With that in mind, I'm writing one hundred things that bring me pleasure.
1. Laughter.
2. Seeing children dance ballet
3. the smell of jasmine surprising me as I walk by.
4. Aramis and the memories it brings me.
5. Red lipstick.
5. Earl Grey tea, hot.
7. Jean Luc Picard
8. When a song or a line comes to me and resonates deep down to my toes.
9. Being organized.
10. Butterflies.
11. Ennio Moricone - Gabriel's Oboe.
12. Yo Yo Ma - I feel the tears welling up in my eyes as I write his name. His work is so beautiful - it is like the heavens opened up and placed and angel in his arms.
13. Books that make me laugh out loud - especially when everyone else is quiet.
14. The smell of the woods at night.
15. Coffee in the morning.
16. My plants.
17. Lemon soap.
18. My grandma.
19. Aunt Ceil when she dresses up and works her sizzle.
20. Uncle Jimmy's corny jokes.
21. The old guy on 1% of anything. He cracks me up.
22. The sound of the gong on Daily Zen. com
23. My pink quartz stone.
24. Seeing my students work hard and laugh while they do it.
25. Boys with braces.
26. cowboys.
27. combinations that are odd.
28. Fizzy's purr.
29. The doggie wiggle dance.
30. turning the corner and seeing something majestic.
31. hugs.
32. The lasers at Harlem.
33. How Irina talks about poetry and her native Russia.
34. meditation.
35. Riding my bicycle.
36. blowing bubbles.
37. toys that have no purpose except to be moved around
38. logic puzzles that stump me and make me think really hard.
39. The music of - what's her name? Something Gardot. Wow.
40. The Korean ladies who have a soft spot for me and they smile big when I come around.
41. Books, books and more books.
42. Reading Spanish and understanding it.
43. Riding the bus and seeing something for the first time in a place that I've passed many times.
44. The birds that live in Ramon's back yard.
45. Watching Bee dance.
46. Kissing someone I love.
47. The wind in my hair.
48. laughing with Alana and Janet.
49. Flirting.
50. yoga
51. writing when inspiration hits me.
52. dancing to reggaeton.
53. the song One Love at the end of the EE workshop.
53. Rosso Fiorentino.
54. Beethoven's fifth arranged as salsa.
55. Ribbons
56. polka dots
57. designing things and then seeing them created.
58. the smell of roses on the vine.
59. basil
60. a cold glass of iced tea on a hot summer day.
61. a hot cup of cocoa on a cold winter night.
62. Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton "Baby it's cold outside"
63. Mr. Mohammed Yunus
64. blogs and meeting people from reading their blogs.
65. wimp.com
66. a good massage that almost hurts
67. sesame oil
68. the smell of Southern California
69. peeing
70. magnets that say stuff on them.
71. irony
72. George and how he has stayed so true to himself and his beliefs.
73. teasing Rod.
74. soft pillows and blankets
75. (I notice I'm having to pause and think at this point.)
art when it creates itself
76. Hearing someone read their story.
77. Standing up for myself.
78. finding creative projects to do or to have my students do.
79. surprise packages from people who love me.
80. British humor.
81. Saying something in Arabic and surprising people.
82. the Stations of the Cross in Malta.
83. really great sex
84. The way South African people use words.
85. Walking the dogs every night.
86. spinning with Rev Bev.
87. Lifting weights and how I feel after.
88. Henry.
89. silly little surveys and having fun answers for them.
90. When Lydia gets on Skype.
91. The bear that Emily gave me.
92. Reuniting with my sisters.
93. Maintaining my boundaries with my dad.
94. crying.
95. postcards.
96. being in love.
97. knowing myself and being kind to myself.
98. dancing salsa.
99. ambiguity.
100......
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