Somehow in trying to figure out what to write next I was thinking about stuff that makes me happy. I was reading over old morning pages for the last several months and was amazed again to see how emotions just flow over and through everything and are so powerful but change so quickly. It's like that old joke about the weather-don't like it? Just wait a minute. But often the things that really tweak my mental state into joy are little and silly. Here's a little list:
Wind
The hand dryer in the bathroom at our local grocery store. I swear I always go to the bathroom there only because I adore this dryer. When you put your hands under it, it blows mach force air at you so your skin does that funny rubbery thing and they dry fast!! Whoo.
Homemade chocolate chip cookies. There are some in the kitchen right now. Often they make me happy, then they make me a little ill.
Frogs
The memory of skinny dipping in Walden Pond after a Grateful Dead concert with my roommate and 3 strangers who were giving us a ride home to Boston.
A card I bought myself that sings "I've got the power..." when I open it.
Doing something well and being admired for it.
Odd bits of sensory memory of good sex that float up out of nowhere to take my breath away at the oddest times.
The cold plunge at the women's spa. It's freezing, it has a waterfall, I always feel exuberant and full of life after it. Plus I love watching the faces of the women in the hot tub as I stand for many minutes at a time letting the frigid water beat on my head and shoulders in complete bliss.
Flannel sheets on naked skin on those first cold nights of fall.
My little sandals that are yellow and orange and red with a big flower on the top.
The commercial that's out right now for the lottery with penguins and chickens hang gliding.
Friends who send emails just to say hi.
A big fat new book, much looked forward to, a cup of tea and a morning to myself.
Yummy life. Eat it up.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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