Yesterday was spent with family, enjoying each others’ company, and eating together. I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving, also. One thing that struck me as my son was putting together a “Thanksgiving Mix” playlist as background music for the day was how I had let music slip out of my life again. He was commenting that he had tons of room on is iPod (30 gig model) and while we were talking he purchased another album and a few singles that looked good to him. He also samples other people’s playlists to find new artists he hasn’t experienced before. As we sat and listened to new tunes, I realized that my Nano had filled up months ago (8 gig model) with mostly seminars, meditation and biography tracks, and that I had not listened to any new music in ages.
Something as simple as filling up a Nano had placed an unnoticed limitation on my life. It kept me from exposing myself to new musical experiences, from continuing to experience the joy and peace that music brings. I realized that I haven’t been playing background music while I work in my office any more. Not because I made a decision to not play music, but because I didn’t have anything new. My iPod filled up and I simply stopped growing.It makes me wonder how many other areas I have stopped growing in just due to inattention. Hmmm. I’ll have to think about that.
BTW, I just ordered a larger iPod 
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Have Fun.
-Ed
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