Here are the music links for this week's topic of discussion. You can either right-click (Windows) or option-click (Mac) and download them first or play them immediately by clicking the links. Please follow along with the lyrics to get the full meaning and impact.

1. "Forgiveness" by Luka Bloom
• This is a very somber, sad song with a historical context -- see if you can determine what it is. Thankfully, the song ends on an uplifting note.
• Lyrics
2. "Strange Boat" by The Waterboys
• A charming folk ditty from with poetic spiritual, introspection.
• Lyrics
3. "(Nothing but) Flowers" by The Talking Heads
• One of my (and Alina's) all-time favorites ... a hilarious, toe-tapping world-beat classic about a citizen who begrudgingly finds himself living in a future agrarian paradise.
• Lyrics
4. "Har Har Mukande/Gobinde (for Power)" by Singh Kaur & Kim Robertson
   • A meditative piece that I always find rejuvenating and uplifting. Based on the Sikh scriptures.
   • From the liner notes:
     "Meditate deeply on this ancient healing celestial song/chant to awaken your victorious personality. It is written that this sound current will give the experience of living from a carefree perspective which is the liberated soul. It can stimulate the capacity for commitment and courage, turning challenges into opportunities. The nobility of the music with its deep percussion builds around an echoing vocal line in an arrangement of old Italian melodies."