Songs of Change, Compassion and Connection
Sep 18, 2025
“Love is the only way to rescue humanity from all its ills.”
Leo Tolstoy
It seems like each week the world reminds us just how divided it is becoming.
To be fully honest—I don’t like the feel of it.
When chaos feels louder than compassion, when judgment rises quicker than grace, when division drowns out connection and when when fear eclipses love I return to music. Songs have always been the medicine that cuts through the noise, reminding me of what it truly means to be human.
I choose to share these songs because they elicit something raw, inspiring and grounding within me.
They help me cope with the crazy and chaos before the calm.
They remind me to keep my heart open and to extend compassion, even when it feels easier to close it.
Each song carries a similar message: hope, compassion, love, accountability and connection.
A reminder that we are so much more alike than we think.
Music has always been medicine for me.
Each of these songs in the Songs for your Soul playlist holds a piece of humanity—reminders of compassion, courage, justice, hope and love.
“People killin’, people dyin’, children hurt and you hear them cryin’”
A cry for change in a fractured world. This song always stirs something in me—a reminder that healing begins with awareness and action, not silence.
“Imagine all the people living life in peace”
The dream of unity and a world without division. Whenever I hear it, I feel invited to soften into possibility, to envision humanity living as one family.
“That’s just the way it is, some things will never change”
A haunting lyric pointing to injustices accepted as normal. For me, it’s a nudge to question the status quo instead of surrendering to it.
“I believe love is the answer, I believe love will find a way”
A mantra in song form. Whenever I hear this, I feel my chest open with hope. Love is the compass, always.
“If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change”
An anthem of self-responsibility. It makes me pause and ask: how am I embodying the change I want to see?
“That’s just the way it is, things will never be the same”
Raw, powerful, urgent.
This song grounds me in the reality that while change is hard, it’s also inevitable—and we must keep pushing for justice.
“Now I’ve been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come”
Hope for a brighter future.
Every time I hear this song I feel like I’m boarding that train—choosing faith in unity, even when the world feels splintered.
“Father, father, we don’t need to escalate”
A timeless call for compassion amid chaos. This song always feels like a warm hand on my shoulder, reminding me that love, not violence, is always the answer.
“I’m not a coward, I’ve just never been tested / I’d like to think that if I was I would pass.”
A song about resilience, testing, and the unknown strength we only discover when life pushes us.
I love how this track makes me reflect on challenges I have faced—the moments I had no idea if I would rise until I had no other choice. It’s a reminder that sometimes the test reveals the courage we didn’t know we had.
“No, I won’t be afraid, just as long as you stand by me”
Friendship and solidarity in their purest form. A reminder of moments where simply standing with someone was enough to help them carry on.
“People are people, so why should it be, you and I should get along so awfully?”
A bold questioning of prejudice. I hear this song and feel a mixture of frustration and hope—the reminder that hate has no foundation in truth.
“One love, one heart, let’s get together and feel all right”
A simple, powerful call for unity through love. Marley’s words feel like a balm to the soul—a chant that rises above division.
“You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand”
A song of support and belonging. Every time I hear it, I think of the times people have leaned on me and how healing it feels to lean on others too.
“Heal the world, make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race”
A vision of collective healing. This song feels like an anthem for our youngsters, reminding us to care for the generations that follow.
“All we are saying is give peace a chance”
A chant for peace, as relevant now as ever. I often close my eyes when I hear this and imagine a sea of people holding hands singing it together.
“When the broken-hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be”
Hope through surrender. This song feels like a deep exhale, reminding me that not every answer has to be forced—sometimes we let it arrive and flow in with divine timing.
“And I can’t change, even if I tried, even if I wanted to”
A celebration of love in all its forms. It always reminds me of the beauty in diversity and the bravery it takes to love and live authentically.
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds”
A song of liberation and freedom. Every listen to this tune feels like a call inward to ask where am I still not free?
“How many times must the cannonballs fly, before they’re forever banned?”
An anthem of questioning. For me, it embodies the ache of asking the questions that are so often avoided and the stubborn hope that answers will come.
“Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down”
A promise of comfort and solidarity. This song always moves me to tears as it feels like the embodiment of compassion.
“One day, when the glory comes, it will be ours”
A hymn of resilience and justice. Listening to it feels like standing in the current of history, carried by the voices of those who never gave up.
“It’s a beautiful day, don’t let it get away”
A celebration of life even amidst hardship. It always pulls me back into gratitude—the kind that arrives in simple, fleeting moments.
“I see your true colors shining through”
An anthem of authenticity. This one feels like a hug from a friend who sees you, truly sees you.
“So happy together”
A playful reminder of the joy of connection. It makes me smile and dance free from inhibition every time, reminding me to not overcomplicate happiness.
“People all over the world, join hands, start a love train”
A joyful call for unity. I can never listen without wanting to dance—it’s love in motion.
“Don’t give up, ’cause you have friends”
Encouragement in despair. I have leaned on this song in difficult seasons, letting it remind me I’m never truly alone.
“Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones, and I will try to fix you”
A song of healing and compassion. For me this song speaks to the tender work of being present for the hurt and pain of another person.
“I’m only human after all, don’t put your blame on me”
An honest confession of imperfection. This one reminds me to meet myself and others with grace as we are all human and we are all learning.
“Everybody hurts, sometimes”
A raw reminder of our shared struggles. This song has held me in moments of grief, whispering: you are not alone.
“All you need is love”
The simplest, truest message of all. It always makes me smile—because despite everything, love really is enough.
“When I get older, I will be stronger, they’ll call me freedom, just like a waving flag”
An anthem of hope and resilience. It fills me with a sense of strength and global solidarity.
“Even though it all went wrong, I’ll stand before the Lord of Song”
A cry of vulnerability and redemption. This song feels like prayer—aching, honest and holy.
“And I think to myself, what a wonderful world”
A gentle reminder of beauty and wonder. It always makes me pause, breathe and see the goodness around me.
“You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am, I’ll come running”
True friendship as balm. This one brings to mind the sacredness of those rare souls who simply show up.
“R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me”
A demand for dignity and equality. Whenever I hear it, I feel empowered to stand tall and claim my worth.
“I’m beautiful in my way, ’cause God makes no mistakes”
An anthem of empowerment and acceptance. It reminds me of the freedom in loving ourselves just as we are.
“We’re one, but we’re not the same, we get to carry each other”
A song of unity despite difference. I hear it and feel the truth that humanity is not about sameness but about togetherness.
“What about sunrise, what about rain?”
A lament for the planet and its people. It stirs my eco-heart, calling me back to care for Mother Earth.
“We are family, I got all my sisters with me”
A celebration of kinship and belonging. It always makes me want to gather, laugh and dance in community.
These songs remind us of the same truth: we are human, we are connected and love is always the answer.
Love is a word with a profoundly deep meaning.
In our everyday lives, we use the word love in so many ways.
From “I love my family” to “I love running” to “I love pineapple,” we scatter love across both people and the simple joys that brighten our days. Love can be a feeling, an action, an attraction or even a sense of kinship with those we hold close.
There is one kind of love that rises above all the rest. The kind of love that reaches beyond the personal and stretches into the universal: a love for humanity itself.
When I was younger, someone in my family used to say that we should only use the word love for humans and that it should never be used with inanimate objects or things.
That always felt unusual to me.
Now, I openly and unapologetically speak about everything with love and from a place of love, because I believe love is not meant to be confined—it is meant to be lived, breathed and shared freely.
Sometimes referred to as agape love, universal love is the force that binds the universe together.
It is the love of God for humanity, the love of humans for our Creator and the love that flows through our souls for the rest of the human race and all creation. It is powerful indeed.
When the world feels loud, divided and weighed down by judgment, I return to music.
Music has a way of cracking us open, slipping past layers of armour or walls that words alone can’t reach and touching the tender places of our hearts. These songs are more than just melodies or lyrics. They are living reminders of our shared humanity, our longing for peace and our responsibility to one another.
In a world where division often screams louder than unity, may these songs serve as gentle whispers back to your heart to highlight that we belong to each other.
Each one carries a pulse of hope, an echo of compassion, and a spark of love in dark times.
They remind us that even when the world feels fractured, there is still harmony, still beauty, still an invitation to come together.
Before this blog comes to a close, I want to offer you a sacred reminder that music is more than sound, it is soul. Each lyric is like a thread of starlight woven through our hearts by something greater than ourselves. May the words in this blessing wrap around you like a spell of love and light, reminding you that music is a universal magic that binds us together.
May these songs rise like gentle prayers,
reminding us that the language of music is the language of the heart and soul.
May every lyric soften the edges of our humanity,
and every melody carry us closer to compassion.
May we listen not just with our ears but with our hearts,
hearing the echo of love in every chorus,
and the pulse of unity in every beat.
May music remind us that no matter the distance,
no matter the difference,
we are threads in the same sacred song—
woven together in harmony,
belonging to one another, always.
💛 My wish is simple: more connection, less division. More compassion, less hate. More love, always.
