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5 Things I Can't Live Without

I usually hate doing these things, but I thought, hey. Why not. So here goes, in no particular order:

1) God. Without faith in the Lord, I honestly do not know where I would be. To live in a world without God would be a world not worth it. How could you live everyday without the security of knowing that Jesus has your heart and future in His hands? Although I don't always walk the best walk, I always love God and remember Him.

2) Friends. The show, not the people in this scenario. I love love love my Friends. It's there always, whenever I am in the dumps, it's there when I need a laugh, it's there when I need some familiarity. I love this show. I could never go without having this. When I have had no cable, suffering through without entertainment, it was always there to save me and keep me laughing, no matter how bad I was feeling at the time.

3) Books. I could never live without books. I crave knowledge and willingly read as many books as I can. If I could go back in time and tell my younger self to love books, I would have graeduated validictorian of my class. I love history books, educational books, and opinion books. Just depends on my mood.

4) Dave Matthews Band. I sometimes take a vacation from you, but I always come crawling back. I would be sad to live in a world without you, Dave. Your music has spoken to me on a number of levels, from sadness to happiness to depression. Just when I think I have heard enough and moved on, I always realize how great you are, beg for forgiveness, and go see your concert.

5) Peter Panda ( my stuffed panda ). He has been hanging out in my closet for the last, oh, 10 years or so, but I couldn't imagine him not being around in some capacity. Peter was my lifelong friend, and besides my parents, has known me longer than anyone, including my sisters. He is had been told secrets, watched me grow up and sat so patiently as I disregarded him and threw him on the floor when I got old enough to not care anymore. Peter needs some repairs, he is dirtier than he used to be and needs some stuffing. But my child will get him someday and he will love them just as much as he has me.

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Brittany said…
Oh I love Peter Panda!! Glad you included him!!

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