What's Your Thing?

So I went on a date the other night. Unlike many other first date experiences, this one was probably one of my most favorite and least awkward of them all. A lot of it was spent just talking - about life, about family, about interests...on the way home I think I got the most thought provoking question of them all. He asked me what "my thing" was. You know, like...MY thing?

I was a little confused with what exactly he was asking, so I asked for him to clarify. He explained it as if my best friends were going to make me a collage for my birthday...like a 'Zoe Collage', what would be on it?? What am I super passionate about? WHAT'S MY THING?

The sad thing was that I couldn't really give him a straight answer. I think it set me off a bit. I didn't have an answer like "guitar", or "sewing", or "pottery making". A lot of things filled my mind, lot's of different answers to his questions...but none that I thought were worth mentioning in the moment. I couldn't stop thinking about it the rest of the night...or the next couple days after...

The problem I have most of the time is that I get bored easily. I like mixing it up and I willingly embrace change often in my life. Having a "thing" is hard for me to wrap my head around, because stability and consistency are rare when it comes to my personality. I just really like a lot of different things...

So here I am, after a good 40 hours of contemplation on the matter, attempting to explain to you what MY THING is:

H U M A N I T Y. 

That's what I'm about. I like people - watching them, studying them, interacting with them. 

I like clothes. Don't label me as materialistic, but I find a passion for fashion and creating my own style. As much as I hate getting dressed every morning, I love picking out outfits...I would call that an art in and of itself. 

I like the arts - literal art, visual arts, musical art...that last one especially. 

I love music. All kinds. (well except that screamo stuff...) I love finding new obscure artists that no one really knows about yet. Some people may think I'm wasting a lot of time if they were to calculate the amount of time I spend finding/listening/exploring music...but it's what I love, and if I love something, it's not a waste of time, right?

I like learning in general, especially when I can touch it and experience it first hand. I like creating - watercolor and a keyboard are my go-to mediums. I get that from my mama. 

Sometimes I wish I were better at a lot of things. I think I keep banking on the idea that after I graduate and even after I get married, I'm going to have a lot more free time to do stuff. Like form interesting hobbies and talents that I just haven't had the time to do these last few years. I hope I'm right in my thinking. All my friends that have been getting married say that they get lonely a lot...maybe my cure for loneliness will be productivity. 

So while I may not have a single thing that I am passionate about above all others, I do have passions. And passions are what keep us going. Oprah Winfrey once said, "Passion is energy. Feel the power from focusing on what excites you." Humanity is exciting.