Authentic Me

So I'm sure by now you're sick of hearing about me reading The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown. I promise, this is the last post about it (at least for now...)

One of the things she talks about towards the end of the book is the way that dancing, music, and laughter are foundational to living a "wholehearted" life. I could not agree more. One thing she made for herself is a playlist called "authentic me." It is a collection of songs that make her feel like herself. She didn't explain much why she chose songs but left it at that. 

I decided to make my own "authentic me" playlist. 
The list below are either songs I never get sick of listening to, have impacted me in different ways, make me want to get up and dance, or songs I just simply love. 

1. The Seed & the Ground - JJ Alberhasky
2. By the Mark - Gillian Welch
3. Countdown - Beyonce
4. Carry On - Fun.
5. Gathering Stories - Jonsi
6. Lost and Found - Katie Herzig
7. The Trapeze  Swinger - Iron & Wine
8. 23 - Jimmy Eat World
9. Rain - Patty Griffin
10. Shine - David Gray
11. Portions for Foxes - Rilo Kiley
12. Years and Years - Sidehill Winders
13. Land of the Living - Matthew Perryman Jones
14. How the Day Sounds - Greg Laswell
15. Raconte-Moi Une Histoire - M83
16. After the Storm - Mumford & Sons
17. My Love - Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
18. Window in the Skies - U2
19. The District Sleeps Alone - The Postal Service
20. Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
21. On Your Porch - The Format
22. Arms - Christina Perri
23. Blood Bank - Bon Iver
24. Blood - The Middle East
25. I Thought - The Kevin Reid Project
26. Need & Thread - Sleeping at Last
27. Kids - MGMT
28. Shake it Out - Florence + The Machine
29. Dog Problems - The Format
30. Land of Hope and Dreams - Bruce Springsteen

I've got this on repeat.