LEGOs!!

 Today's post will center on one of my most favorite personal pastimes: LEGOs!  I have enjoyed building with LEGOs since I was a little kid.  I can remember the first LEGO set I ever got was when I was 9 years old.  It was a gift that was given to me for Christmas that year.  It was one of the earliest versions of the Mos Eisley Cantina Star Wars set.  I also remember that one of the main reasons my parents got me this gift, was because my older brother Samuel was getting frustrated at me for getting into his LEGOs - I just thought that they were so cool!  So, he told my mom to make it so that I had my own LEGOs to play with.  That way it wouldn't be an issue for him anymore. 

Most of the original set that I received is long lost, but I still have a couple of the mini-figures.  Since then, I have been gifted many different LEGO sets as well as purchased several myself.  Even though I am now 30 years old, I am still purchasing LEGOs because I find joy in tinkering with and collecting them.  My passion will probably continue to an extent throughout the remainder of my life.  Tinkering with LEGOs also helped me to develop my fine motor skills which has been a lifelong personal struggle for me. 

LEGOs have also enabled me to create positive bonds with my siblings while growing up, as well as my nieces and nephews.  To end, I would like to say that a few of my most favorite LEGO sets over the years are the Viking fortress, medieval, and star wars sets.  I would like to encourage everyone who reads this (even the adults) to find a hobby that brings them at least a portion of joy.  Preferably something simple and cheap, but if you have the time and the money, then the options are limitless.  Having hobbies that bring you joy, help you to feel as if there is true meaning in your life.  I have enjoyed this hobby greatly, and plan to continue to do so for as long as I can.  

There is no reason that we as individuals can't have hobbies - even if they seem childish or unnecessary at times.