Maybe it's because music is about as physical as it gets: your essential rhythm is your heartbeat; your essential sound, your breath. We're walking temples of noise, and when you add tender hearts to this mix, it somehow lets us meet in places we couldn't get to any other way.
In her book "Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace," Anne Lamott reflects on the profound connection between music and the human experience. She emphasizes how music resonates with our physical selves, pointing out that our heartbeat serves as our rhythm and our breath as our sound. This intimate relationship with music allows us to express emotions and experiences that words alone often cannot convey.
Lamott suggests that music serves as...
