A New Resolution

I have always had this love for music (as most people do) and I'm constantly trying to find new or old bands to be inspired by.  From U2 to Mumford and Sons, Sigur Ros to Michael Jackson.  They all have had a huge influence in my life.

However, the past few months I have felt this conviction over the burning of music.  Granted, this has not been a recent discovery among music lovers, but has abruptly struck something inside of me.

One word that has really been coming up in journaling and conversations amongst community is "integrity".  I know that my life will be best lived if it is guided by this one word.  However, one of my deepest passions is also the one place that I lack integrity.

So today I decided to delete all the music that I had ever illegally downloaded.  This was not easy for me.  My collection started at a staggering 75 gb's worth down to a mere 17 gigs.  I lost the music of many artists that I absolutely loved.  Many of which I claimed to admire the most.

From now on I will open my wallet and pay these incredible artists their well deserved $9.99 per album.  I will listen with integrity.