Promote What You Love

Social media is an interesting thing to me.  We're able to hide behind our computer screens and say things to our friends and family that we would never say to them in person.  We criticize, challenge and demand that they agree with our views or they mind as well "unfriend" us.

It's been interesting to watch as people eagerly attach each other over the internet waves.  Some know each other while others are complete strangers.  Everyone else is wrong and you're always right.  Do you comment and defend your views and beliefs?  Or do you just let it go and not start a cyber fight?

As I've watched the walls of my social media outlets explode with negative, rude, critical and downright mean posts and comments, I was thankful for one of my friends who posted the following quote:

"Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate."

Can you imagine how much better things would be if we all spent a little more time respectfully promoting what we love and less time negatively reacting to the things we don't love?  In honor of my new mantra, I'd like to share and promote a few of the things that I love most.

Family

I love family.  Not only do I love my family but I love the whole concept of family.

Piano Music

I love piano music.  It soothes my soul.  While I'm not all that great at playing the piano, I have hopes that one day I will be able to play the pieces that are so enchanting to me.

Thoughtful Places

For me, there's nothing better than being able to sit in one of my thoughtful places and mull things over.  Like piano music, it's good for the soul.

Flowers

I say flowers but really any plant is amazing to me.  It's miraculous what can grow from a tiny seed.  I especially love flowers because of their bright colors and delicate designs.  They are by far one of my favorite things to photograph.

The Great Outdoors

When I am outside, I often find the words to the hymn "How Great Thou Art" rolling through my mind.  I love the great outdoors and for me it leaves no doubt in my mind that there is a creator of all things.

Books

I love books.  When life gets me down, I love escaping into someone else's story for awhile.  Language is such a powerful tool and I love reading the words of those that are more skilled at elegant writing than I am.

Photography

I love photography.  Being able to capture the beauty of all the things I love is amazing.  A picture can be more powerful than words and more beautiful than one can describe.  Photography allows us to capture those priceless, joyful, beautiful moments that often are fleeting and only last a few precious seconds.