Love...is good.

I was asked last night, what makes us stronger? In my experience, it's not necessarily pain, or faith, which are typical answers. It's love. When you're forced to do what you thought you couldn't, for the ones you love. When you love, and it hurts, and you love anyway.
I remember reading in a magazine years ago, a challenge to spend 15 minutes listing EVERYTHING you love. I never got around to doing it. So I'm going to now. This may turn out random!!

My family. Mum, Dad, my brother Matt, my Opa. (And Omi!)
Extended family too. This brings about several types of love. The kind where you can count on people no matter what, and he kind where you're not so close but you're family, so you have a responsibility to love them and you can learn from that.
Pets- for me, animals= love. Their loyalty. They don't judge the way society does. They love for the right reasons. (And because we give them food.) The only time I really feel faith in action in my life is with my pets. That's where I find answered prayers and purpose. So, Valentine, Ruby, Missy, Peter, Belle and Percy = love. Not forgetting all the pets I've had and known throughout my life, that unfortunately didn't live forever. :(
My friends- I have awesome friends. Some whose sentences I could finish, and some who are completely different to me in every way! It's never boring. My closest friends are probably the ones I've had since the beginning of high school. They're just sweet people I can be myself with.
I love random kindness of strangers. www.givesmehope.com is an example. And Doctors and Nurses (and vets) for what they do.
Artists. People who have the gift of creating songs, music, lyrics, books, poems, paintings, drawings. There's something magical about that. People who feel everything. Who can use their talent to express what they, and others feel. Like Celine. I love who she is as a human. I also love Jess, Delta, and many others <3
Babies. Their innocence. The smile of a Father looking at his son or daughter. The bond Mothers have with their children.
God. For creation. For miracles. Jesus for what He did for us, even though there's so much of it I don't understand. It was unfair that He had to suffer.
Good Christians. The ones who truly LOVE everyone and don't judge. Good people of any faith!
Australia. The freedoms we have in this country. Warm weather (sometimes.) But I also love rain and wind sometimes. Water and air because we need that. Nature. Earth. Languages. Seasons.
Having a home. Having had the experience of traveling. Having the ability to do what I want to, like learn new things, like climb things (if I wanted to!) Material possessions...we do love them. Even if they're not worth so much in the end.
I love laughter...happiness. The ability to let go and not over think, sometimes! Even if some call that the bliss of ignorance.
I love colours. Chocolate, pizza and Mexican food. (Vegetarianism!) The beach. Sunrise and sunset. Looking at the sky. My bed. Life..
I have 33 seconds to go. I could be way more specific and take another half hour, but I'll stop here.