Love List

I’m a big fan of list making. When I’m feeling crappy or when I need to feel inspired, I make ‘love lists’. I write down all the things I can think about that have been in my life recently that make me happy, allow me to see beauty, make me smile. This is last month’s slightly abridged PG version…

• hearing the birds in the morning
• sunlight streaming through our large windows
• warm tea
• sitting silently
• thinking about growing my own herbs and veggies (colourful, crafty seed packets c/o jillian)
• apartment decor
• soft blankets
• the farmer’s market (food, music, community)
• winter walks in the woods (so quiet)
• sitting down to devour a guilty magazine with a cup of tea
• morning yoga stretches
• feeling my body bend & move/letting go of tension
• teasing & laughing with him (tummy pains/lack of breath from laughing so hard)
• laying with/spooning/stroking/tracing torso and limbs
• car rides through the country
• the countryside in general (feeling connected, renewed, in awe)
• the beauty of nature
• sitting peacefully beside water
• reading blogs (thinking about the multiplicity of creative expression, living more simply – check out free spirit knits for example
• phone dates with J (she is instantly uplifting and makes me laugh)
• Thursday dates with E. (surprises of london fog lattes and heart shaped chocolate)
• playing music loud/dancing in the kitchen
• coffee dates/wine dates/good conversations with friends I don’t see often anymore (feeling re-connected)
• our living room filled with friends – vibrating with laughter and conversation (someone strumming the ukulele, someone banging on the $2 toy xylophone, someone singing)
• impromptu dance parties to 90’s music
• talking to new people, getting to know people more
• lovely compliments from lovely folks
• the moment you crawl into bed and close your eyes (comfort/safety)
• planning craft dates (even if they don’t materialize)
• fruit wine from Kawartha Winery
• free samples of gourmet cheese from the shop across the street
• dreaming about having an alpaca farm
• having a million ideas at once (fantasizing about possibilities)
• music therapy at work (letting go, dancing, shaking, expressions of pure joy – what a privilege to be a part of these transformative moments of expression)
• magnetic poetry/dirty poems/silly poems (accessible canvasses)