A (continued) list of The Good Things in Life, especially for hazy days where it is hard to remember any of them. Inspired by Sophie’s list.
- hot tea at just the right temperature to enjoy
- people adopting peculiar expressions you use
- that magic moment after lots of learning and repetition the previous night/days when your brain / fingers suddenly know how to play a great piece of music
- beating a boss at dark souls (superhard video game)
- the bittersweet feeling of finishing a great, immersive book
- completely and utterly losing oneself in the music at a shoegaze concert
- colours of an outfit fitting together beautifully
- being bored on a lazy task-less afternoon like when I was a kid
- the fantastic whole-day videogame / nerd knowledge battles known as “beef”s that a friend organises occasionally. our inner children must be pretty proud of us
- the blissful physical exhaustion after doing sports; especially a run along a trail through the woods or an hour of swimming (I finally learned how to swim the crawl, sorta!)
- being inspired by a person to write a poem, song, story, draw her, paint him, …
- having little crushes on (aspects of) special people
- smooth paper that is a joy to write on
- beautiful tea cups and precious little tea pots
- having travel plans (though the actual planning process stresses me out more than I’d like, argh)
- having plants and watching them grow and prosper with time and nurture. especially when they grow new blossoms or just the little bright green buds of new growths!