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A long time ago in a different life (or at least i A long time ago in a different life (or at least it feels that way) I was riding in a car at night with @whereissionnie to meet up with @ruthielindsey and @1924us for bonfires and general cabin shenanigans outside of Nashville. 

I remember the drive so well. It’s a conversation that always stuck with me. We talked about trauma and crisis. And I don’t know much, but I shared the only thing I know, a thing that has served me well through the natural undulations life is bound to bring.

And that is simply sometimes you have to cling to the mast. You aren’t doing anything but surviving but that’s the most important work of all. Because the storm WILL pass. And you‘ll be left standing.

And when it does you can mend the sails. Untangle the ropes. And get on with the business of sailing.

I’ve learned to give myself permission to do nothing but make it through. To sleep a little too late. To dance in front of the mirror and feel myself even when I look ridiculous. To load and unload the dishwasher and allow that to be a great victory. To dress like a cartoon character in nothing but white t-shirts and denim shorts.  To eat mac & cheese from a box and frozen chicken nuggets sometimes. To not respond to text messages. To flail and get back up over and over. To ask for help. A lot.

And also permission to feel it all. Rage. Grief. Joy. Hope and hopelessness. And sometimes all within the span of a few minutes. 

And most of all, whether navigating calm waters or stormy ones, what matters more than anything is the crew you’re doing it with. Surround yourself with solid people.

People that challenge you with compassion. And humor. People whose strengths buttress your weakness. People that don’t judge you. That believe in you even when you think they’re maniacs for doing so.

I know a disproportionate amount of us have had rough seas this year. Cling to the mast in the storm. Choose your crew wisely. No storm ever lasted forever. But there never was a last storm in the world. Accept that they will come and be prepared.

01 Monday Milktape | Storytellers

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08.17.2015

It’s Monday evening, and I’m listening to Leonard Cohen sing So Long, Marianne. We just walked in the front door after hours on the road, hours spent talking everything from travel plans for the coming year (my heart is set on Morocco, Persia, and Vietnam), renting an apartment and splitting our time between Tennessee and Georgia because the new Brash Coffee shop is about to open in Atlanta (which means there’ll be a disturbing amount of nights spent apart or commuting if we don’t), and reframing the book I’ve been trying to write for two years (he’s the best sounding board in the world). We walked in the door to two mewling kittens, and I chopped an avocado, shredded some tofu, threw mushrooms in the oven to roast, and experimented with an umeboshi paste vinaigrette. And then I put a pot of farro on to boil. I have it on repeat lately, the farro. It’s nothing novel, but I always come back to it. Novel is overrated these days. And then I put this playlist on. Mondays are henceforth devoted to music & a few random moments from the past week. This playlist is a small sample of my favorite storytellers in music from Nick Cave to Leonard Cohen to Tom Waits. Click through the jump for a track list & link.

01 monday milktape | storytellers – click here to get the playlist!

Every single artist on this playlist is dear to me. They’ve gotten me through hungover mornings in the Bywater when I wasn’t even twenty-one, through falling in love and so thoroughly out, through cooking dinner on a Tuesday night. These songs are more than songs. As Voltaire once said, “anything too stupid to be spoken is sung”…but in the case of these artists, that isn’t true. These are short stories, poems, art. Wordless to word craft, they are all beautiful artifacts.

01 : So Long, Marianne | Leonard Cohen

02 : Communist Daughter  | Neutral Milk Hotel

03 : Monti:Csårdås | played by Edgar Moreau

04 :  Jolene | Dolly Parton

05 :  The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) | Tom Waits

06 : The Ship Song  | Nick Cave

07 : Waves of Fear | Lou Reed

08 : Fast Car | Tracy Chapman

09 : Father and Son | Cat Stevens

10 : Come Back From San Francisco  | The Magnetic Fields

11 : April Skies | The Jesus and Mary Chain

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tags: leonard cohen, lou reed, milktape, mixtape, music, neutral milk hotel, nick cave, playlist, spotify, storytellers, tom waits

13 thoughts on “01 Monday Milktape | Storytellers”

  1. Archana says:
    August 17, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    Your words . Your words .

    Your blog and pictures are poetry to me. And beautiful music recommendations. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Linh says:
    August 17, 2015 at 11:53 pm

    Your pictures, your words, and now this playlist, all sound like in a dream to me. Love it!

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  3. Sarah says:
    August 18, 2015 at 6:48 am

    ‘The Ship Song’ is one of my all time favourites. I’ve seen Nick Cave live a few times and every time I’m moved to tears. On another note, Vietnam is a wonderful country with so much natural beauty and warm, friendly people. We spent several weeks in Hoi An in 2013 and I couldn’t recommend it highly enough (best tea house EVER: http://highgatehillkitchen.com/2014/01/03/tea-in-hoi-an/)

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  4. Sune Moolman says:
    August 18, 2015 at 6:49 am

    Beautiful from start to finish. #happiness

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  5. Joanna says:
    August 18, 2015 at 8:28 am

    The playlist would go great with the English weather…rainy, gloomy, dark…! This is what these songs mean to me…sadness! Isn’t it strange? Because for certain for you these tunes are pure happiness…people are strange creatures!

    Let’s keep listen, watch, write and drink out cups of coffee (tea for me;)

    http://www.allnnothing.com

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  6. Sophie says:
    August 18, 2015 at 9:06 am

    The way you assemble your dishes just sound so efortless adn artisitic!

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  7. Brett / Fig+Bleu says:
    August 18, 2015 at 11:36 am

    Beth, I feel this so hard! “Jolene” and “Fast Car” are A+ (and great karaoke songs too hah)

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  8. Susanne says:
    August 18, 2015 at 11:40 am

    aaaah the ship song 🙂 and the post is ah, so beautiful.

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  9. becca waterloo says:
    August 18, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    SO excited to follow your playlists! thank you for the great tunes!

    http://www.beccawaterloo.blogspot.com

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  10. Julie Biuso says:
    August 20, 2015 at 12:37 am

    I thought I was the only one who would have such a random collection of songs and music! So Long Marianne, Fast Car, Jolene, Father and Son … WOW! Love it. Will play them while I cook tonight. Cool idea!

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  11. Abby says:
    August 20, 2015 at 6:11 am

    Perfection, Beth. <3

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  12. Judy Garden says:
    August 20, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    If you like “Jolene” by Dolly Parton, you MUST listen to the version by Miley Cyrus “backyard sessions” – and while you are at it – don’t miss “Lilac Wine”. Just beautiful! Thank you Beth for all the inspiration.

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  13. Leo Sigh says:
    August 27, 2015 at 8:49 am

    Sadly, Spotify is bocked in most of the world (I’m in Thailand and it’s blocked here). I think that’s why more and more are using Deezer. Playable everywhere.

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