simple things that make the soul sing
By Elizabeth
Category: b&w, my thoughts, photography, simplicity, what makes me smile
Christina of Soul Aperture invited us to join her in writing a list of simple things that make us happy. Such a beautiful idea .. so I had to play along.
Where to begin ..
: being greeted at the door with a happy wriggly puppy dance
: grilled asparagus with olive oil and sea salt
: a single purple flower in a vase
: writing my morning pages with a red pen and a yellow spiral notebook
: really listening to a neighbor
: slapping vibrant colors of paint on paper and canvas and a photo frame (it’s not safe to be a flat object in my house right now)
: watching the morning sunlight glisten on the grasses and cattails in the nearby wetland preserve
: feeling my puppy snuggle next to me while he waits for me to decide to get out of bed
: toasted almond gelato
: sun salutations and a long Warrior pose
: balloons
: the farmers’ market
: the laughter of children on a warm evening
: the pale pink and rose and violet and azure colors of twilight
: the sound of the Cistercian Monks chanting (sometimes it moves me to tears, sometimes it makes me rejoice, but it always makes me feel like God is present)
: snapping photo after photo of something “ordinary”
: knowing that my life is perfect, just as it is
I could go on and on, but this list makes me happy, just as it is.
“knowing that my life is perfect, just as it is”
amen, sister, amen.
Happy tears. ; )
Thank you for playing along.
xo
WONDERFUL and touching list
Such sensual delights and moments here…thank you! Love your creative space here… :o)
“It’s not safe to be a flat object in my house right now.” HAhaHAhaHA.
Knowing that my life is perfect just as it is… That’s wonderful!!! Me too!
I am so loving this today! Everyone’s lists are filling me with joy.
Thanks!
What a great list! I can totally relate to the feel of your pup snuggling close in the morning!
Oh, Libby. You make ME happy.
toasted almond gelato? where can i get some? 🙂 beautiful list and a few of my favourite things there too.
My heart melted with a puppy greeting you at the door. A sweet list, Elizabeth. I also love the layout of your blog.
Such a wonderful list, E. The first one warms my heart, too, when I come home and am greeted by Buddy. And Buster likes to snuggle when we go to bed – he keeps scooting himself in closer until he is as close as he can get.
Your list has resonated with me, relate to much of what you have written.
I love the list , I want to play too.
Oh yes! Loving your list of simple things. Thanks for the peaceful journey.
what a lovely list! as for the first, there’s nothing like the pure joy a pet both shows and brings. my dog is nine but is still wriggling at the door when i come home.
Oh, Elizabeth, it makes me happy, too. I felt a little jump of recognition as I moved line by line. Such joy in this list. And morning pages. OH! I do love my morning pages. I write in a different color ink each morning until I finally run out of different pens, then I begin again.
Lovely list..
My life will be perfect in less than 20 more hours. 5 down, 15+ to go. 🙂
I’ve gotta say – being greeted at the door by a happy pup – has to be high up there on the ‘what makes me happy’ list!!!
Aahh, just to lie back and be in this list…soulful and wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
leau: thank you!
marcie/m.heart: I’m with you there! I never tire of seeing that (and Atlas never fails to offer it)
amy: there is light at the end of the tunnel!
relyn: oh, that would be fun! I only have red and blue, but somehow I am always drawn to the red.
se’lah: you’re very welcome
liss: I hope you joined in! I am off to check your blog 🙂
lori: I’m glad it resonated with you .. they are some of my current favorites
toni: your pups are so sweet. Atlas doesn’t snuggle at night (except in summer, LOL – and I tell him that I know it’s love because I don’t push him away 😉
shell: I can’t take any credit for the layout (it’s all WordPress), but I do like it!
suvarna: Whole Foods! it’s been there all spring so far 🙂
leanne: 🙂
gayle: isn’t it a lovely feeling
kath: I know! it was so fun to read .. and I still have a few left to enjoy!
vchelle: I’m so glad!
wanda: I laugh too .. but it is so fun painting that I am getting rather carried away, LOL (what’s even funnier is that I’m pretty sure acrylics aren’t meant to paint some of the things I’m painting with them
tracy/cee: thank you!
christina: thank you for inviting us to join in! it was so much fun!
magical list of your simple things in life…I love the painting reference about being a flat space in your house….tee hee! perfect crop on the photo
Dear Elizabeth,
Your list is perfect! I tried to leave you a comment yesterday, but it didn’t work.
Really listening to a neighbor or friend is a good one, but so is the toasted almond gelato!
Have a great weekend.
xox
Constance
A perfect list! Writing your morning pages with a red pen in a yellow spiral notebook sounds lovely and balloons and morning sun glistening on grasses, well it all just sounds so simple and so perfect! I also had the same problem as you, that my list could have gone on and on and on…