What are you thankful for? A raise? Your family? A medical miracle? You here so people talking, you can see it on their faces the joy and the happiness the season brings. But what about the other ten months of the year? During the holiday season, most people are pleasant, you can feel the love and the kindness radiating from mall to mall; store to store. Have you ever wondered what makes people feel good about Thanksgiving and Christmas? Is it the music? I don’t think so!

What is passion? Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required in order to do it. What do you have a passion for? Is it cooking, writing, building, serving others? Whatever it is, are you making your passion a priority? I knew I had a passion for learning at a young age. I was raised in a small town and we did not have the luxury of a movie theater, or skating rinks or the amenities that were available in a big city. My excitement for learning started