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Until two and a half years ago, WXPN in Philadelphia allowed listeners to submit a Select-A-Set, i.e. three favorite songs tied together by a theme, during its weekday morning shifts.  Of the four Select-A-Sets I submitted, this is the one I was most pleased to hear on the air.  The theme I came up with was "shifting from a negative attitude to a positive one."  The three songs I requested were:

• Looking Forward-John Gorka
• Weight Of The World-GrooveLily
• This Side-Nickel Creek

It's always life-affirming to hear lyrics that show a person's transition from despair and gloominess to happiness and optimism.