Things I Love

[Sandy Grason]

Try This:

Write the prompt "Things I Love" at the top of a blank page. Take a deep breath, then focus on keeping your pen moving (or your fingers typing) for at least 5 minutes. make a list of things that bring you joy. INclude items that cost a lot of money, as well as things that are free: the smell of freshly baked bread in the morning, watching the ocean, the feel of sand between your toes, bubble baths, pedicures, vacations, rainbows, thunderstorms, snowflakes, football games, chocolate, giggles. The list should contain the big and little things in life that make you smile.

Copy this list onto the inside cover of your journal. Add to it whenever you remember or discover something else that fills you up with good energy. Review your list each week and pick one thing to give to yourself, whether it's a long walk in nature or splurging on a massage.

Look for ways to make your day wonderful today. Give yourself a big hug by celebrating some of these things that bring you joy and make you Unique. Enjoy your "Things I Love" list and add to it often. Share it with a friend or loved one on your next birthday.

Make a copy and share it with us here!

[Sandy Grason]

Saturday, March 8, 2008 11:24am

Things I Love

chocolate, the smell of my cup of coffee in the morning (with 2 pumps of chocolate syrup in it) :-), massage with yummy smelling oils, pedicures, manicures, hearing my little girls giggling, my husband's voice when he's singing, puppy breath, freshly laundered sheets with that lavendar/vanilla fabric softener, crisp, sunny days, rainy days, watching a good movie, getting lost in a good book, having absolutely nothing to do and nowhere I have to be, a nice glass of wine with good friends, playing guitar, dancing wildly to a fun song, singing at the top of my lungs and not caring if anyone hears it.

This amazing community of people from all parts of the world who are coming together and feel like such a FAMILY!

[Chris]

Okay..
Thing I Love:
my big pink fluffy robe; hazelnut decaf coffee; big funky mugs; my husband's dancing (its hysterical!); my two kitties-Butch and Sundance; Peonies and Hydrangea; Gardening; Playing Tennis; Cross Country Skiing; music of John Hiatt, Ryan Adams, Shelby Lynne (current favorites); dancing, dancing, dancing..; lemons, lavendar, and vanilla; dark chocolate peanut m & m's; St. Lucia; the adirondacks, the blue ridge mountains; the delaware coast; SoHo; San Fransisco; traveling!; canoeing; hiking; going out to eat; singing mostly off-key to my husband's guitar playing; panera's asian chicken salad; hanging out with my girlfriends; spa treatments; a good book; the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; yoga and pilates; and going to the public market on Saturday mornings.
Chris
this was fun!

[sumayya shaikh]

Its so odd that I love exactly the same things each and every one :)

[BrendaBee]

things i love

i love weekends, i love sleeping in a big warm comfortable bed when it is cold outside, i love my husband and my children, i love art, i love working with children, i love talking to children and engaging them and having fun with them, i love it when one of my children randomly comes and puts his arms around me and hugs me or just tells me he loves me. i love laughing, l love sharing with my friends and i love having my girlfriends around me and laughing with them, i love it when someone looks at a piece of art that i have done and 'gets it' i love spending time with my sisters and i love having them in my house, i love marshmellows, especially the kind covered in chocolate, chocolate, nice coffee, helping people and healing people i love to be creative and be in a creative space and have the time to do it, l love my art studio and having the music on loud and creating in my own place, i love feeling included, i love manicures and pedicures, having my hair done and feeling nice, i love having a sugar free day it empowers me, i love dancing and singing

[Dawn (gr8ful4all)]

Things I Love

beautiful colors, robin's egg blue, sage, creamy yellows. I love hearing my children play and laugh and I especially like to hear them talk to each other in the most loving and caring ways, when they think I can't hear them. I love watching people grow. I love watching flowers grow from seeds. I love the clouds, the moon and a cool wind on a hot summer evening. I love the smell of spring. I love looking down from a plane and seeing the colors of the earth. I love the taste of a nice juicy pear, it reminds me of the pear tree on my grandfather's farm when I was little that gave us and endless supply of fruit whenever we wanted. I love seeing babies smile. I love being around high school kids who are full of hope for the future and still know that they can do anything! I love water skiiing, fast boats, slow dancing with my husband. I love growing older and wiser. I love how calm I have become and how I can enjoy things much more. I love intellectual conversation. I love working with people and helping them grow in awarenss. I love GOD, and my family. I love my friends, I love my in-laws, I love my neighbors. I love my children's friends, they are so respectful and wonderful. I love the wonderful teacher who are teaching my children this year. I love white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. I love reading. Books, anything that has to do with books. I love my white book shelves that are full of books. I love the library and the people who work in the library. I love the smell of henri bendel candles. I love sushi, the colors, the texture the freshness, the taste and especially how it makes me feel after eating it! I love flowers on my table. I love piccadilly enterprises journals that are lined on one side and blank on the other. I love my waterman pen that glides across the pages. I love listening to beautiful music. Watching a master at work. Hearing a great speaker. I love waking up before everyone and getting my day started before the sun comes up. I love being still and sitting in mediation. I love the song, "Life is wonderful" by Jason Mraz.

I LOVE this exercise. It makes you feel so much joy! I use this one with my clients. Eckart tolle says that joy is pure connection and this exercise certainly has me in a wonderful vibration. Thank you Sandy!

[Dawn]

Things I Love

I love my kids my dog my husband chocolate flowers lilacs especially being near the ocean walking on the sand sunrises sunsets listening to the birds in the early morning a good hot cup of coffee glazed donuts a steak cooked just right laughing with my kids creating the perfect scrapbook page taking fun pictures of my kids going fun places for vacations finding just the right words to encourage my kids getting a hug from a friend knowing I can call if I need too hearing my favorite song just when I need a lift turning up the stereo and singing out loud listening to the kids laughing

[Sandra aka mytruestory85]

Thinks I love,

I love my brother, I love when he makes me smile, I love when its sunny outside, the touch of sand on my feet, good English books, pizza, I love to write, I love listening to Anastacia’s songs, I love my best friend, I love going to Croatia for holidays, I love drinking coffee with my friends, I love cycling, I love lying in the sun, I love swimming, I love taking photos, I love receiving a long letter from a good old friend wanting to be opened, I love people who can make me laugh, I love to sleep longer, I love ice cream, I love having long phone calls with friends, I love bubblegum

[Claudia Blanton]

Things I love

Morning time, sunsets, warm Florida sun, the beach, grilling with my husband, cooking, eating it, writing, dancing in the warm summer rain, playing with my kids along the shorelines chasing seagulls, the smell of fresh cut grass, our singing maintenance man, coffee, coffee, and some more coffee, flavored creamers, Jeeps in black, finding stuff on sale that I need, this group, reading lots of books, going for a walk, soft cookies fresh out of the oven, Josh Groban music, watching my kids have fun, Americas Funniest Home Videos, white crisp notebooks that invite me to write, smooth ink pens, flowers in all different colors, watching birds fly by, listening to complaining squirrels, our cat, wood floors, outdoor kitchens, beach sand, soft clothes, fabric softeners that smell like lavender, care packages from Germany, my thermos coffee machine, granite counter tops, water filters, blueberry tea, freckles, crafts time, homeschooling, my computer, affirmations, more books, reading to my kids, and with them, puddles to jump in, cell phones, online-banking.

Wow, that felt good! Thank you for that exercise, Sandy.

Peace

[Nicole Biggs]

Things I Love


Childrens laughter, a hot bath or jaccuzi, a hug, color, writing, music. I love white sheets with the ocean air blowing through a window. I love dreams. Having my family together, movies and popcorn. I love shopping, coffee, sleeping in with my lover. I love silence, presence, God. I love winter, spring, summer and fall. I love a new day with promise of adventure and opportunity. I love people, helping people, serving people and reading to people. I love ah ha moments. I love watching people learn and grow. How about chocolate, pizza, shrimp clam chowder. Cooking with family and friends. I love a good conversation. Metaphysics, spirituality, miracles. I love life.

I love fresh laundry and love the feeling of love. I love to learn about everything. I love traveling and I love picking up seashells at the beach. I love to iceskate and rollerblade. I love driving in the car with the music cranked up and all the kids singing and acting silly. I love when Chuck sings to me in the bathroom with candlelight. I love old 80's rock. I love seeing pictures of my kids on myspace and seeing how expressive they all are. I love the smell of books. I love poetry. I love writing poetry. I love feeling free. I love my cat. I love that I can have a cat. I love the fact that I have overcome so much and am stronger for it. I

[Zannie Rose]

I love thunder and lightning and seeing there is a new meet up event I would like to attend and seeing my favourite tea on special offer in the local store and doing Unity type spiritual mind treatments and living in a city which hosts eg darshans with mother meeraand hearing raindrops on my window andsoflty falling snowflakesandizabella's smiles

[Christine]

Things I love

My sons, my boyfriend, my mom,my brother and 2 sisters, sleeping late in the morning, waking up to one of my kids kissing my cheeck, the smell of bread baking, the smell of chocolate chips in the oven, christmas trees, the smell of vanilla. I love the memories of my sons waking up on christmas morning and the look in their eyes when they the gift Santa left them. I love the way my boyfriend looks at me, the way he takes care of me when I'm ill, the way he backs me up with my sons. I love my boyfriend taking interest in my son's homeschooling and the fact that he loves helping them. I love that first cup of hot coffee in the morning, when it's still cold enough for a robe. I love the wind whisping around me. love being able to work from home, so that I'm with my sons all day long. I love the internet, computers, this website, and working on my own websites. I love reading books, listening to musice and watching tv. I love being able to record my tv shows and spending a day to watch them all at once. I love snuggling with my kids on a cold winter night, I love their laugh when I tickle them. I love wearing long earings, fun clothing, and changing my hair color. I love dancing, an singing, and writing. I love traveling to places I've never been, and exploring them.

I love this website, this community and all the people in it, because every time I am here I stop feeling bad, and starting feeling wonderful! I am so grateful for all of these things!

[Shantai]

alright, let me try this one

things i love

laughter, the smiles of babies and kids, digging my toes into sand, happy days, rice, my mom's perfumes, my brothers' jokes, my dad's really lame jokes, my friends, the ability to think, art, creativity, other people's expressions of happiness, couples holding hands, sunlight sparkling on water (it looks like disappearing diamonds), vibrations, cats, dogs, all animals, spiders even, honey, the smoothness of silk, what else, what else, the show arrested development, sharing, sitting as a passenger in a car looking out the window, long amtrak train rides, meeting new people, my own company, the coolness of breeze, the warmth of the sun, coloring books, music, dancing, smiling, confidence, rain, new plants sprouting, old photographs, handwritten letters, philosophy, meditation, the moonlight, trees at night, sparkly things, water, water reflections, God, all the negative emotions that allow me to experience and appreciate all the positive emotions

i'm really glad that i did this

i was in a slightly negative mood, focusing on lack instead of abundance, but i feel better now.

awesome.