Shel Graves' Sensorium

Taste: canned tomatoes, kidney beans, chili Sound: fiddlers Smell: coffee; dog fur Sight: pitbulls in parking lots  Touch: curly fur; the windowpane Intellect, ideas, and dreams: hip hop class, pretend animals versus real animals Grateful for: guidance, the universe, paths

This year, I am listening a song a day as past of my morning meditative practices which often include reading and writing. I am picking one song to listen to intentionally (in addition to any listening I do throughout the day). I find myself often seeking silence or deep in my own thoughts.  The question I am contemplating: Could we not all do with more music in our lives? I am listening for beauty and connection.  I’ve been gathering some listening lists to make it easier to pick a song each morning and asking friends for recommendations.  For January, here are some of my favorite lists:  My friend Daniel Carr is a composer. https://danielcarrcomposer.com/  The Compassion Consortium shares a song at their services.  My local Pacifica Chamber Orchestra. My friends are big fans of KEXP . I have revisited some of my favorite artists and songs:  IAMX Everything is Burning   - They are amazing in concert. MILCK This Skin   - I listened...