Hey guys! For this passion blog post I will be going over how this week has been for me and then talking about something that makes me happy and makes life more tolerable. Before I do that stuff though, I wanted to briefly address the comments from last week’s Passion blog and say that I really appreciate all of your suggestions and advice! The idea of blocking off shorter times for studying to prevent getting overwhelmed or distracted is definitely a helpful suggestion.

Anyway, this has been a tough and exhausting week, but I’m getting more accustomed to the busy schedule I have while I’m on campus. I feel I did a good job of managing my extensive amounts of homework and ROTC responsibilities this week. With the amount of work I got done this week, it seems like I will have a decent amount of time set aside to relax this weekend.

Now I’m going to mention something that I do daily to calm myself down and put me in a good mood. However, it is a particularly controversial topic for some people, so get ready. I’m going to talk a little bit about country music! Now, I know that people generally have very mixed feelings on country music, so I hope I don’t completely deter you guys from wanting to be associated with me.

I admit that I used to be a complete country music hater—6 months ago if you had asked me if I liked country music, I would have said it was stupid and that it’s the only type of music I absolutely don’t tolerate. I’ve changed a lot since then though. I enjoy listening to country music because it sort of portrays an appreciation of the little things in life: country artists talk a lot about how all they need is family, friends, God, and a good time in order to be happy. Listening to it encourages me to try and appreciate what’s in front of me and stop worrying about the small stuff. In addition, country music has songs for all my different moods; there are relatable love songs, heartbreak songs, and uplifting and fun songs. Currently some of my favorite artists/bands are Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line, Brett Young, Luke Bryan, HARDY, and Rascal Flatts. A few of my favorite songs are Still Goin Down by Morgan Wallen, Warning by Morgan Wallen, One Number Away by Luke Combs, Hurricane by Luke Combs, Meant to Be by Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line, and Unstoppable by Rascal Flatts. If anyone wants to check out these songs that would be great, but I know it’s not for everyone. If you do then let me know though, because that would make me very happy haha.

Finally, just as a side note, I’d like some feedback from you guys on something: Would you like me to make a post dedicated to talking about ROTC? I feel like I mention it a lot but there’s always more that I want to address about it. Also, since I left my passion blog topic relatively broad, I could probably afford to dedicate one post to what I do in ROTC over one week. Let me know in the comments, and have a great day!