BY JOANNA C. VALENTE
Spring doesn’t feel like spring this year. In many ways, it’s hard to be excited about the rebirth of the year, the blossoms, the birds, the warmer air. When I begin to feel discouraged, I try to remember the small and big joys around me - and that I am still in control of my joys - of curating joy and finding it around me, and within me.
Music is one of those things for me. Music gives me joy, especially now that I spend most of my time inside - these songs transport me to different places and times, beings and moods. I hope it does for you too, which is why I’m sharing this playlist with you - a way to make this spring a rebirth for you, whether that means providing a soundtrack to your creative projects, daily meditation, or prompts for you to think within your body.
For me, these songs are forms of meditation. I try to sit with them mindfully, exist in their landscape. This exercise helps with my anxiety (which, like many, has spiked lately). Listen and explore below, from Lucinda Williams to RZA: