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Songs of My Life: April 2018

April 26, 2018 by Shelia

With April ending in a Scorpio Full Moon in Pluto Retrograde, for me it means I am celebrating my evolution which is very apropos as this month I’ve grown mentally, spiritually and energetically. I’ve shed old ways and I am now comfortable in my skin again. Listen on Spotify Listen/Watch on YouTube or below “Head Down” by Our Lady Peace I can’t remember the moment I added this song, but I remember why, these lyrics: “Head down wait for tomorrow. Dark days […]

Categories: Songs of My Life • Tags: 30 Seconds to Mars, Breaking Benjamin, Our Lady Peace, Rammstein, Songs of My Life, Sponge, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Xavier Rudd

Songs of My Life: February 2018

February 28, 2018 by Shelia

I gave myself a challenge on February to post one new piece of writing every day. Be it a poem, thoughts, etc. You can read all the pieces HERE. Some were inspired by feelings, thoughts, emotions, reactions, events and so on. Things I learned from that challenge: I wrote a poem (Innocence’s Caress) that reminded someone of Catullus 85 by Catullus and that was pretty rad that I reminded someone of a Latin poet from the 54 BC era. I also […]

Categories: Songs of My Life • Tags: Editors, Eighteen Visions, HIM, Imagine Dragons, Jeffe, Jimmy Buffett, Ryan Adams, The Kills, U2, Woodes, Xavier Rudd

Songs of My Life: December 2017

December 27, 2017 by Shelia

The first part of December was a bit of a struggle mentally and emotionally for me. As I neared the anniversary of my mom’s death, I honestly didn’t think I could take any more tears or pain. My soul rallied and we made it through and have set the intentions for an amazing 2018. Here are the songs that helped and inspired me this month. Listen/watch on Youtube HERE or below. Spotify users HERE. (*not all songs on YouTube or […]

Categories: Songs of My Life • Tags: Aaron Neville, Duran Duran, Gareth Asher, Gareth Asher and the Earthlings, Glen Hansard, Marilyn Manson, Matthew Ryan, Opiate for the Masses, Songs of My Life, Story of the Year, The Cadillac Three, U2, Wild Smiles, Xavier Rudd

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The Music History of Shelia: Volume 2 (1996-2016)

July 17, 2017 by Shelia

I give you Volume 2. Narrowing this down to 20 was so freaking hard. So many songs!! The last 20 years have been filled with gems that’s for sure. I also realized I am quite influenced by songs with “train” in the title. There was two in Volume 1, one here. Again, these songs are a part of who I am and have influenced me for the positive and further influenced the music choices in my life. These may or may […]

Categories: Music for the Soul • Tags: 18V, 30 Seconds to Mars, Big Wreck, David Bowie, Econoline Crush, Eighteen Visions, Headstrong, HIM, Lostprophets, Marvelous 3, Matthew Ryan, Michael Franti, Music for the Soul, Music Inspiration, Our Lady Peace, Peter Searcy, Rammstein, SR-71, Stokeswood, Sugarcult, The Music History of Shelia, The Music History of Shelia Volume 2 (1996-2016), Third Eye Blind, Tonic, Xavier Rudd

Songs of My Life: October 2016

October 30, 2016 by Shelia

Musically, the songs of October were mostly personal notes to myself. Reminders of what I was feeling and that it’s okay to feel it. Notes that reminded me to smile even though “worry and change spun me around and my big old heart has been ripped right out.” Notes that sang that it’s okay to be “here and heartsteady”, notes that let me know being who I am and the way I am is just fine even if someone might not understand how I […]

Categories: Songs of My Life • Tags: Ani DiFranco, Breaking Benjamin, David Bowie, David McMillan, Divinyls, Drake White, Editors, Lady Gaga, Music, Songs of My Life, The Cadillac Three, Xavier Rudd, Ying Yang Twins

Songs of My Life: September 2016

September 28, 2016 by Shelia

Theme for September…fuck if I know. FUCK. IF. I. KNOW. I feel like this month’s list is like a 3 year old on a sugar high who also happens to have attention deficit disorder and has to pee at the same time but sees his dog chasing a his tail. There was no depression. No anxiety. A lot of moments of “meh”, a few moments of “I no longer give a flying fuck,” and realizations I knew the signs, signals, realities […]

Categories: Songs of My Life • Tags: Burn Halo, Crowded House, David Bowie, Drake White, Editors, Eric Church, Linus Young, Matisyahu, Models, Ryan Adams, Songs of My Life, Sylvan Esso, Xavier Rudd

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Following My Songline

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