I'm not here to preach; I'm not sure how effectively you can do that with a playlist in any case. The best I can do is offer a mix of songs this month, similar to my usual efforts, some of which you may find thoughtful and relevant to the present moment, others of which have no particular connection besides being intangibly part of the flow I put together as someone striving to observe and feel into this fateful hour. Without preaching, I am here to say that we can and must do this together. I'll let the musical current of this latest mix pull us eventually towards Rickie Lee Jones' world-weary grace, in the elegiac "Running From Mercy": Oh sacred patience with my soul abide/There's a rainbow above me that the storm clouds hide."
Keep hope alive, through the darkness. It's what humans do. For more commentary and information, visit http://fingertipsmusic.com/?p=20861.
