There is something remarkably simple yet profoundly significant about just sitting & actually listening to the radio.
August 3rd, 2013, 9am
It was 14°C with scattered clouds. There was moderate breeze.
Your only choice is “what station?” … followed by “when?” You may choose specific DJs or shows … or you may choose just to switch your radio on.
Put your trust in the DJ … let him or her choose the tunes.
Put your trust in the DJ … let him or her dictate the mood.
If you don’t like what’s on offer then you can switch off or change the channel. You have this choice too.
I find it refreshing to let a DJ introduce new music to me or remind me of tunes I may have forgotten. Yes, they are a constraint … yes, you are handing over part of you to them … the part about self-determination & free will … but not all constraints are bad. Sometimes too much choice is simply too much.
So today … let the DJ choose.
Other moments in Motherwell
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Watching fireworks in a time of austerity. Literally watching my taxes going up in smoke. Poof! Just like that.
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For all that I love technology, nothing beats reading a book on a train.
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I love it when a good film has an equally good soundtrack. It extends the movie for me.
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"I take a vacation in your eyes", Ilya. I love when music expresses my thoughts better than I ever could.
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The silence of an early Sunday morning is shattered by the hypnotic patter of falling rain. Sounds better to me.
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I love it when Mary Anne Hobbs introduces me to new music or reminds me of tunes I have forgotten.
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Words cannot express the joy for me of listening to new music on a Sunday afternoon at home.
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The sun is shining in Motherwell ... lying in my back garden ... reading & soaking up the sun.
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Walking my Cairn Terrier in the sunshine ... listening to the 99% Invisible Podcast.
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