One of Bob Dylan’s classic songs explores themes of love, refuge, and the struggle to find stability amidst life’s chaos. It offers a reflection on finding peace and meaning in a turbulent world. In keeping with the September Soul Matters theme of Building Belonging, hear now Joshua Hyslop’s gentle take of Shelter From the Storm.
Based on his personal experience of racism and discrimination, Sam Cooke wrote this song, whose central message reminds us that we should cling to hope, and “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” A Change Is Gonna Come
Harry Styles wrote a song about making small changes in your life that will lead to your own personal happiness, and doing the same for others. It is about acceptance and treating others the way we would like to be treated regardless of our differences. You should always Treat People With Kindness.
What does it mean to be truly free, to break the chains that hold you and keep you from truly being yourself? Laura Zocca ponders this in her song, I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free.
There is a song in the movie The Greatest Showman where a young PT Barnum expresses a sense of hopeful ambition and the belief in the power of dreams to shape a better world. Here is Pink singing A Million Dreams.
The Soul Matters theme form May is Imagination. In the movie Willie Wonka, children are brought into a wondrous place where candy of all sizes and shapes abounds. Willie sings to them about the joy of letting their imaginations run free. Here is Gene Wilder as Willie Wonka, singing Pure Imagination.
There is one particular song that embodies April’s Soul Matters theme: The Practice of Joy. When Pharrell Williams was young, he always had big goals. He still believes that the sky’s the limit, and has a song that lightens his spirit and brings him joy whenever he’s upset or angry: Happy.
This Soul Matters theme for March is The Practice of Trust. In that spirit, the First Unitarian Brooklyn has a cover of Bruno Mars’ Count On Me. As the lyrics say, “We find out what we’re made of when we are called to help our friends in need.”
Inspired by people with special needs and physical, intellectual, emotional, and psychological/mental challenges, Amber Crowley wrote a song that promotes kindness and acceptance of diversity in our schools and workplace. Hear now The Inclusion Song.
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