Almost every morning, I listen to my “happy black woman” playlist, a series of songs with lyrics that motivate and inspire me to approach my life and work with optimism and self-love. I literally have all of them on a playlist on my iPod, all cued up for about an hour of good morning music to start my day off with. I share them with you now in the hopes that they might uplift you, too!
Closer by Goapele
A Beautiful Day by India Arie
Happy Being Me by Angie Stone
Higher Than This by Ledisi
No Regrets by Elisabeth Withers
You Gotta Be by Des’ree
Open My Heart by Yolanda Adams
Strength, Courage and Wisdom by India Arie
Black Gold by Esperanza Spalding featuring Algebra Blessett
Star People by Fertile Ground
Are any of these on your “happy black woman” playlist? What songs inspire YOU to be your best self?Â
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thought i’d come back and add a few songs that i’ve been listening to as of late. we can never have too many reminder songs, can we?
1. calabash by georgia anne muldrow
2. my prayer by erik rico
3. break you down by georgia anne muldrow
4. equipoise by dwight tribble featuring sa-ra creative partners
5. sing your song by miles bonny
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Jill Scott’s “When I Wake Up” is a good one for me. Let’s me know that everything will be alright in the end and it motivates me through the day.
I have an inspiration playlist that I listen to every morning and it definitely starts my day off right! India’s Beautiful Day and Strength, Courage and Wisdom, and Goapele’s Closer are definitely on there. I am huge reggae lover so Etana’s “I am not Afraid” and my theme song for this year, “Im coming out” by Diana Ross are on there as well. The big one for me though is Katy Perry’s Fireworks! LOL…its so fun and free, i have definitely been a few minutes late after the extra 5 minutes spent in the bathroom mirror with a hair brush listening to Ms. Perry lol
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Love the list! Two of my inspire me to be my best would be Golden by Jill Scott and Go Get It by Mary Mary.
strength, courage and wisdom by india.arie is definitely on my list.
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Great list. I would add “Unwritten” by Natasha Beddingfield and “I Can Be” by Taio Cruz
I love Mary J.Blige’s “Work That.”
Great list! I would add I Am by Lina: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB0wTPjwRqI This song got me through grad school and I consider it my personal theme song
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Sounds funny…But Jill Scott ” I Gotta Get Up” is almost fun on days when I just don’t feel I can do it! LOL
Nice list. Don’t laugh, but I recently changed my phone ringer to the theme from Chariots of Fire and it does something to me every time the phone rings!
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My songs are Raise up by Ledisi & Private Party by India Arie
Gotta get that list together….thanks for the inspiration.
I would add Jennifer Hudson “I Got This” and Jill Scott “Golden”
I got ‘Do My Thing’ by Estelle and Janelle Monae and my theme song for this year ‘I Choose’ by India Arie on heavy rotation.