I have been in the mood to sit in a dimly lit room and listen to audiobooks lately. I have not been a fan of TV for many years....with the exception of world soccer and educational programming. I am finding that listening to audiobooks has a calming effect on me that I cannot replicate by simply reading myself. Granted...the reader must meet my taste.
I enjoy readers with accents. So far, my favorite accents are that of Irish narrators. There are some readers that I can do without. Those with a sloppy voice or ones that do a poor job at various characters. For me, the reader is as important as the story itself...sometimes more so.
One problem that I have gotten myself into is that I get interested in a genre and I want to stay there. I am actually within two genres right now...Ghost stories and Zen Buddhism. I want to take a risk and check out other genres, but what if I don't like it? I then would be missing out on something I know I would like.
Audiobooks are expensive. I like Audible and belong to the monthly subscription. I try to always have one or two credits waiting for me just in case there is the perfect book that shows up that I want to get immediately. As these are about $15 - $25 each, I have yet to abandon an audiobook like I might do when I am reading one that I am not fond of. For that reason, I have a dozen partially finished books in my Audible library. Yes...I actually do go back and finish them.
So what?
The so what for me here is that I am enjoying that I have found this part of me to take care of. This is a self-care measure that I am engaging in that I feel as if it is a gift to myself for dealing with the world on a day-to-day basis.
Self-care is important if we want to have a full cup in which we can continue to give to others.
I like this for me....for now.
Be Mindful.
Peace.
Mark Levine
#Mindfulliteracy
@LevineWrites
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