What’s your all-time favorite album?
There is so much music I love I could never just choose one album as my all-time favorite. That is like picking your all-time favorite food. It is extremely hard to just choose one.
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Playing and writing
Which activities make you lose track of time?
When I write my poems or short stories I completely get lost. In those moments I truly find peace. Even though I maybe lost in a thought, it feels good to get lost and turn my feelings into words. the only other time I find that comfort is when I am farming. In one of the games I play, farming just helps to take away the thoughts. So when I feel overwhelmed with emotions or thoughts I farm. Time slips away as so do the things that worried me.
10 things I believe to be absolutely certain.
List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.
List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain
One- I believe without a doubt that there is a God.
Two- I don’t know what life was like before I became sick, but I also don’t know what life is like without my chaos.
Three- People are flawed and you just learn to accept that or move on.
Four- Love can only be felt when you have met and known God. For without knowing God one cannot truly know what love is.
Five- Showing kindness to a stranger can truly change their day.
Six- Falling in love with a face is easy but falling in love with the person’s soul that’s epic.
Seven- Death pardons no one. Cherish each moment in life for it is precious.
Eight- You never stop learning from life. For if one is not learning each day, they will never grow as a person.
Nine- Loyalty cannot be bought.
Ten- Trust is given but once it’s betrayed it will never be the same.
Are you seeking security or adventure?
We all want some sort of security but we crave adventure. It’s in us the need to feel safe while also pushing the boundaries of what we want to do and what we can’t.
Gets better with age
What do you think gets better with age?
You learn to spot fake bullshit people faster. You no longer have the patience to deal with them wasting your time, so you just learn to cut ties. You can say it’s heartless but the truth is life is too short to be surrounded by people that don’t care about you. The older you get the more you understand your time is valuable. You stop wasting time on others. I myself am learning to do this. It’s not easy but we all must learn when it’s time to just walk away from a situation or people. Some might call it being selfish. I call it learning from your past and growing. The beautiful thing about aging is becoming wiser. It’s something you can’t know at 21, it only comes through lessons and time.
Things that help me in my daily life
What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?
I do a few things each day to help me prepare for the day. I don’t know if they work for comfort throughout the day or just helping me to stay focused. I usually start the day thanking God for waking me up, as always. I ask God for strength to get through the day. I also ask God to help me stay focused on whatever things I must complete. I try to stay active, working out in the evening or going for a walk. If I am dog sitting, most of the time is spent either walking them or playing with them. If it’s a day I don’t have dogs I am trying to focus on the things I need to do in the house. I also spend time making videos, in Twitter spaces, blogging and playing games. All of these things are for helping me build what I want in the future. It takes a lot of time and can be extremely exhausting. For instance if you spend time on Twitter trying to get a following you have to be active and in order to be active your followers must see you engaging with them and others which takes time and a lot of energy. I usually spend the night hunting in the game of thrones conquest game. Farming there relaxes me and whenever I feel stressed I go into the game and farm. It helps me to do something mindless without having to think. I will listen to music or put something in the background so I don’t have to think. I do this as a coping strategy and it really helps me. Singing some 80’s songs while hunting critters in the game absolutely makes me feel free from the thoughts of the day. After I have cleared my mind I usually read a verse in the Bible or do my daily devotional. It depends if I did it in the morning or saved it for the night. I will usually spend time talking to God from my bed. The way I see my relationship with God is like any other relationship you have to talk to him. So I spend sometime chatting with him about life my problems and what I would like to do the next day. Again these things work for me and might not work for others. I refer a lot to God because I went through a really dark time and it was Him that pulled me out. For me there is nothing greater than God. If it’s a late night and I am not going to bed yet I watch something that will either make me happy or laugh. I watch a lot of old movies because most of the modern ones are so filled with politics and social issues that I really don’t want to care about while relaxing. Self care is one of the most important things I feel our society doesn’t promote enough. Mom’s and dads need time to relax away from the kids. It’s the same with everyone else we all need time for ourselves to prepare for the next day. Praying or meditating can be a way for anyone to find some sort of peace in the crazy of a busy life. These things work for me and I hope you find they work for you.
Peace of mind
What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony?
People that have no loyalty.
Music mood
What is your favorite genre of music?
It really does depend on my mood. I can go from listening to Elvis to rap music to sad depressing music. It’s just a mood thing for me. I don’t know if that happens to other people but my mood is 100 percent the deciding factor of what I am going to be listening to.
Romance
What’s your definition of romantic?
I like to think that we all have a little bit of romantic side in us. For me personally the definition of romantic varies probably from others. Romantic isn’t laying on beach at sunset, or taking a long walk holding hands with someone. It doesn’t involve dinner though that is nice don’t get me wrong, all of that is nice. But being romantic for me is more of a man doing something completely unexpected. Something as simple as cooking one of my favorite meals when I am in one of my moods. Telling me how beautiful I am when I feel like complete crap. Giving me kisses on the back of my neck as he slides his arms around my waist. Going out of his way to make me feel wanted and needed in his life. Watching a movie at home while his fingers run up and down my arms because he needs to be touching me. I guess romance for me is more of showing little actions more than just roses, dinner at a fancy restaurant, or buying me some expensive jewelry. You don’t have to be wealthy to show your love nor do you need wealth to be romantic. It’s something you do because you love that person and value them in your life. You want to show them you know their favorite song, dance in the middle of the living room with them because to you that person is someone precious to you. Romance is something that cannot be bought it’s something that must come from inside you. I know when someone loves me and when someone tells me they love me. It’s in the actions that each one takes that shows the difference. But that’s just my thoughts on it.
Grateful
How do you express your gratitude?
Each morning I wake up and thank God for allowing me to wake up. I ask Him to grant me the strength to face the day. At the end of the day before heading to bed I thank God for all the little things. I also thank Him for the big things but especially the little things that I might not give thanks for in my prayer. The way I see it is God is constantly in your day, every single moment of your day, so ofc He knows what you go through. So I might thank Him for one particular thing because I forget when praying at night. So I make sure to include the little things that have slipped my mind and express my gratitude for Him getting me through that moment. We all get overwhelmed by life, other people in our lives, feelings, issues that nag us, things we wish we could change but can’t because it’s beyond our own power. These things make us feel sad, depressed or even just overwhelmed with stress. It is those moments that I lean on God the most. This weekend I was completely hurt by an individual that went out of their way to hurt me. Was it necessary, no it made me feel like crap. I prayed and asked God to give me the strength to not get angry to just move on and He helped me. Am I still hurt of course I am but I am also learning and growing, trying to become a better person. I can’t do that alone, no one can. Even when you are having the worst day in the world and your life is completely in chaos, there is still something to be grateful for. You just need to find it and learn to practice being grateful. It is one of my coping skills and it doesn’t always work but learning to be thankful even for waking up in the morning is a start. It’s something I try to live by and it’s something I try to teach others to use as a coping skill. A thankful heart is one that can always find hope even in the midst of darkness.
Emma the Mizfit 