Well this is my first blog, so bear with me. I sat and thought about what I wanted my first blog to be about. It took me awhile to come up with something (writer's block right off the bat). Then I started thinking about my life and what has been important to me lately. Then I knew what to write about.
Two years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer a million thoughts raced through my mind at once. But the main thought was about death. I thought about my son and about leaving him and it was a very painful visual. Then I started thinking about all the people I would miss. I thought about the things in this world that I love. And I realized that I love a lot of things! You know that old question, if you were stranded on a deserted island what three things would you want to have with you...? This was kind of the same thought. I started thinking about all the things I would never get to experience again and all the things here on Earth that I would miss.
So as part of my mental healing process I went to my computer, opened up Microsoft Word and typed a list of my favorite things in this world. I didn't include people in this list. People were number one and that went without saying for me. But I realized that there were also so many things around me that I get great personal pleasure from and I wanted to record them. So here is the list I made. They are in no specific order, I don't think I could put them in order of importance, and it would be too hard to try. I may come back from time to time and add more things if I think of them, but these are the favorite things that I wrote two years ago:
Music
Laughter
Birds singing in the morning
Warm summer breezes
The sound of a train in the distance
The smell of burning leaves and wood
Pepsi
Dusk in the summer
Roller Coasters
Cotton Candy
Planting flowers
Scary Movies
The moon
Vacations
Crab legs
Flying kites
Dancing
Looking at photographs in my house
Halloween
Dogs
Sunsets
Palm trees
Playing games
Sitting in the grass
The smell of Carnations
Hugs
Giving gifts
Coloring
Crafts
Opening the windows
Playing catch
The color blue
Riding horses
Floating in my pool
Walks on a summer night
The sounds of crickets and locusts
The Ocean
Looking from high at big cities lit up at night
Hot dogs at the ballgame
The smell of the hardware store
The smell of men' s cologne
Fresh sheets
Monkeys
Campfires & hayrides
Smiling
I know I have more, but that was my list then. These are the things that light me up. How about you? What would you miss?
Diane
1 comment:
Not long ago I made up a list similar to this one. Here are some of my favorite things in this world:
* The soft fur of a cat's exposed belly;
* The clean scent after a rain;
* The chicory that grows in the gravel along the roadside;
* The warmth of the sun on my skin;
* Soft, slow, deep kisses;
* Scalp massages;
* Chocolate melting on my tongue;
* Skipping in public places for no other reason than the joy to be alive;
* Little girls with cherubic faces;
* Awareness and understanding creeping across a student's face;
* The smell and feel of books;
* Soft, warm fabrics against my skin; and
* A soft spring breeze in my hair.
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