Passions

The next item on the list (and today is an appropriate time to write about it, I think) is:




8. What are 5 passions you have?




~EQUAL RIGHTS~
          I believe that all humans across the entire planet deserve equal rights. Women, children, minorities, LGBTQ, et cetera. We are humans. We are all created when sperm meets egg. We all die. We all have blood running through our veins. We all breathe oxygen in order to live. All the rest is just details. I believe that no one person or group of persons should be treated any differently than the next. 




~ANIMALS~
          I love animals of all sorts. I grew up with the regular cats & dogs as pets, but we also at one time or another had: chickens, rabbits, tarantulas, horses, snakes, fish, birds, hamsters, hedgehogs, and frogs. My love of animals was instilled in me at a very young age. I also love wild animals. Going to the zoo is a spectacular treat for me!! I adore elephants. I can spend hours just watching them. I also love farm animals. I just love ALL animals! I want to pet them, protect them, love them, and take care of them. It makes me truly happy.




~MUSIC~
          Music is pretty big in my family. I have some aunts & uncles that actually had a gospel singing group that traveled around and performed. Another of my aunts can play the piano by ear. We're all big singers. I've even participated in a singing competition (a la American Idol or The Voice) in Nashville where I got to actually perform on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. I play trumpet. My Mom plays piano. My brother plays drums. My Dad is a fantastic singer. Music is what I turn to when I am upset and need to balance myself out again. Music feeds my soul. 




~FAMILY~
          There is nothing more important in life than family. And that doesn't have to mean blood relatives. Family is what you make of it. I am blessed to have an awesome family. My parents are amazing people. My brother is my heart. My niece & nephew mean more than the world to me. I would lay down my life for my family. But I'm even more fortunate to have an extended family of very close friends & loved ones who mean just as much to me as if we were blood relatives. I can't begin to list them here, or the blog would never end. And that's the beauty of family. It changes... it ebbs & flows... but is always never-ending.




~EDUCATION~
          Never. Stop. Learning.


          Evolution is a daily thing and necessary to survival. We evolve every day that we learn something new. Adding knowledge helps us grow. We become more compassionate, more tolerant, more forgiving, more accepting, more empathetic, and more powerful with every new piece of information. I believe that one should never end their quest for knowledge. Even if it's something as elementary as adding a new word to your vocabulary every day, never stop learning.