Resources by Category: Popular songs with wisdom; poems
A small number of articles including a couple of wise or inspirational poems and a handful of pop songs which, unlike the majority of pop songs, contain a worthwhile truth of the heart rather than merely expressing a mood or emotion.
Applies to everyone: Adele’s River Lea
There's a relationship stage where we're afraid: Will the other person love me if...
Surround me with your love by 3-11 Porter
Fools gold. Surround Me With Your Love by 3-11 Porter sounds like a love...
Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel: Following your inner voice
Joyful, inspired, musically complex, Solsbury Hill is a perfect evocation of the inner voice...
The story of a relationship: a silly playlist
A lighthearted relationship story told in pop songs I like. Guaranteed to have zero...
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters. A poem by Portia Nelson
The poem Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson beautifully expresses the stages...
Return to Love. A poem by Marianne Williamson
The famous poem by Marianne Williamson quoted by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address.
Five poetic stages of healing, couples version
The stages of a relationship conflict from unconsciousness to understanding, based on the poem...
Love songs with a truth, not merely a feeling
Most popular songs about two people in relationship express an emotion. A small number...