Florence and the Machine.

In fact, I can't get this song out of my head:

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Here's a link to the official video...embedding is disabled, but it's a good video.
And here's her live performance on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic...so good.

Here I am, a rabbit hearted girl ( Read more... )

The first principle of Buddhist psychology:

See the inner nobility and beauty of all human beings.

Practice: SEEING THE SECRET GOODNESSWait for a day when you awaken in a fine mood, when your heart is open to the world. If such days are rare, choose the best you have. Before you start for work, set the clear intention that during the morning you ( Read more... )

(always loving) Carina Round.
She makes me want to sing!

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the achingly beautiful song Blood, by The Middle East

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Blood | The Middle East ( Read more... )

Only If You Run
by Julian Plenti (Interpol's front man, aka Paul Banks)

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On the night the Buddha was to attain enlightenment, he sat under a tree. While he was sitting there, the forces of Mara shot arrows at him to distract him from becoming enlightened, but with awareness he turned their weapons into flowers ( Read more... )

Be Here Now | Ray LaMontagne

Don't let your mind get weary and confused ( Read more... )

K'naan's conscious hip-hop.

He had a peaceful childhood, until war ravaged Somalia. As he says, his music reflects both sides of his life experiences. Hear a live set and interview with him on KCRW. They say: "He’s a thoughtful rapper whose music is rooted in traditional African melodies and classic hip-hop tradition ( Read more... )

Generalized hyperarousal and difficulty in modulating arousal
Aggression against self and others
Inability to modulate sexual impulses
Problems with social attachments--excessive dependence or isolation
Alterations in neurobiological processes involved in stimulus discrimination
Problems with attention and concentration
Dissociation
Somatization
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"Many traumatized children, and adults who were traumatized as children, have noted that when they are under stress they can make themselves "disappear." That is, they can watch what is going on from a distance while having the sense that what is occurring is not really happening to them, but to someone else...Recent research has rediscovered ( Read more... )