• being missed
• being loved
• being understood
• being appreciated
• the feeling of watching the sun rise in the morning and being totally awash in possibility
• being fascinated/intrigued/curious & having free reign to indulge my curiosity
• feeling irreplaceable
• the nervous excitement that precedes a new experience
• the thrill of bantering with someone who can keep up with me and make me laugh
• being adored by someone who sees more beauty in me than i see in myself
• the sense of absolute calm and ease that comes from being around someone with a genuinely good heart
• the pleasure of engaging in a mentally stimulating discussion that deepens my appreciation of a subject
• the soft, childlike bliss of time spent with my closest friends
• the pure, unbridled ecstasy of taking in a thought-provoking set of words or a captivating work of art/tv/film
• feeling sublimely small in the grand scheme of things & being reassured by that sense of smallness; knowing that there's time to find my way & all is not lost if i stumble
• the unspeakable tranquility of reading Qur'an & duas outside before dawn, when the sky is dark, the air has a slight chill to it, and i feel perfectly alone with God
• the all-encompassing peace that comes from small, secret acts of goodness
• being truly seen & listened to
• the feeling of confidence & inner trust that comes from being in alignment with my goals & beliefs
• feeling internally fulfilled & satisfied
• feeling deeply happy in immaterial ways
• spiritual, intellectual, & creative freedom

x r