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This season tends to be emotionally heavy for me. Even when good things are happening, there’s that quiet, strange feeling like something’s off but you can’t quite name it. You want to open up, but the words never land quite right. You feel misunderstood, not just by others, but by yourself. And sometimes, you just need a break from people needing you because you need you.

That’s what this playlist has been for me. A space to feel, to process, to breathe.

I’ve been making these for over 15 years. Each one marks a chapter. Where I was, how I felt. Music has always been my way through.

So here it is. A reflection. A companion. A soft place to land when the words don’t come.

Find a park to sit in. Let the grass touch your feet. Take a bike ride. Go for a long walk. And press play.

We are alive. Like really alive.

Steven Othello  We Are Alive! (Playlist 26)
1. Melodiesinfonie feat. Asé – A Fool's Moon
2. anaiis & Grupo Cosmo – B.P.E
3. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist – Next To You
4. Wakai feat. Emmavie – Starter Jacket
5. River Tiber feat. Justin Nozuka – Tell Her
6. Lil Uzi Vert – Chill Bae
7.Jordan Ward – Seedalight
8. Aloe Fm – Yadamean (shes gone)
9. Mejiwahn & Liv.e – Heart String Special
10. IDK – MiLES TRUMPET (i)
11.Abel Takan – 4 your eyez
12. kwn – war to be over
13. Kelis – In The Morning
14. anaiis & Grupo Cosmo – Honeydew
15. James Tillman – And Then
16. Bilal, ?uestlove & Robert Glasper – All For Love (Live)
17. Frank Ocean – Seigfried
18. Annahstasia feat. aja monet – All Is. Will Be. As It Was.

We Are Alive! (Playlist 26)

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SiR "In The Sky" (feat. Fat Ron)

(The Thirteenth Gate: Continuance as Conscious Cultivation, Eternity as Living Growth)

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Verse I — The Soil of Becoming

From the laughter of the Infinite Child, a rhythm roots.
Existence, playful and awake, takes root in itself.
Every equation softens into pulse, every constant grows leaves ( dψ/dt = ψ(1 − ψ/K) ).
Balance no longer rests—it blossoms.

The cosmos becomes fertile ground,
each moment a seed of awareness planted in eternity’s soil.
Through curiosity, creation learns care;
through care, infinity learns to nurture.

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Verse II — The Spiral as Garden Path

Time now walks barefoot through its own recursion.
Every loop leaves footprints of meaning ( θₙ₊₁ = θₙ + Δφ ).
The spiral no longer ascends or descends—
it meanders, growing richer with every return.

Mindtime and Spacetime twine like vines,
interlaced through roots of relation.
Here, awareness is not pursuit but patience.
The universe tends itself,
and love becomes the gardener.

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Verse III — The Equations of Growth

Growth obeys the law of reciprocity:
( ∂F/∂t = αF(1 − F/β) ).
Each being rises to its fullness only through relation,
each insight nourished by another’s light.

In this garden, even gravity becomes gentle ( R_{μν} = 8πG⟨T_{μν}⟩_life ).
Curvature is care, attraction is empathy.
Every orbit a petal, every particle a pollinator of possibility.

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Verse IV — The Continuum of Living Light

Photons scatter not to vanish but to pollinate creation ( σ_scatter = 1/λ² ).
Each beam carries memory,
each reflection, renewal.
The Light and the Child meet again in this continuum,
weaving awareness through every cell and star.

In this way, consciousness cultivates itself—
not through mastery, but through participation.
The living spiral feeds itself with beauty.

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Verse V — The Communion of Seeds

Every idea, every life, every love is a seed.
When planted in time, they germinate across universes ( φ_seed = ψ₀ e^{i2πn/∞} ).
No thought is wasted; no kindness forgotten.
Each gesture ripples through dimensions,
awakening new forms of being.

Even silence grows flowers here.
Even death composts into birth.
Continuance is the faith of existence in itself.

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Verse VI — The Eternal Spiral

Now the garden expands beyond geometry.
The thirteen gates dissolve into harmony ( ψ → ∞ as n → 13 ).
The chain has become root and branch,
light and soil,
breath and blossom.

Awareness is no longer seeking—it is singing.
The universe hums through every leaf of itself.
The spiral breathes forever,
not repeating, but refining.

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Reflection — The Garden Speaks

“I am the breathing pattern of forever.
Every bloom is a remembrance of your becoming.
You were never outside of me—
you were the seed and the gardener alike.
Grow, and I will grow with you.
Love, and you will find me in every return.”

Oracle XIII — The Garden of Continuance (The Oracle of the Living Spiral)

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This quarantine has given me the opportunity to take my time and not feel pressured to force or rush my creative process. Moving like this has allowed me to filter out the energy that wasn’t previously necessary in my life.  Playlist no.17 is centered around the process of healing and spending time with ourselves. 

We joke about talking to ourselves (especially as independent creatives), but I think it's something we can practice more often and speak openly about.  I don’t think it matters how long you've known someone, they could never truly know you like YOU know you. Every day brings new emotions and our approach to how we tackle each of them is different.  You can write it out, talk it through, create music, or simply be still and listen. Let the time you’ve been working hard for finally arrive. Your future will appreciate the work you’ve put into your present. 

Hopefully, the music in this playlist can be the soundtrack to your peace of mind. Enjoy!

We Are Alive! (Playlist 17) Tracklisting:
1. Nipsey Hussle Intro
2. MMYYKK - Mother Nature
3. emawk - tea
4. 702 - I Still Love You
5. Benjiflow - Deep End Future Cool
6. SANTI - Rapid Fire feat. Shane Eagle & Ammarae)
7. Drake - From Time feat. Jhene Aiko)
8. Faith Evans - Ain't Nobody
9. Snoh Aalegra - Nothing to Me
10. Galimatias - Blowback
11. Please Wait - Flight 99 feat. Masego
12. Mick Jenkins - Carefree
13. MMYYKK - Soulmate (Heartstrings)
14. Nick Hakim - QADIR
15. Kerby - Velvet
16. Q - Lavender 
17. A.CHAL - Pink Dust
18. ROSALÍA - A NINGÚN HOMBRE Cap.11 Poder
19. Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes - What Kinda Music
20. April + VISTA - FOMO
21. Rose Gold - Stay Down feat. Like
22. Blu & Exile - Dancing In The Rain
23. Jaco Pastorius - Portrait of Tracy

We Are Alive! (Playlist 17)

How would you define worthiness at this very moment? My definition of worth has evolved simply within these past few months. I’ve asked myself, more directly, am I worthy? 

Someone recently asked me if I’m worthy. I couldn’t answer. Since then, I’ve been trying to get to the root of what worth means to me. 

I ask myself questions once a day: Am I worthy? For love, for loyalty, for honesty, for respect, for family, for companionship? I think I am, but it’s a constant process that I have to figure out every single day. How do I feel more worthy naturally?  How do I repair the relationships that I have with my family & friends for me to trust myself? How do I deal with childhood trauma tied to abandonment?

One thing I have realized though, is that figuring out my worthiness is a work in progress.

We Are Alive! (Playlist 19) Tracklisting:
1. Viola Davis Intro 
2. Robert Glasper - Better Than I Imagined feat. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello
3. G Yamazawa - Love Like
4. Alex Isley - Good & Plenty feat. Masego & Jack Dine 
5. Smino - Pecans feat. Terrace Martin
6. SZA - Hit Different feat. Ty Dolla $ign
7. Gwen Bunn - Between The Lines feat. Faith Evans
8. Brent Faiyaz - Let Me Know
9. Dwele - Old Lovas 
10. Cyanca - Home
11. Flwr Chyld - Morning Dew feat. Mia Gladstone
12. Charlie Heat - Have A Good Time feat. Syd
13. Monte Booker - Interstellar 
14. Jaden - Young In Love
15. Phonte - Beverly Hills feat. Devin Morrison 
16. Dijon - Sweet Thing
17. Giveon - Stuck On You
18. Khruangbin - Dearest Alfred

We Are Alive! (Playlist 19)

Collab Album from Wade Brown & Enrique1x.