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| Me on a lovely bright beach day |
It is a dark room
day.
In a dark room
house.
Not a creature is
stirring,
Not even a m…
Wait! Wait…I didn’t mean to write that. Just slipped out of a brain that is on
automatic mode.
What does one write when it is a dark room
day, when light hurts and sounds skewer the head?
I read Delores at
thefeatherednest and Cro at Magnon's Meanderings who created lists of good things, events,
memories that remind them of the goodness of living. Their lists were excellent, as they
themselves are excellent.
My list on this
dark room day is as follows:
Finding the perfect
pillow
Smell of movie theater popcorn
Scent of
lavender oil
Thunderstorms
A crescent moon in a clear sky
Seeing a
baby
Holding a baby
Memories of Christmas with our
children
My
husband’s laughter
Freshly baked bread
Real butter
Our granddaughters
giggling in the backseat of our car
Reading Little
Women for the first time
Buying packets of seeds
in the spring
SKYPE
Having a phone
Indescribable joy of God’s
love and presence
Knowing how
to pray
Picking strawberries with my mother
and talking with her, alone
Making strawberry jam
Songbirds in
the spring
Singing and not caring
who hears me
Talking
with strangers in a line at the market
Watching a
returning Marine sweep up his child at the airport
Knowing that I am loved
An hour
without pain
Redwood
trees
Crème’
Brulee
Holding
a quilt made by a great-grandmother
Moments of silence
Being able
to weep, cry, mourn, laugh, giggle, etc.
Possessing empathy
Rhythmic
beating of a heart
What would be on your list?
