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How to write a song

Posted on:February 11, 2026 at 07:21 PM

I was at a friends kids birthday party. They were doing a song writing activity where each kid follows inspirational instructions to write lyrics to their own fun song. The inspirational instructions were written by the birthday boy himself and were awesome! I only remember two of the steps he wrote, but they really stuck with me.

Step 3: Look around the room; feel all the emotions around you.
Step 4: Grip the flow.

I’m sure there a ton of contexts where you can “grip the flow” but of course, mindful practice came to mind for me. Mindfulness is feeling all of the current moment. Like sitting beside a stream watching life flow past. This is dualistic mindfulness, where you are separate from the experience. Non-dual practice is when you are the stream. Grip the flow.