“I watch the ripples change their size

But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and

So the days float through my eyes …”

Come on, sing it loudly with me …

“Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes!”

I played this David Bowie ditty on repeat for a time when I was going through some ch-ch-changes (no, it wasn’t puberty). It was a winter of the soul for me, if you will, and I felt some kind of personal evolution taking place.

But I didn’t quite get the lyrics of “Changes” until a few months ago as I was pondering a Sheryl Crow song, “I’m Gonna Soak Up The Sun”:

“I don’t have digital
I don’t have diddly squat
It’s not having what you want
It’s wanting what you’ve got”

And I realized that soaking up the sun (lyrically and literally) is all about being content with the present – very yoga – ish.

I thought again about “Changes” – and visualized his “stream of warm impermanence.” OK, maybe that’s a little far out, but his message really is about acknowledging and accepting the natural flucuations of one’s life.

I had another audio epiphany listening to the pop station:

“Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten”

As I was singing loudly (and badly) in my car to Natasha Bedingfield’s “Unwritten,” I thought, really, how often do we pay homage to the now?

Yahoo’s mind-body expert, David Romanelli, actually tunes his yoga classes to playlists that inspire him. And lucky for you and me, he posts them on his Web site.

Do you have any songs that remind you of what you’re all about? Leave a comment!