These past few months, I have been so many things. I have been happy. I have been broken. I have been healing. I have been so busy I forgot what month it was. So tired that I fell asleep standing up. The above picture is one that chronicles what I did on one of my last sojourns for the year, and one of my favorites. One where I just read, ate, relaxed, and kicked back. Should be a tradition: Take a vacation and basically do nothing. But I digress. People have asked me how I am so many times in the past months and I’ve given so many answers to…

Travel. Beaches. Food. People that would travel to places with you. These are things that are on top of my list today. Kodaline’s Brand New Day started my day right with lyrics that seem apt for what I’m dreaming of, what I’m hoping to do soon. Riding on waves, walking on sand Digging in caves to find the treasures of the land And if we find gold Well, we’ll just throw it away We can write stories bout the journeys that we made   Listen to Kodaline’s Brand New Day here and get inspired.

A lot of people get melancholy when it rains, and this Monday, the metro got its fill of the sky falling. I do think this calls for songs that make you think, or make you happy. Christina Perri says it best with her song called “Arms”, with lyrics like this: You put your arms around me And I believe that it’s easier for you to let me go You put your arms around me and I’m home Today, I hope you find someone to curl up with, and whose arms make you feel like home. You can listen to this feel good song here.

Because even if the world is crazy and we’re all going insane, calming songs that speak of hope are good things to have in your playlist. Lines like these are priceless too: Shall I write it in a letter? Shall I try to get it down? Oh, you fill my head with pieces Of a song I can’t get out. Listen to it here.