I've Decided I Love

• Reading my scriptures after everyone else has gone to sleep. It's the most peaceful time in the house, and I can really think clearly about what I'm reading.
• Reading Michael Marshall after everyone's gone to bed. I've never known fear quite like a Michael Marshall book after dark, and they read better when it's in the back of your mind that maybe thins could be happening right now.
• Swimming laps after aerobics. It's the cool down where all i need to think about is what number I'm up to, and how many more before I stop to get the water out of my goggles.
• Singing in the car. There's nothing better than a smartly conceived playlist and kms of road waiting to hear my voice.
• Bamboo chimes. I have one in the tree outside my window, it allows me to hear the wind, even if it's only a breeze.
• Reality TV. I never thought I'd see the day when I'd admit this, but shows such as "Farmer Wants a Wife" and "Beauty and the Geek" really have my heart. Not to mention the really inspirational and beautiful ones such as "Domestic Blitz"!
• Keeping a journal. Writing my thoughts out stops me from overflowing my brain.
• Positivity. I'm always trying to excel at this, because I really do have a tendancy to be cynical and sarcastic.
• Being able to decide whether I want curly or straight hair in the morning. Thanks hair for being naturally curly and thanks hair straightener for being realllly hot.
• Being young and single, not for the reason that most people do though. I have the capacity to learn so much in my youth, and I'm really trying to make the most of this short time, to spend on study and on developing my character and strengthing my faith, so that when I'm older I will always have this knowledge and this foundation in the gospel. I heard this really great quote too, I have to paraphrase because I don't know it word for word, but it said we aren't here in this life to prove to God who we are, He knows everything, He already knows who we are. We are here to find out for ourselves who we are, because we knew once, but that veil we went through on the way to this life has left us in the dark a little. So that's the quote, and the reason it's relevant is because that's what I want to spend this time doing, figuring out who I am. And what better way is there to do it than to learn about where I started out, and where I'm headed. Recently at stake conference one of the speakers said that it's healthy for the soul to know where you're from, and where you're going. That's what I have a real hunger to find out, along with a million other things. And like Summer said from The OC, You can't make a circle unless the two halves are whole. By the time I meet that guy I'm gonna meet who will eventually convince me to marry him somehow, I want to be a full semicircle. his is something I'm obviously passionate about and have sooooo much to say about, but I shall leave it at that considering it is again 1am in the morning and I don't want to make this a bad habbit.