AcousticFuel.com is an online music label dedicated to promoting positive music. Their catalog covers many different genres and artists across the world. The categories include empowerment, relaxation, feel good, creativity and motivational music. They believe music has the power to connect people. For example, they posted the video below of strangers dancing in crowded Liverpool Street Station to show how music can bring people from all walks of life together to have fun and share in a joyful experience.

From unemployed church singer to worldwide singing sensation, Susan Boyle received another standing ovation on Britain’s Got Talent. Her performance earned her a spot in the finals.

At the age of 47, singer, Susan Boyle, went from obscurity to superstar overnight because of her performance on Britain’s Got Talent, which now has over 30 million hits on YouTube. When she walked on stage, the crowd began to snicker and one of the judges admitted she was a bit cynical, but Susan’s performance was a wake up call. In the interview below, Larry King talks to Susan Boyle about what it is like to finally be living and realizing her dream now. Susan’s story is striking a nerve around the globe and is an example of why we should NEVER give up on our dreams.

Margaret Clare Elizabeth is an example of someone who uses music, storytelling and multimedia as a form of spiritual entertainment. She knows firsthand the power a good story can have on people, especially children. For example, she used to volunteer at the Burn Unit at New York Hospital, where many young children who were severely burned stayed for months on end. She would lift their spirits by reading stories to them. She says,

“Children can hide serious issues in their lives, yet a story can prompt a child to discuss the hidden secret (and) also enable a child to participate in a discussion”

Her creative projects include the “Tis Story Time” series featuring “King James and the Dragon with Lady Clare and the Leprechaun,” and “A Prospering Way, An Ocean of Opportunity“. Her 2 DVD’s include her healing film and song, “JesusPower” and “Clare, A Light in the World, Chiara di Favarone,” the life of Clare of Assisi..

Her speaking and singing voice reflect the warmth of the Spirit.

She is based in New York City and can be reached on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LangeClare

In this peace for music project, Playing for Change recorded street performers from around the globe while performing Stand By Me in their virtual studio. Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. For more information you can visit www.playingforchange.com or watch the music video of Stand By Me performed below.

      Jewel’s Angel Standing By is one of those songs that gives you goosebumps.  She said she chose to sing it because it reveals, “the understanding that I think we are loved beyond our ability to even understand.”  Listening to the music and lyrics of this song takes you to the place where you know you are loved, cherished and appreciated unconditionally.

      Wayne Dyer will be a guest on the Ellen Degeneres show today.  To find out what channel and what time the show is on in your area click here. 

       They will be discussing Wayne Dyer’s Ambition to Meaning movie.  The film is a spiritual journey about the second half of life when we long to find the purpose that is our unique contribution to the world.  One of its themes is how men and women value different areas of their life at different times.  It suggests that the number one priority for men in the ”morning” of their life is to make money and then it becomes spirituality in the ”afternoon” of their life.  Whereas, women often spend the first half of their life focused on their family and then devote the second half of their life towards personal growth.

       Below is a music video from the soundtrack for Ambition to Meaning. 

      The music video below is an example of how song can turn into a living prayer.  Bruce Springsteen’s performance of My City of Ruins is an invocation to rise above your struggles.  The first minute of the song is very sad and pensive as Bruce reflects upon an empty and desolate city.  But a couple minutes into the song, the beat picks up and turns into a lively prayer as Springsteen literally opens his hands and prays the words:

        “With these hands.  I pray for the strength Lord with these hands.  I pray for the love Lord with these hands Lord.”

         This imagery is symbolic and powerful.  One can only wonder if the Spirit is somehow touching Springsteen when he looks upwards and opens his hands to Heavens as he pours his soul into this song.  It’s like he knows he has a job to do and he is asking for the courage to carry out his Higher Purpose inspite of his city of ruin.  The humble look of hope on his face as he sings his song is moving and indicative of a man in a state of grace or at least awe.

         The song picks up even more momentum in the final minute when Bruce sings out:

        “Rise up.  Come on, rise up.  Come on riiiisse up.”

        This spiritual language of transformation is unmistakable.  Springsteen knows that his city is in ruins.  But, he is asking for the strength to rise above it.

       The music video below is a compilation of talks given by Jerry and Esther Hicks on a cruise with music playing and people dancing in the background.  The main point that I got from their talks is that everything that you have experienced in your life thus far has happened in order to give you the knowledge, skills and internal strength to help you carry out your life purposes/whatever is calling out to you.  The message is very empowering and the music video is fun to watch. 

      The music video below sung by Il Divo is one of the best versions of Hallelujah that I’ve ever heard.  Even though it is in a different language that I speak, Italian, it sounds like a beautiful prayer and touches my heart.