Music

Joy is not a luxury. It is a necessity. It spreads through art and literature.
It is the small, stubborn light that remains when everything feels scorched.
I do not chase happiness. I prefer joy. It asks little and gives generously.
When I linger with what is good, my heart steadies.
When I offer joy to others, it multiplies, softening anxiety, easing pain, making spaces.
Hope, like a bird, that nestles in the soul and sings even in the storm.
I hold both light and darkness. I witness what happens. I allow myself to be transformed. And still, I choose to illuminate.
The importance of constant reading and continued education.

Ahhh yes, light that lava lamps and put your headphones on. Do you remember when music first felt like a journey into the mind?

In this video, we dive deep into 10 psychedelic songs that defined the 1960s tracks that didn’t just change rock music, but transformed how it was experienced. From hypnotic riffs to mind-bending lyrics, these timeless songs captured the spirit of the hippie counterculture and ushered in an era of fearless musical experimentation.

Think you recognize them all? Try more incense, less algorithm:

61 years ago - On This Day in 1964, The Rolling Stones Recorded their very first US smash hit record.

American born homeboy Buddy Holly wrote that same tune but the fans apparently preferred The Rolling Stones version when they were Introduced to their admiring American Audience, Please decide for yourself.

Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later.

In 1956, sixteen-year-old John Lennon formed a British Rock group with several friends from Quarry Bank HS in Liverpool,
England. On this anniversary of John's murder, we remember that the music produced with Paul, George, and Ringo was unorthodox. I believe this gave him some magic sauce put into so many of their original compositions. They always silence the ones who call for peace. Meanwhile, the ones receiving made-up peace awards bring US closer to danger with their double-tap aggression. At home and abroad it continues… And so it goes.