Pop music. It’s catchy, sure, but have you ever noticed how it sometimes focuses on the past and what went wrong there? Think of The Beatles and “Yesterday”, or Adele and “Hello”. The melodies are beautiful, but the lyrics are filled with sadness and regret. Energetically, they’re vibrating at a lower frequency – and listening to them makes us vibrate at a lower frequency, too. Kind of like a tuning fork, eh? Most of the time, we probably don’t even realize it; we’re too busy singing along with Spotify to notice. Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh knows a thing or two about this. He’s a big fan of Now. Visit his Buddhist monastery in France and you’ll notice there’s a tradition there. At designated times during the day, the sisters and monks ring a mindfulness bell. Everyone within earshot stops their conversations and whatever they are doing, and brings awareness to their breathing. The bell is a reminder to come back to this moment – the one where our life is unfolding… Now. When you think about it, some of the best music brings us back to now… where we feel a smile on our face and joy as we sing along. Regret over the past and worry about the future don’t even enter our minds. How do we get there? Change the playlist, baby, change the playlist. Pharrell Williams anyone?