Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Romanticism

    I am more of a romantic person.  I enjoy being in nature and I appreciate the beauty it offers.  Growing up my family never had a lot of money.  We didn't get nice things so we had to learn to be grateful for what we had.  We took a lot of camping trips as opposed to going on lavish vacations to theme parks so I learned to find enjoyment and beauty in natural things that don't cost money instead of relying on theme parks and expensive things for happiness.
     I've always been very emotional person.  I have played volleyball for close to 8 years and I've always had a hard time controlling my emotions because sports are very emotional.  I am extremely competitive and I love to win.  I love playing volleyball because I'm able to unleash my emotion and competitiveness in a positive healthy way.  I've gotten a lot better at controlling my emotions during losses but when I was younger I would always choke back tears when my team would love because I hated it so much.
     I want passionate love.  I want the kind of relationships that I see in the movies and Nicholas Sparks books like The Notebook, Safe Haven, and The Lucky One.  I know its not very realistic but its fun to dream.  I want spontaneity, drama, passion, and most importantly happiness.  I want a relationship where both me and my significant other compliment each other.  I want the same amount of differences as similarities to keep things interesting.  I have very high standards when it comes to my future husband and I want him to have all the qualities that I have listed and then some!  Someone that is more Enlightenment based would know that that isn't very logical or possible but me, being a product of Romanticism, would like to keep dreaming.
     Romantic music appeals to emotion.  This is my favorite kind of music.  I like songs with lyrics that you are able to relate to your own life.  These songs make you think about your life and the drama within it and it makes me appreciate it.  If there was no drama or zest in my life it would be boring and not worth living.  I like to feel emotion when listening to music, it makes the music so much more enjoyable and relatable instead of just listening to music because the beat is nice.