This Australian singer/songwriter has just started her most recent US Tour. She has a great voice and her lyrics are full of break-ups and heartache, but there are also some uplifting messages, so it's perfect if you're getting over a relationship. Standouts include 'Where I Stood', 'Steer', 'Peachy' and 'Going North'. Thank you Carolyn H. for introducing and inviting us to her concerts.
www.missyhiggins.com

Special mention goes to One Republic and their 'Apologize', because sometimes, it really is too late to apologize. Sometimes we let things go on for too long and we end up hurting one another and by that point, it is too late to apologize. Saying 'I'm sorry' and saying 'We wish we weren't here again' are not enough. Fact.
www.onerepublic.net

Quick but powerful read. Pollan gives you a history of why we've become focused on the nutrients of food and not the actual food itself. His message is extremely simply "Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly Plants". I'd like to add sleep more and drink more water and we're all set. Why don't we follow this simple advice is the question. Part of his answer is that it's hard for us to compete against a 32 billion marketing machine which is what producers of 'foodlike' have become.

He argues that the Western diet has not made us any healthier, despite claims that low-fat diets are better for us, in fact the incidence of preventable diseases like diabetes has only increased. The last fifty pages contains some simple things we can do to improve how and what we eat. Thank you Brian H. for recommending.
www.michaelpollan.com