One day I noticed a coworker looking really sad. She was a single parent and her only son recently left for his first year at college. She missed him terribly. The night before, she called him and he sent her to voicemail. Yeah, that’s tough. Having been in his shoes, I explained to her this … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Ode to My Family – The Cranberries
It doesn’t matter what time I go to bed, I’m an early riser. I’m usually up around 6 am – this is now imprinted in my DNA. I do enjoy the quiet of the morning before starting my day. Better still, waking up before sunrise on a camping or backpacking trip. Unzipping my tent to … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Sunrise – Norah Jones
One college summer, I was going through my older brother’s CD collection and discovered Van Morrison. Wow. All I could think was, “How cool is this guy”. His music was a mix of folk, jazz, rock and soul. His voice had that feeling of a life that had certainly lived. When I returned to school … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Days Like This – Van Morrison
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m currently on sabbatical, taking time off from career burnout. This temporary pause is a much needed break and taking time to decompress is definitely healing. I’ve had a lot of time to think about the future and have given a lot of thought about next steps. I … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
Fate, God or Karma have a funny way of throwing things down along my path. I read today’s prompt and thought, “Really?” I wondered if this really was a coincidence. Recently, I made the choice to leave my company. Burnout had been effecting both my mental and physical health and I needed time to separate … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
I discovered KROQ in the early 80’s and I was literally blown away. Prior to that, I mainly listened to soul music’s cool sounds and funky beats. I remember turning the radio dial and hearing Only a Lad by Oingo Boingo and Boys Don’t Cry by the Cure for the first time and I was … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Discovering KROQ – My Early 80’s Pivot
I remember sitting in the back of our wood paneled station wagon in the 1970s as a young kid. The radio was set to “mom’s music” as we sat in Southern California traffic. It was my early years, I must have been about 5 or 6 years old at the time. At that age, we … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Wichita Lineman – REM
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