Even though disconnection and separation have been gifts of protection, it is in the moment that I looked life in the face, and said “It’s okay if you break my heart, I now know that I can rest, heal and keep going” that I truly belonged to myself, belonged everywhere, and nowhere, to everyone, and no one. Because the gifts of protection preserved me until I could belong and be in connection.

And this is the playlist because celebration and connection in music is how my Father and I roll.