Thank you, Raymond. 'Both Sides Now' definitely puts my mind on pause, to reflect and create space—a journaling-to, piece of music.
I curated playlists to shift emotions and comfort. One song, was my 'Anthem' during the toughest times of caregiving back in 2018-2020, a power ballad that hit on many levels Andrea Faustini's version of 'I didn't know my own strength' - originally sung by Whitney Houston: https://open.spotify.com/track/2IPHHm3WsJOjg3sMJKRAWG?si=dcca72fc79bf413e
Raymond! Hello, and thank you Victoria for introducing me to you. Music has always been my therapy, my companion, my inspiration. I’ve played certain over and over while writing a certain scene in a novel, or have a specific playlist for writing or doing my crochet or painting. I’m actually embarrassed to say I’m not totally familiar with Both Sides Now, which is weird because of course I know the song , and I can instinctively feel what it’s about (to me!!) but I’ve never played it myself, only heard it elsewhere. I just listened to Victoria’s Faustini favorite and promptly began to cry - I know Whitney Houston’s version - but maybe it’s this version, or maybe it’s today because today has been a lot emotionally and physically.
Thank you, Raymond. 'Both Sides Now' definitely puts my mind on pause, to reflect and create space—a journaling-to, piece of music.
I curated playlists to shift emotions and comfort. One song, was my 'Anthem' during the toughest times of caregiving back in 2018-2020, a power ballad that hit on many levels Andrea Faustini's version of 'I didn't know my own strength' - originally sung by Whitney Houston: https://open.spotify.com/track/2IPHHm3WsJOjg3sMJKRAWG?si=dcca72fc79bf413e
Raymond! Hello, and thank you Victoria for introducing me to you. Music has always been my therapy, my companion, my inspiration. I’ve played certain over and over while writing a certain scene in a novel, or have a specific playlist for writing or doing my crochet or painting. I’m actually embarrassed to say I’m not totally familiar with Both Sides Now, which is weird because of course I know the song , and I can instinctively feel what it’s about (to me!!) but I’ve never played it myself, only heard it elsewhere. I just listened to Victoria’s Faustini favorite and promptly began to cry - I know Whitney Houston’s version - but maybe it’s this version, or maybe it’s today because today has been a lot emotionally and physically.
My soothing song is actually a Spanish song sung by Ricky Martin years ago. I’m a massive Ricky Martin fan, but it’s the words to this song that have always got to me. I love them. https://open.spotify.com/track/7rhz4yMRUv80sQhvfjR7c3?si=1hLTSbbHTAKTD-uSUEVPPA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A7qhZvYXFgsaSzuukZw9WCM
“When everything seems lost, there’s always a star shining”