Finding the joy in choosing my Top 10 songs

In the summer of 2020, my local radio station - WXPN - announced that they were reviving an idea from 2004 where their listeners voted for the 885 greatest songs - the 885 representing their place on the radio dial, 88.5. This time they were…

‘When the world falls apart some things stay in place’

The lyric from the Billy Bragg song, ‘Levi Stubbs’ Tears’ could easily be a summary of how the world feels right now. For me, one of the things that stays in place is the value of music. The connection can be more than its brain altering…
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Navigating Uncertain Times

At an unprecedented time like this, I’m returning to a common theme of my early blogs.  In the past I used several titles to describe strategies to get through the events that disrupt our lives - among them, Managing Transitions,…
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Putting your Strengths to Work

Gallup’s StrengthsFinder has been taken by over 20 million people. In recent times it’s undergone something of a revival. StrengthsFinder 2.0 came out in 2007, but you can still find it on best selling business book lists. Many large organizations…
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2019 – music as a source of happiness, healing and creativity

So, here it is my 5th annual music blog - especially for the many people I’ve heard from about my previous music lists.  As usual with more exploration, I discovered that 2019 had so much more to offer from artists familiar…