The Great Belonging and Taylor Swift: Chapter One
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Oh, happy day! (night!). Here's my next chapter and song pairing for The Great Belonging and Taylor Swift.
I chose "Daylight" for chapter one of The Great Belonging, "The Opposite of Loneliness." This chapter explores how belonging can be the opposite of loneliness, and "Daylight" works pretty well as a love letter to my sense of belonging that developed while I was writing the book and has continued to grow since.
Sometimes a song's lyrics align with it’s corresponding chapter's themes, but many of my chapter and song pairings are based on gut feelings, overall vibes, or inside jokes that wouldn't make sense to most people. Embrace nuance and mystery if you want this journey to be comfortable and enjoyable.
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You can learn more about this chapter, the book, and other things in this Behind the Scenes with The Great Belonging Chapter One video.
And you can see the first post, The Great Belonging and Taylor Swift: Introduction here.
Charlotte Donlon helps her readers and clients notice how they belong to themselves, others, God, and the world. Charlotte is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, and the founder of Spiritual Direction for Writers™. Her essays have appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. She’s currently writing her next book, Spiritual Direction for Writers, which will be published by Eerdmans in 2024.