>A Cold and a Broken Hallelujah

>I’ve been taking a few “personal days” to try to stop all the hurried “doing” and learn how to just “be.” As a dear friend has pointed out to me several times over the years, I never allow myself to just “do nothing.” But my struggles with my writing have been screaming out to me lately, that maybe the well is dry. Being quiet means listening to voices, maybe even God’s voice. I’m trying to pray. Trying to forgive. Trying to believe. Reading some beautiful writing. Watching some mediocre television drama. And listening to some music that heals. And wishing I hadn’t given away our piano back in 2001.

So, I thought I’d share some of the music videos I’ve been “indulging” in this week. Click on any of these to watch/listen, and feel free to leave a comment or a suggestion of more music that heals. What do you listen to when you’re having a hard time?

Heal Over by KT Tunstall

Hurricane by Mindy Smith

Press On by Robinella

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel

Hallelujah (by Leonard Cohen) sung by K.D. Lang

Pretty Amazing Grace by Neil Diamond

Bleed Red by Ronnie Dunn

Into the Light by Alice Peacock

Landslide by Stevie Nicks

Another Day that Time Forgot by Neil Diamond and Natalie Maines

Just Might (Make Me Believe) by Sugarland

Saving Grace Theme (Everlast)

You Take My Breath Away by Eva Cassidy

One Little Song by Gillian Welch

My Life by Iris Dement

No Matter What by Sonya Kitchell