I know it's been almost a week since my last post. It's been a crazy week due to work and also deciding what my next post should be about. Figured I could post what brings me happiness and joy and how I handle life in general.
It doesn't take much to make me happy, lol. One thing that really brings me joy is reading. I discovered my love for reading around the age of 12 while I was in middle school. I remember that at the time my school had started this new program to engage students to read more. Prior to that I'll be honest I didn't care about reading. But I'm so thankful for that reading program. I discovered a whole new world and it was essential in helping me deal with my unstable home life. I remember when the first Harry Potter book came out; this was back in 1999 when I was 13 years old. My mom worked cleaning houses and I don't know how she got the book but she brought it home and gave it to me. I literally read the entire book in ONE DAY! Yep, I was hooked! From then on I started collecting the books as they came out. When we left California the fourth book was getting ready to come out. Unfortunately during the move I lost what I had and it took me years to get the collection back. I lived not even a mile from the local library and I would go there everyday searching for them but alas, no luck. But I did discover another great author, VC Andrews and her literature was unlike anything I've read before. You can say that introduced me to the world of smut in a more subtle way.
As I got older and life happened, for a while I forgot about my love of reading and just tried to cope with things. Then I remember around 2013 when e-books became a thing. Around that time I was dealing with a broken heart and while on my cell phone, I saw an ad about how the Fifty Shades of Grey series was on sale and I decided to go ahead and buy them. Cause, why the hell not. I had heard a bit about those books and there were a lot of mixed reviews. But I had absolutely no idea what they were about. And I'll tell you one thing, I'm GLAD I bought them! They brought me so much happiness I literally got past my heartbreak like it never happened in the first place! Weird, right? You're probably thinking, how the hell did smut help you move on? I really can't explain it, but they really help me and were a saving grace! In time I started to discover more books and different authors: such as J Kenner, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Raine Miller, Penelope Sky, etc. And as the years went by I started to discover much more darker smut! It's the best and I love it! Most of my books are e-books. Nothing against actual books, but e-books are more convenient for me. They're cheaper, stored in one place, don't have to worry about lost books or torn pages. You know where they are and they're with you whether you read on your phone or you tablet.
Another thing that brings me joy is music. Classical music being one, which I discovered my love for it around 10 or 11 years old. As I had said in a previous post, when I had moved out to North Carolina I discovered a radio station that played nothing but 80s music. I listened to that station on my way to school, while on break from classes, once I got home and also before I went to bed. It helped me escape and also cope with life. Sometimes I would cry to release all the anger, sadness and frustration. Tears are a cleansing to the soul. I still enjoy listening to music to this day and whenever I feel like I need a cleanse, I know exactly what to listen to and have a good cry. I feel sorry for people who don't appreciate good music or books.
I don't watch a whole lot of TV, even though I used to when I was a kid. But as I've gotten older, my interest in television is minimal, even though I do have some subscriptions to a few streaming services. I hate reality television, that's for sure. I have to be in a certain mood to want to watch TV. It's crazy how much a person changes as they get older and wiser
I also practice meditation and learning more about spirituality. I used to follow religion, Christianity to be more precise and quickly learned it's all bullshit. No offense to anyone, but I don't want to be part of something that teaches you to hate others who are deemed unworthy of basic huma rights and love and compassion. And also what kind of god says love and worship me or when you die you'll burn in hell! Nah, fuck that brah! Now I do believe in the paranormal and that there's more out there than what we see and cannot be explained by science. I've always believed, since I was a kid and of course I've heard stories from family members such as seeing and hearing things and La Llorona. I've never seen anything and I don't want to. I believe and don't need the proof!
Last thing, my fur babies. My pets are not just pets, they are family. I love them with all my heart and appreciate them. They bring so much happiness and some chaos, lol. But I wouldn't have it any other way. I never feel alone and they love me unconditionally. Like me, it doesn't take much to make them happy. We're one big happy family!
Once again, thank you for taking the time to read this. Until the next post. Stay blessed! - RAR
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