- people who genuinely care
- quilts that tell stories and warm our worries away
- Shel Silverstein
- inside jokes that last for months
- the sound of your favorite voice across the telephone line
- beautiful weather that behaves well and smells sweet
- receiving the opportunity to jump inside the head of another
- The Velvet Underground
- the comfort in knowing that everyone in the world sleeps under the same sky
- imagining the beach in Chicago filled with snow, the seagulls singing up ahead, and a bed just centered in the sand, smothered with blankets, you, and a very happy me
- old photos that carry sacred memories
- The Smiths
- the beginning of a new friendship
- permanent smile lines
- cold pizza
- the thrill in keeping your own secrets
- the calm before a storm
- a state of continual “becoming”
- old-fashioned summers
- good news for a change
- devoting an entire night to movies of your childhood
- antique malls
- comfortable old shirts to sleep in
- old books that smell of past memories
- having an imagination to kiss everyone you’ve always wanted to kiss
- finding the flowers you pressed years ago in an old book
- having an “I ♥ my cat” mug
- wild orchids
- orange sherbet ice cream
- the wind whispering sweet nothings
- wearing red lipstick just because
- The Kinks
- wishing on a full moon
- daydreaming
- doing the right thing even when no one is looking
- handwriting and the way we all have our own
- comparing hands
- classic beauties
- how empowering it feels to crumple up old notes and old you's
- secondhand books that have notes and other things still left in them
- the word “plum”
- rain on your eyelashes
- writing letters on your desk to all of the other anonymous people who sit there during the day
- strawberries and cream
- “Meet me in Montauk.”
- being alive with you
- nature walks
- when Belle and The Beast dance to “Tale as Old as Time”
- singing in the rain
- willow trees that always have stories to tell
- dimples (both cheek and back)
- painting pictures in your head all day long
- masquerade parties
- pancakes at 2 in the morning
- Sunday Morning by The Velvet Underground
- sleeping in
- never wearing a bra
- believing in fortune cookies
- having a stash of love letters that will always be kept a secret
- enjoying a full moon
- seeing an old couple and wondering how they began
- sleeping during a rain storm
- running into a hug
- taking the time to appreciate the good things
- discovering a field of flowers you had never before known
- the first and last pages of your journal
- “once in a blue moon” moments
- the sound of rain meeting concrete
- the mystery in everything
- Seaside by The Kooks
- victorian houses with pretty white fences and rose gardens
- black cats
- notebooks with blank pages to be filled
- resilient days
- discovering new vintage shops downtown
- windblown hair
- the moment you realize you can be whoever you want to be regardless of what others believe
- pet cemeteries
- seeing with new eyes
- Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix
- mouthing "I love you" across a room
- laughing at yourself
- finding the answer you were looking for
- flowers resembling people
- a flawless sea
- when people describe themselves "in a nut shell"
- being drug-free
- finding your spiritual self in a mess of emotion
- silver-lined clouds
- rediscovering an old love
- the small, yet significant details that make a person
- feeling at peace with the unknown
- the way trees blend together when you’re watching out of the car window and the world seems like it’s spinning twice as fast
- reincarnation
- bursting into laughter at sudden times
- spending hours at the library, cherishing new explorations and discoveries
- crying tears of joy
- the lines that shape our hands and map our lives
- reaching the center of yourself
- a cathedral of tall trees
- the smell of a new season approaching
- sunshine in the morning
- feeling at home in a bookstore
- self-acceptance
- wind waltzing with rain
- shedding skin with Spring
- a pastel-colored sky
- Thomas Edison’s last words: "It’s very beautiful over there."
- a field full of bright daffodils
- meeting all people for a reason
- cherishing today and hoping for tomorrow
- watching a butterfly find its way
- all of the possibilities our hands hold inside them
- feeling the heartbeat of another
- a kaleidoscope of people
- encouraging words written in bathroom stalls
- making friends with books
- the way no two finger prints are the same
- using your head as your own personal time machine
- secret hideaways
- falling in love with at least one thing a day
- weekends mixed with sunshine
- old bookstores to get lost in
- counting your freckles and sometimes naming them too
- mutual feelings
- the potential of 45,000 words per pencil
- naming clouds after memorable songs and famous poets
- surprise UPS packages at the door
- feeling the concrete of a new world beneath your feet
- catching a date with a full moon
- sweet lavender singing lullabies
- leaving encouraging notes inside textbooks for future finding
- the gentle heart of an elephant
- a body made up of ocean waves and pure artistry
- flowers and people blooming in sync
- instrumental remedies
- “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
- taking a deep breath after a long day
- Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
- small twinges of inspiration that make big differences
- “The Earth is what we all have in common.”
- making the impossible possible
- butterfly kisses
- mysterious girls with long legs and flowing skirts
- the memorable, the lasting
- solar energy
- the peeking of freckles in late Spring
- ladybugs: the conspicuous creatures that remind us to smile
- stargazing
- untangling the negative and beginning again
- “The littlest birds sing the prettiest songs.”
- “did you know’s” from the wise and elderly
- secondhand books that are filled with notes and underlined goodness
- the world as our canvas
- “Sara, you’re the poet in my heart. Never change, never stop.”
- experiencing the growth of others
- the sun lending us a shadow during lonely moments
- swinging with closed eyes
- memorizing every feature and mannerism of the ones we love
- late night epiphanies
- whims that lead to better days
- “The Earth laughs in flowers.”
- skeleton keys
- open-to-the-sky freedom
- flowers that grow beside empty roads to give us hope
- the unique sense of humor in us all
- saying “hello” to trees
- the cusp of two souls in love
- contagious laughter
- people who get it
- aimless walks leading to new revelations
- living life like an open book
- admiring the sun’s consistency
- people who aren’t afraid to sing in public
- kissing the lips of another (unlocking a door to something mystic)
- the here and now
- moments where you fit perfectly inside your own skin
- book dedications
- tarantism: the urge to overcome melancholy by dancing
- girls with tambourines
- dried roses
- having a visitor in your made-up world who understands and sees the same things you do
- the soft grazing of fingertips
- experiencing your own personal seasons
- feeling intimate with the moon
- the magic you feel when the person you care about most says your name
- sharing real eye contact with a stranger
- time-traveling to all your favorite moments as soon as the lights go out
- mothering plants and flowers
- smiling so much, your cheeks feel bruised
- “Some would try for fame and glory. Others just like to watch the world.”
- knowing something “by heart”
- the poetry in two girls kissing
- skimming the sacred isles of a library
- bare clavicles
- feeling symbiotic with another
- Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits
- releasing liquid memory
- sleeping on the opposite end of the bed
- patchouli incense
- gazing into infinity, feeling your worries disintegrate into dust
- “When I say that I miss you, I mean something more.”
- spring time consistently cradling us from harsh winters
- the lightest pink you can imagine
- dogs that find presents to leave on welcome mats
- The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: Waltz of the Flowers
- specks of dust flirting with sunshine
- disposable film, eternal moments
- tree stumps you feel obligated to kiss
- notebooks filled with impulsive thoughts
- young love that completely saturates the brain
- a bible made of poetry
- bare bodies pressed together like Pangea
- appreciating caterpillars just as much as butterflies
- “But when I met you, right away I knew, you would never, ever, ever hurt me.”
- bare bodies wrapped in love
- the transition of spring to summer: a dance between two of the happiest seasons
- Louis Armstrong’s voice (home sweet home)
- the love between Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison
- instrumental songs to dream to
- love letters that will one day act as time machines
- birds that whisper wisdom in the morning
- tracing the freckles of another
- the fact that trees still nurture us despite all they’ve seen
- “Poetry, beauty, romance, love. These are what we stay alive for.”
- realizing that yes, you should disturb the universe
dec 1 2010 ∞
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