If there ever was a writer whose songs spoke gently to the hidden dark and broken parts of ourselves, it is Leonard Cohen. Spend the weekend streaming his music/poetry via a complete chronological playlist.
Read MoreWeekend Playlist: 4 Decades of Bob Dylan (and What Was Happening in the World)
Our favorite thing to do is work on projects while listening to music. We plan to do a lot of it this long Columbus day weekend accompanied by a chronological playlist with four decades of Bob Dylan’s music (along with a timeline of what was going on in the world).
Read MoreVoyage of Discovery: Murukami’s 3300-Song Playlist
We were thrilled to find a free, streamable Spotify playlist with over 3,300 songs from novelist Haruki Murakami’s legendary record collection. Its range is vast, from rare jazz recordings to a huge riff of Bach and Elvis: discoveries that fuel our own creative endeavors.
Read MoreWhale Songs For Calm and Dreamy Sleep
When a friend mentioned that she often calmed her wakeful daughter by playing whale songs to her, I had to try it myself.
Read MoreMorning Practice: Reading a Poem…..Again
For some time, our morning practice, before email or anthing digital, has been to read a poem aloud (sometimes with a friend). Recently, we decided to try reading the same poem every morning for a week. We discovered that each day, we’d hear it differently and find something new in those same few lines, as…
Read More