how easy it is to make me smile ...
but i don't think that's a bad thing necessarily. as long as i stay grounded in reality, i should be a-ok. i decided to make a list of things that make me happy, even on the most superficial level!! Here we go:
-Music; especially soulful stuff with a good message and a great beat. This tops my list because no matter how much I want to bury myself under buildings on bad days, there is a cd I can put on that after a while will make me remember how to smile. Right now I'm crushing on Ray Charles, India Arie, John Legend, and a mix of disney songs that I sing along to very loud and very badly.
-Finding a new really cool spot with friends; a place that by itself might be just kinda ordinary, but given the setting or time it's magic.
-Playgrounds!!; I love the swings
-Finally finding that item that you've been rolling around in your head, that perfect shirt, those shoes, the cd, the picture, that one thing you stubbornly passed up bare imitations to find to real deal.
-That satisfied silence late at night when you've just sat up on the phone or in person with a good friend and chewed each other's brains and settled back to just enjoy each other's existence before you give in to sleep.
-Getting all keyed up before going out on the town with your friends; you blast the music, try on several different outfits, and dance around. Getting ready to go out is usually more fun that actually being where you're going, but it's still good times.
-When you're walking outside and a good gust of wind comes up: it's almost like the energy of the wind gets transferred right into my pores and my bones. I love the wind!
-Going to conferences; As much of a pain in the butt it can be, when you walk in and you see these energetic people from all over who are just happy to be there and see you and make the world just a little bit better of a place ... it gives me chills. (can you tell I'm going into student affairs? ;) )
That's all for now.
-Music; especially soulful stuff with a good message and a great beat. This tops my list because no matter how much I want to bury myself under buildings on bad days, there is a cd I can put on that after a while will make me remember how to smile. Right now I'm crushing on Ray Charles, India Arie, John Legend, and a mix of disney songs that I sing along to very loud and very badly.
-Finding a new really cool spot with friends; a place that by itself might be just kinda ordinary, but given the setting or time it's magic.
-Playgrounds!!; I love the swings
-Finally finding that item that you've been rolling around in your head, that perfect shirt, those shoes, the cd, the picture, that one thing you stubbornly passed up bare imitations to find to real deal.
-That satisfied silence late at night when you've just sat up on the phone or in person with a good friend and chewed each other's brains and settled back to just enjoy each other's existence before you give in to sleep.
-Getting all keyed up before going out on the town with your friends; you blast the music, try on several different outfits, and dance around. Getting ready to go out is usually more fun that actually being where you're going, but it's still good times.
-When you're walking outside and a good gust of wind comes up: it's almost like the energy of the wind gets transferred right into my pores and my bones. I love the wind!
-Going to conferences; As much of a pain in the butt it can be, when you walk in and you see these energetic people from all over who are just happy to be there and see you and make the world just a little bit better of a place ... it gives me chills. (can you tell I'm going into student affairs? ;) )
That's all for now.