{"id":18289,"date":"2016-11-23T14:33:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T14:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/?p=18289"},"modified":"2016-11-23T14:33:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T14:33:17","slug":"life-needs-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/life-needs-soundtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Needs a Soundtrack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the three months I&#8217;ve been here in Detroit, music has colored every step of the journey. As mentioned in my previous posts, it&#8217;s been a whirlwind of emotions, spinning through highs, lows, and everything in between.\u00a0 There&#8217;s only one form of expression that can capture the full spectrum of human emotion in my opinion and that&#8217;s music. I realize music is deeply personal and that the way a song makes me feel might hit someone else in a totally different way.\u00a0 That being said, I&#8217;ll share some of the songs that have filled out the edges and helped me define my Detroit experience so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First arriving in the city, naive and full of unbridled optimism:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"C2C - Happy (feat. Derek Martin) (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tvY7Nw1i6Kw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Feeling lost and listless, longing for greener grass anywhere else:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Passenger | Young As The Morning, Old As The Sea (Summer Series 2015)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_3L0K5jXJv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Feeling so loved, and appreciative of the friendships formed here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"NEEDTOBREATHE &quot;Brother feat. Gavin DeGraw&quot; [Official Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/61Wm_qlVD4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mind-numbing boredom:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Lindsey Stirling - Shatter Me ft. Lzzy Hale (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49tpIMDy9BE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Self-doubt combined with dogged determination not to fail and to get where I need to be, smothered in a sauce of frustration:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N6jzG-NSR00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N6jzG-NSR00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Electric excitement in finding purpose and a challenge worth accepting:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kbPh2wBEhAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kbPh2wBEhAw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, a mantra similar to &#8220;just keep swimming&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Revivalists | &quot;Keep Going&quot; | Live Session\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zqcfSJxAahc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m incredibly fortunate in my placement within the fellowship at Rock Ventures.\u00a0 I was nervous and a bit skeptical at first, but through a convoluted mix of luck, skill, charm possibly (?), and being in the right place, in proximity to the right people at just the right times, I&#8217;ve been entrusted with some fascinating and challenging projects that fill my daily life with meaningful purpose.\u00a0 There&#8217;s something magical about being trusted to accomplish something for your community that each day you&#8217;re not sure how you&#8217;re going to do it, but deep down, you know you can and will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the three months I&#8217;ve been here in Detroit, music has colored every step of the journey. 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