{"id":507,"date":"2026-03-09T20:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/?p=507"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:59:09","slug":"what-makes-your-heart-sing-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/2026\/03\/09\/what-makes-your-heart-sing-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes your heart sing? \u2764\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>You&#8217;re enough. Just like you are. Your email and social media are probably filled with calls to\u00a0<em><strong>Make 2026 your year!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and announcing a\u00a0<em><strong>New Year, New You!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<br><br>This isn&#8217;t one of those emails. I think you&#8217;re pretty great just the way you are. I think we&#8217;re all pretty great just the way we are, and this month I want to celebrate that and suggest that you take a minute to think about how you got to be so amazing. One of the easiest ways to figure that out is to ask yourself, what makes you feel amazing? What reminds you of how wonderful you are?<br><br>For me, it&#8217;s music. Music was a centerpiece of my growing up (one of my earliest memories is my\u00a0dad waking me up with a rousing rendition of\u00a0<strong><em>This Land is Your Land<\/em><\/strong>, accompanied on the banjo). I sang in all the choirs- church, show, jazz, and madrigal-\u00a0 not to mention my decades-long solo\u00a0<em><strong>Car and Shower\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>tour.\u00a0 Music brings me back to the times that I felt powerful and\u00a0challenged\u2014 just the way I want to feel heading into a brand new year.<br><br>This month I&#8217;m\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3l3EPeASh0T5SdaTOhreVk?si=BFi0fjGLQ4yJDdZ3dSENhQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>sharing a\u00a0playlist\u00a0I curated just for us<\/strong><\/a>, just for January, just to remind us what an absolute GIFT we are.\u00a0\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL169WIzE6TOYrucplUGnYFA4nBI10koPt&amp;si=wwizGXpiFY6xXZf1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>You can also find it on YouTube<\/strong><\/a>) I&#8217;m also sharing a few articles about how music helps with stress and\u2014 just in case music isn&#8217;t your thing\u2014 a couple of pieces about how adults benefit from finding the things that made them happy as children.<br><br>What songs would\u00a0you add? Just hit reply to let me know!<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/54a75c032424f9199b4694465\/images\/351dd3c2-95fb-6770-fcfa-e85f0e5f7d70.jpeg\"><br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/inM-WA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for Connections: Tools, News, and Inspiration for Teachers Like You<\/a>\u00a0and receive these little letters (plus a lot more) straight to your inbox every month!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Ideas to Connect With This Month<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.hms.harvard.edu\/articles\/how-music-resonates-brain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>How Music Resonates in the Brain<\/strong>&#8211; Harvard Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unr.edu\/counseling\/virtual-relaxation-room\/releasing-stress-through-the-power-of-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Experience a &#8220;sound bath&#8221; and let the music carry you away<\/strong>&#8211; UNR Counseling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/news-room\/apa-blogs\/power-of-music-in-mental-well-being\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Transformative Power of Music in Mental Well-Being<\/strong>&#8211; APA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@viji.ram\/what-made-you-happy-as-a-kid-is-the-key-to-your-success-ce16975af88e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>What Made You Happy as a Kid is the Key to Your Success!<\/strong>&#8211; Medium<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/live-smarter\/healthy-living\/8-reasons-thinking-child-will-make-you-happier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>8 Reasons Thinking Like a Child Will Make You Happier-<\/strong>\u00a0MentalFloss<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re enough. Just like you are. Your email and social media are probably filled with calls to\u00a0Make 2026 your year!\u00a0and announcing a\u00a0New Year, New You!\u00a0\u00a0 This isn&#8217;t one of those emails. I think you&#8217;re pretty great just the way you are. 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