What You Listening To? Books, My New Jam

As soon as I jump in the G-Ride, the first thing I do is choose one of my iconic music playlist.  This has been a tradition of mine since I created cassette tapes with my favorite cuts in the eighties. I Love Music.  I can spend an entire day listening to the most eclectic mix from Big Sean to Little Big Town.

As an adult, I have also discovered a super colossal Love of Books, whereas in my formative years, I avoided reading like the plague.  I would skim classical works just so I could seem "semi-intelligent".  Also I would buy Cliff Notes of books I had to read for class.  It took marriage, 4 sons, and The Coldest Winter Ever to make me thirsty for reading. 

In order to read as much as I can with the time I have left on this earth, I thought I would try an audiobook.  I started with Michele Obama's Becoming. To hear Michelle go through the details of her life in her own voice took my love for audiobooks to the next level.    Now I listen to audiobooks in my car as much as I listen to music.  Sometimes, I find myself listening so intently that when I arrive at my destination, I stay in my car until the chapter is finished.  

​Now my love of books is equivalent to my love of music.  My Friday nights are filled with Layer Cake Shiraz and non-fiction novels and I Love It!  However, I wish I would have spent more time reading in my early years. There are so many great works out there that I have missed.   Life is Short.  Read a Book or Listen to Audiobook.


 
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