I'm a book drunkard.

^^^My life^^^

I sometimes wonder if I should even be ALLOWED to read books....?? Like seriously though. 

I have such a vivid imagination that books become my life. I jump into the pages of a book. (have you ever read Inkheart? Man. If that were real.....*swoon*) I mistake happenings in the books I read for real life happenings. I'm like....did I?....Nah...I am such a confused person. Moving on. 

I'm also a really picky reader. REALLY picky reader. Or maybe I just have book hangovers? Probably that. It takes me a couple months to find a new book and then get sucked into the pages. 

Hey you. Look at this quote, "Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be digested thoroughly." (Mo from Inkheart) AMEN. Yeah. I love that. 

Okay but anyways. I really love books. Like a lot. 

When I was younger I had piles of books that I was "going-to-read" but really I just liked saying I was going to read them. Instead I would pull out the science books and get lost in the wonder of our world. My desk is currently covered in books that I want to read. Man. My list of books never ends does it? If I didn't have to work or go to school and I could survive on books or get payed to read book, than WHOA, I would. :) 

But man, books are so good for you! Ya know when you sit around watching tv all day (not that I or anyone else has ever done that). It's like "Hey. I just cut my life in half by watching this show, and then that guy died....and why did I watch this?? and my brain just fried, I think I'm going to go eat some potato chips."

But when you read a book!! Your brain is getting bigger and stronger and you're prolonging your life! You feel alive! Like you have actually been doing something, rather than staring at a screen watching images flash by. You are absorbing the words, and devouring the book. Like food for your brain. ^_^ 

There is this quote, by some person named L.M. Montgomery, 

"I am simply a book drunkard. Books have the same irresistible temptation that liquor has for its devotee. I cannot withstand them." 

I'm a book drunkard.  

And just because we all could add some more books to our to-read-list, here are my favorite books! (I'm pretty sure you've read them, or heard of them, because they are rather popular books) 

• Inkheart - Cornelia Funke  (the whole series is so captivating. My favorite is the third.)
• Harry Potter - J.K. Rowing. (I'm a utter Potterhead. Goodness. Those books.)
• The Hunger Games! - Suzanne Collins  (Such. Good. Books.) 
• The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (This is such an amazing book. I was in tears) 
• A Million Miles in a Thousand Years - Donald Miller (SUCH a life changing book)
• Percy Jackon - Rick Riordan (and any other Rick Riordan books. So good!) 
• Fablehaven - Brandon Mull 
• The City of Ember - Jeanne DuPRAU  (the whole series is super good)
• The Maze Runner - James Dashner

Anyways. I really like those books. But I don't only read fantasy. Trust me. I have such a long list of books I want to read, maybe when I'm old and sippin' prune juice I'll read them. 

What are your favorite books? I'm always looking for good books to read. I'd love to hear! :) 

<3/ Wes 

"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." 

- Stephen R. Covey 

wan·der·lust

  [won-der-luhst] 

noun

a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.

^^^That's my new favorite word. It describes me perfectly.

I may have mentioned in previous posts about my longing to travel, to not just travel and see the world from the window of a car, to not just walk through stuffy museums, to not just take pictures with scenic backgrounds, to not just look at animals through a glass window, to not just go on a drive up the mountains, but to truly EXPERIENCE the world.

To climb the highest mountains. 

To watch many sunsets. 

To surf in the cold waters of the ocean.

To swim with the creatures of the sea. 

To swing in the trees with monkey's.

To stare in the face of a lion. 

To soar off the highest cliffs. 

To climb rocks. 

To take on walks on the beach. 

To make new friends. 

To wander in the streets of ancient cities. 

To walk through the halls of the castles of kings. 

To fall through the sky. 

To sleep under the stars. 

To gaze up at the tallest trees. 

The explore in cold caves. 

To change someones life.

To dance with children. 

To be in two places at once. 

To swim under waterfalls. 

To hike to great places. 

To feel the wind on my face. 

To explore that scenic background. 

To get lost. 

To wander. 

I could go on for forever. I don't want to just see the world, I want to experience it. I need to. 

This past week I watched fireworks explode above me, while laying on a cliff. 

I watched lightning explode in the sky around me, the wind blowing on my face, raindrops falling on my hands, while sitting on top of a cliff. 

Discovered petroglyphs and imagined what it would be like to be and Indian. Got chills to know that I was standing where an Indian warrior once stood. 

July snowball fights in the desert. 

Drove through the deserts where the pioneers once trekked through.

All that and so much more. 

It was amazing. It felt good. Like that hungry beast inside of me was released. :)

In this world where every thing seems to cost an arm and a leg, it seems like the wildest dream to want to experience it all. But there is a way; To make the most out of what you have now. 

This weekend when saying nightly prayers with my family, my uncle said, "Thank you for all the things that give us purpose and meaning in our lives."

It hit me hard. Because no matter what, there is always purpose in your life, it's there. There is always meaningful things in your life. All you have to do is make it grow. 

Take what God gave you. Times that by 50. Make the most out of everything that he has given you. 

I have places to see. People to meet. Mountains to climb. I'm struck with wanderlust. My adventures await me. 

Life is good.