Hello, my lovelies! Look, I'm back again! Isn't that fabulous? I knew you'd think so. ;)
Anyhoo! I haven't been blogging much recently, as all of the maybe five whole people who probably still read my blog know all too well (thank you for sticking with me, for the record! I'm so grateful I still have at least a couple regular readers). Still, all evidence may seem against this, but I haven't given up on blogging! Nope. Hence, I stumbled over this post from a new-to-me blog from last week and it made me think. Laura read this quote that she loved and it struck a note with me as well...
"We should all find something to be weirdly passionate about."
~ Emma Mills
Laura wrote a great post on why we shouldn't give up on the things that we're weirdly passionate about which others may never understand. (Seriously. Go read her post, it made me smile. :)
Enthusiasm is a good thing! Whatever it is we're passionate about, it doesn't matter if others understand it or not. Which reminded me of a conversation I had this past weekend with friends of mine. Somehow my enthusiasm for books and reading came up (I definitely didn't bring it up myself! So not my fault.) and I had the delightful opportunity to gush over my fun experience with the INSPYs. (Mainly because that's been my focus when it comes to reading for the past few weeks and when I was asked what I'd been reading currently, well...)
It was lovely to have the chance to show a bit of my enthusiasm and, while those listening didn't share the same feelings as I, they seemed to enjoy the fact that I was happy. That doesn't always happen, so yay! :)
So! I thought I'd share two things that I am, without a doubt, "weirdly passionate" about:
1. books (obviously) - This passion of mine is one of the biggest reasons I began to read blogs and was brave enough to start my own. I've said before that I've loved reading since before I can even remember. Probably since I was old enough to learn to read! :)
2. korean dramas (I love seeing Suey's enthusiasm for these and her courage inspires me) - I was a silent watcher of these for several years before I was brave enough to even mention it to a single person. And even then, I was a bit embarrassed to admit it. I don't know that I can even explain to someone what it is about them that I love so much. All I can tell you is I stumbled across one on youtube one day a few years ago and decided I must needs find more! And the rest, as they say, is history. I will say that when I've had a few reading slumps in recent past, or been sick and unable to concentrate on reading, kdramas have kept me happily distracted. Crazy, yes! But crazy awesome, if I do say so for myself. :D
What are you weirdly passionate about?
I'm glad kdramas made your list. I still have only watched three of them, but I loved the three I watched. I want to watch others and plan to while I'm recovering from my surgery. I just need to decide which ones to watch.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I agree. we should be okay with being weirdly passionate about things. My coworkers know that I'm weirdly passionate about my top 15 celebrity crushes and love to talk about them and share pictures. I know they just roll their eyes sometimes, but they know that it's me and I think they like that it's me. :)
I loved this. We do need to be weirdly passionate. Sometimes I feel like I've lost a part of me because I don't have anything I'm passionate about right now. It's so important to have something.
ReplyDeleteWe're SO glad you're still here friend, sporadic or frequent. New posts from you are always wonderful. Keep them coming, whatever your pace. *Hugs*
ReplyDeleteAnd yay for books being a "weird passion." I own that one too. :)