You know vision boards? It’s the idea that if you make a visual representation of all the things you want in life, those things will manifest in reality. Because of like, vibes and shit. What a load of nonsense, right??? Wrong. Fuck you. Vision boards are real.
You know what else is real? The vision playlist that I made today. I figure, if I listen to it enough and think about romantic love, it will manifest in my life. Cuz Tinder hasn’t worked so far.
To be completely serious though…! I am so over being bitter and jaded about love. I may be old, and I may have experienced failed relationships and a seemingly endless cascade of shitty men in dating contexts, but I refuse to give up on the notion of that dreamy, idealist soul mate shit. I refuse! Better a series of bitter disappointments than sitting around in acceptance of defeat for the rest of my life. So I made a playlist of songs that make me feel happy about love, and excited for it, and nostalgic — in a good way — for love I’ve had in the past.
I figure even if my soul mate never shows up at my doorstep, at least I’ll be putting good energy into the world. I’m okay with that!
Anyway, here it is on Spotify, if you want to listen. It is unapologetically cheesy and includes at least one track by Coldplay.
If you don’t have Spotify and are just dying to know what songs are making me happy-cry lately, here’s the track list (so far):
- Marble Halls – Enya
- Unchangeable Love – Through Juniper Vale
- goodnight n go – Ariana Grande
- pete davidson – Ariana Grande
- Ordinary Day – Vanessa Carlton
- Saturn – Sleeping at Last
- Favourite Colour – Carly Rae Jepsen
- So Far Away and So Near – Erutan
- I Don’t Wanna Grow Up – Bebe Rexha
- Us Against the World – Coldplay
- No Storms Come – The Innocence Mission
- A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
- I Will Always Return – Bryan Adams
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