Am Sending You Light – Melanie DeMore
- All That You Have is Your Soul – Tracy Chapman
- A Bridge Over Troubled Waters – Simon and Garfunkel (but also Eva Cassidy)
- Cry (If You Want To) – Holly Cole
- God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday (and me, of course)
- Going Home – Ulali
- I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan (but also Nina Simone)
- Now Touch the Air Softly – Peter Mayer
- Stay With You – Jon Legend
- The World Exploded into Love – Bob Schneider
- You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King (and also James Taylor)
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**If you’re in or near the Twin Cities, the next Songtaneous is this Saturday, March 7. Visit my Events page for more info.
If the universe is a bowl that collects the sounds we create, let’s put good things, delicious and decadent, serious and silly, prickly and pungent, interesting, contemplative and heartfelt things in the bowl.
