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)
