Give yourself one point for each of the things below that you have done within a month (it doesn't have to be exact), and please write it in as a comment.
If you score low, no worries! Keep the list and share it with your friends to remind you of the little things can make you feel really good :)
Enjoy!
• coloring (yes, grown-ups can do it, too)
• crisp cotton sheets
• soft skin
• old family recipes
• the first daffodils of spring
• sleeping in
• an exercise endorphin high
• window boxes
• a perfect cup of coffee
• a genuine compliment (giving or receiving)
• the way babies smell
• a handwritten letter
• waking up in a good mood...for no real reason
• singing in the shower
• finding a couple forgotten dollars in your pocket
• doing something nice for your neighbor
• a home cooked meal
• laughing
• movie theater popcorn
• playing hookey
• a bubble bath
• swimming
• an afternoon nap
• street musicians
• your favorite song
• saying thank you
• helping someone in need
• old fashioned photo booths
• fresh whipped cream
• inspiring blogs
• a glass of wine
• rainy afternoons
• the funny things kids say
• a novel you can get lost in
• finding the perfect piece of clothing...on sale
• clean laundry
• the wind in your hair
• treating the person behind you at the drive-thru
• sharing an umbrella
• the smell of lavender
• a long walk that clears your head
• a bear hug
• The Beatles
• smiling at a stranger
• eating with chopsticks (Chinese food optional)
• butterflies
• staying in your pj's all day
• singing along to the radio and knowing all the words
• fresh herbs
• ordering in pizza
• happy endings...even if they're fictional
• flying a kite
• puppies
• root beer floats
• holding open the door...
• ...or having someone hold the door for you
• fountain soda
• white, fluffy towels
• sunshine
• spending an afternoon at a museum
• really great advice
• green lights all the way home
• the sound of rain hitting the windows
• sitting in a booth
• holding hands
• a great hair day with no effort
• building a fort with your kids
• when someone falls asleep with their head on your shoulder
• fireflies
• the perfect taco
• geraniums on a windowsill
• slow dancing
• the smell of fresh-baked bread
• cheesy, uplifting musicals
• great stories
• the smell of gasoline
• the cold side of the pillow
• love letters
• old friends...
• ...new friends
• a pull-through parking space
• a baguette -- crisp on the outside, airy on the inside
• when a dog licks your hand
• sitting at the counter at an old-fashioned diner
• using your favorite dishes
• reading your child a bedtime story
• Girl Scout Cookies
• flossing
• kissing someone you love
• the smell of onions and garlic cooking
• hot chocolate
• jumping in puddles
• old photographs
• birds hopping on the sidewalk
• Ella Fitzgerald
• a spoonful of peanut butter straight from the jar
• your softest t-shirt
• a new magazine in the mail
• fireplaces
• having exact change
• bacon and pancakes cooking on Saturday morning
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Saturday, November 28, 2009
I'm Loved (Thank you Lord!)
Can't stop wondering why He love me so,
Can't help feeling awe for the amount of love He gave me,
Can't help loving Him so...
Thank you Lord!
When I fell, He reach out His hand through my friends, and help me get up
When i need support, He offered His shoulder through my friends, and I can cry my heart out
When I am scared, He hold me close through my friends, and i know i am safe
So, Thank you Lord!
"I just want to be alone!" and i found myself alone in the office, giving me time to think and rearrange my heart
"I don't want to be alone..." and i found myself surrounded by friends, giving me strength and courage to move on
I am spoiled by His love indeed, Thank you Lord!
whatever i want, whenever i ask, He will always be there for me
and He send his love through friends, families, even strangers
basically through anyone that opens his or her heart to acknowledge Him inside.
because there is always a part of Him inside us
I am loved indeed, but so do you and everyone else...
So pass His love around, because you are His angels and He loves through you
and let's make more and more people said:
I'm loved! Thank you Lord!
Can't help feeling awe for the amount of love He gave me,
Can't help loving Him so...
Thank you Lord!
When I fell, He reach out His hand through my friends, and help me get up
When i need support, He offered His shoulder through my friends, and I can cry my heart out
When I am scared, He hold me close through my friends, and i know i am safe
So, Thank you Lord!
"I just want to be alone!" and i found myself alone in the office, giving me time to think and rearrange my heart
"I don't want to be alone..." and i found myself surrounded by friends, giving me strength and courage to move on
I am spoiled by His love indeed, Thank you Lord!
whatever i want, whenever i ask, He will always be there for me
and He send his love through friends, families, even strangers
basically through anyone that opens his or her heart to acknowledge Him inside.
because there is always a part of Him inside us
I am loved indeed, but so do you and everyone else...
So pass His love around, because you are His angels and He loves through you
and let's make more and more people said:
I'm loved! Thank you Lord!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Love and Other Disaster
I just read a bridal magazine a few minutes ago, and got rather overwhelmed with it. The magazine is filled with fancy details which we hardly need and I positively snuff during my relationship period (yet secretly longing for it and will perhaps beg and try my best to get it), which of course, exactly what good bridal magazine do for you. Yet during this post break-up period, the longing hit me like a tidal wave. Yes, the ring, the gown, the dinner setting, even the fancy cocktail (which, as Balinese, i wouldn't need anyway LOL).
It takes me quite a while to realize that i don't want any of those actually. what i really yearn for is someone to plan those stupid helpless pathetic stuff with me. And even if he doesn't care about that, I still need him to tell me that he doesn't care. Oh Hell, i need a husband to-be :D. And a damn good one :))
Although books and doctors and psychologists and Agatha Christie (mm, she's not in the league, but I love her :p) stated that humans are so predictable and they never change, I found that it is not entirely true. Some people change, some people don't. Especially in relationship (any relationship be it friendship, working, whatever!) when one of you do change, adjustment will be needed and if you can't fine-tune the relationship and adjust each other it will simply go BOOM. I lost more friends that way :( Being in wedding industry, I know that couples do separate from each other. A marriage can last 5 year or more, but also a year or less. Really encouraging, ha? Makes you think twice to get a life-long partner, yet I want it anyway.
I guess the puzzle piece theory is right. You'll need the right puzzle piece (a.k.a husband, work, etc) to completed the jigsaw (a.k.a. your life). Yet if you decided to change into a different jigsaw, your pieces may not fit the game anymore. It's either back to the old game, or start completing the jigsaw from scratch (which you may unable to find ALL the pieces). I stupidly (some say) choose from scratch. I know that I may not be able to completed this new game, but at least I know that now everyone have a fair chance to complete their jigsaw and be happy, because I have change and I can't go back.
"Will I change again? Can I find someone that willing to make the adjustment together? Can it last?" So many negatives thinking twirls in my head and the bridal magazine only emphasize my fear and longing (lesson of the day: stay AWAY from bride magz during post-breakup period lol). Yet with all the gloomy prediction, I'm still hoping I can completed my Jigsaw. I might be lucky enough to find that last piece of jigsaw, I might be fortunate enough to make this game as my last game, I might be blessed enough to have a happily ever-after story. Who knows? Love can be a real disaster in your life, all those pain, longing, tears, and inefficient time spend for it. But you know what? Disasters, like other things in life, can have happy endings, and I'm gonna find mine. With luck, i might even find someone that will listen to my whim for a white floating wedding gown (hardly, especially if he's Balinese hehehehe). Wish me luck, fellas!
It takes me quite a while to realize that i don't want any of those actually. what i really yearn for is someone to plan those stupid helpless pathetic stuff with me. And even if he doesn't care about that, I still need him to tell me that he doesn't care. Oh Hell, i need a husband to-be :D. And a damn good one :))
Although books and doctors and psychologists and Agatha Christie (mm, she's not in the league, but I love her :p) stated that humans are so predictable and they never change, I found that it is not entirely true. Some people change, some people don't. Especially in relationship (any relationship be it friendship, working, whatever!) when one of you do change, adjustment will be needed and if you can't fine-tune the relationship and adjust each other it will simply go BOOM. I lost more friends that way :( Being in wedding industry, I know that couples do separate from each other. A marriage can last 5 year or more, but also a year or less. Really encouraging, ha? Makes you think twice to get a life-long partner, yet I want it anyway.
I guess the puzzle piece theory is right. You'll need the right puzzle piece (a.k.a husband, work, etc) to completed the jigsaw (a.k.a. your life). Yet if you decided to change into a different jigsaw, your pieces may not fit the game anymore. It's either back to the old game, or start completing the jigsaw from scratch (which you may unable to find ALL the pieces). I stupidly (some say) choose from scratch. I know that I may not be able to completed this new game, but at least I know that now everyone have a fair chance to complete their jigsaw and be happy, because I have change and I can't go back.
"Will I change again? Can I find someone that willing to make the adjustment together? Can it last?" So many negatives thinking twirls in my head and the bridal magazine only emphasize my fear and longing (lesson of the day: stay AWAY from bride magz during post-breakup period lol). Yet with all the gloomy prediction, I'm still hoping I can completed my Jigsaw. I might be lucky enough to find that last piece of jigsaw, I might be fortunate enough to make this game as my last game, I might be blessed enough to have a happily ever-after story. Who knows? Love can be a real disaster in your life, all those pain, longing, tears, and inefficient time spend for it. But you know what? Disasters, like other things in life, can have happy endings, and I'm gonna find mine. With luck, i might even find someone that will listen to my whim for a white floating wedding gown (hardly, especially if he's Balinese hehehehe). Wish me luck, fellas!
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