This Playlist is Helping Me Survive a Plague…Again

many of the important moments and even many of the not-so-important moments often times play out in my memory through music. for example, every time i hear “unbreakable” by alicia keys, i am reminded of the night i tested hiv positive. i was in the car with my best friend on the way to his house trying to process this new health reality when “unbreakable” began to play. in that moment, i thought, “for real, universe? this song? right now? does everything have to be like a mellow-dramatic made-for-TV movie with me?” i actually said it out loud. i know this because best friend and i laughed. then cried.

music grounds me. always has. and these past few weeks have been unlike anything i have experienced emotionally, mentally and physically. i can think so something that may come close to this experience but this “short” post is already dramatic enough. any who, just as I created mixed-tapes for my friends and family members in the 1990s to express my love and gratitude, i have put together a spotify playlist of songs that have been helping me to survive. i humbly share with you all.

thank you for your love and continued support. may this playlist give you some or all of the things it has given me.

enjoy and be safe.