I had a health episode that caused me to spend a few hours in the ER last night. I had just finished signing books Sunday afternoon and said goodbye to some visiting friends. As I closed the door, I felt my breathing change and had to sit down. My heart was fluttering in my chest …
Listen to Hippie Boy by Caroline’s Spine The power of music is manifest when I can hear a song, even at a lo-fi quality, and the spirit of the song reaches through whatever broadcast medium is delivering it. I distinctly remember the viral video of Paul Potts’ audition on Britain’s Got Talent in 2007 Within …
I’ve written about some of my important songs this week. I’d like to know some of yours. Would you post one song in a comment below? It could be something that spoke to you during a hard season, or uplifts you no matter what the circumstances. From your songs, I’ll put together a playlist my …
What in the world is Blue Man Group? Listen to Up To The Roof No discussion with me about influential music would not be complete without the impact the Blue Man Group had on my life. And since I will be seeing them a week from tonight, now is a good time to include them …
Listen to Do You Realize? I’ve shared in previous posts that the last 3 years of my life have been the most difficult of my 56 on this planet. But they have also led to my most important discoveries as well. I call it my Season of Awakening. The moment of most significance in this …
Click to listen to Little Room In 2001, I was on a plane traveling back home from an international trip. On the final leg of the journey I sat next to a young man that had an appearance that seemed to promise an interesting conversation on the hour flight from Chicago to Omaha. If I …
There are times when I encounter something so beautiful, so moving, I am compelled to stop everything I’m dong and pay attention. My good friend Warrior put this next song on a mixtape for me in 2007. I always appreciate his judgment and perspective when it comes to art. When I didn’t understand Once Upon …
This next song has been with me since it was released in 2000. It’s a Song of Songs in my book because of how it has spoken to me over the last 20 years. After the turn of the millennium, I entered a very dark tunnel, but there was no light at the other end. …
During hospice I had to train myself to pay attention to Karen’s voice, for there were times I would hear my name called out during the night, only to get up and look in on her and she was sound asleep. It got to the point when I would wake to the sound of my …
Listen to The Beauty in Grief Playlist on Spotify I dream a lot at night, and my dreams are not always rational or coherent. But I take them very seriously and write them down so I can remember them and call on them at a later time. I don’t really consider why there was a …