As things continue to shift across the world, the connections we encounter each day, with others, with nature, with stories from other times, become more important. Music which draws in these aspects may provide ideas for reflection, connection, and peace, too. Here are five suggestions.
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Landscapes, friendships, moments, memories: these are all parts of what helps to keep us grounded through shifting times.
They are part and parcel of the things musicians draw on to create, too.
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Five powerful suggestions for reflective songs and stories. Take a listen!
“Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.” - Thomas Edison
I don’t know about you, but these days I feel like much of society has the attention span of gnats. We aim to play the long game but are interrupted by something shiny on aisle six. We set goals, make those bucket lists, and say ‘someday’ more times than we can count.
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As times continue to shift, as ways continue to change, the power of community, connection, and friendship can continue, too, as a source of hope and possibility. Friendships old and new, brief connections as you go about your day to day life, friends at distance and close by, long conversations and occasional messages: all those nurture connection. They are reminders of ways to keep balance and focus as world events and personal ones fill the world with change.
Here are several ways artists have explored connection in their music.