It's Natural: an Introduction to 'Eat, Play, Love'

I feel that, as humans, we we're placed here with a purpose; and along with that purpose, we have been endowed with a buffet natural characteristics which we each display differently. Among these (hundreds of) characteristics are things such as curiosity, eagerness or excitement, and the ability to love.

Yeah, curiosity. I mean, man has always been eager to learn, right? If that weren't the case, industrial or technological evolution wouldn't exist. If man wasn't curious about his body, his surroundings, his life, where would we be? If you've not already done so, really think about that.

And, excitement? We were designed to feel good. We were made to be happy. Take a moment to think back to the earliest Christmas Eve you're able to remember. Think back to getting behind a steering wheel for the first time. Think back to your first kiss. Now, those butterflies in your stomach; that smile on your face, they were placed there not by something physical, but by pure cognitive power - naturally.

How loosely do you use the word 'love?' It's an extremely vague term, huh? How many times have you said, "I love this song!" "I love you so much." or "Love ya, bye."? We can feel strongly about anything, and we often do. Sometimes it seems like the thing we love the most is love itself. And there's nothing wrong with that.  Even as infants, before we're able to comprehend the concept of love, we do it, don't we? (Thanks, mom.) After our first heartbreak, we continue to love and eventually seek love again. Our favorite song comes on the radio, we love it. We need that warmth. We need that fuzziness. We need passion.

As I'm writing, I, too, am asking myself how these three blessed traits can be tied together. Honestly, two things come to mind; music and food. At any given moment, with any given person, I've never been short of conversation when it comes to either of these two topics. In Eat, Play, Love I will share with you the obsession I've developed for music and food as a result of my curiosity, my eagerness, and my love for them throughout life up to this point.