A Lyric that Doubles as Life Advice, from The Grateful Dead :)

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I was recently home in California when my younger sister gave me a Grateful Dead sticker for my laptop. She and I share a lot of the same interests, and we have fun diving deep on books, movies, and music. While I don’t claim Deadhead status, I listened to them as a kid. I loved their artwork—the skull with roses, the colorful dancing bears—long before I understood the music.

The Grateful Dead put it perfectly: “Without love in the dream, it will never come true.” We all chase dreams—starting a business, exploring a career path, or simply trying to live with more purpose. Without love at the core, dreams rarely stick. Love gives dreams weight, inspiration, and staying power.

The Grateful Dead emerged from the 1960s San Francisco music scene, blending rock, folk, and blues with long, free-flowing jams. Their fans—Deadheads—followed them from show to show, building a traveling culture of creativity and togetherness that’s still alive today.

That lyric explains why The Grateful Dead’s music resonated with so many. Dreams can be thrilling, but unless you infuse them with love—for the process, the people involved, and the bigger picture—they tend to fade.

If you’ve got a dream you’re chasing, put love at the center to give it momentum. What life dreams could use a little more of it?

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Dancing Bears ♡

First show played, UC Berkley’s Greek Theater, 1967. Ripple is a good song :)

Vivid skull with wreath of roses

And, a few fun snaps of Summer: hanging at home with my stepsister and sister

My younger sister’s dog posing as gargoyle

Off of Balboa Island