30 Day Love / Truth Challenge DAY 19: What Do You ♥ To Do The Most?

There's a definite tie between the 2 things I love to do the most, so I will be mentioning them both here. I am a fan of art. The word ART can be something you find in so many forms. My two favorite forms of it are able to draw me in and transport me to another place, if only for brief moments in time.....

Writing. I love it. I've loved to write since I was a small child. I wrote as much and as often as I could. Writing assignments in school were definitely right up my alley, that's for sure. ( I could have done without the ones that required research of some kind though. LOL.) I like to just sit down with a pen and paper and let things flow out. I've written poetry for many years. Writing is sometimes the most amazing form of escape and release that I've ever known. I've had many things I've wanted to escape over the years, so it came in QUITE handy. I kept journals for many years, until I found myself around unsavory characters that liked to delve into my personal thoughts at their leisure. Some things are specifically for oneself...the things that you choose NOT to share. I stopped keeping one years ago, but maybe I'll take the habit back up again. (Hell, for that matter, my blog is like one giant journal, so there may be no need for that. Ya can't get much more personal than I am here.)

I long for my own personal quiet space where I can just feel free to be me, and let whatever is inside out. I'd give anything for a hidden room to escape to, where I can be quiet and feel relaxed.



My other love, which is probably way more intense than my love of writing....

MUSIC!!!! I love it in ways I can't explain. It's one of the most expressive art forms ever. I love to listen to it, and I love to sing. I don't care that I may not be the best, I do it anyway. Anyone within hearing range who might not like it can either get missing or deal wit it! THAT'S RIGHT! I said it. At any given moment, I might be channeling Alicia Keys, Adele, Whitney...or any other diva out there. (Who cares that I sound NOTHING like them?) My give a damn is busted Chile. Iffin' ya don't wanna hear me, I suggest people run on out and invest in a supply of ear plugs. I'm sure y'all can get a discount if you buy in BULK!  ;)

Music, to me, is an expression of one's soul, no matter what type of music it is. There is something beautiful in EVERY kind of music out there. Everyone has their personal tastes in different genres of music, but none of us should criticize the expressions of others. (I'm aware that's hard to keep ourselves from doing sometimes.)

Music is love, pain, joy, rage, fear...it's EMOTION in some of it's rawest forms and an art that I will forever have an undying respect for! ♥