I love coincidences… as the other day I was looking at an indoor plant to buy called ‘Twisted Sister’ - I wasn’t sure - just them my sister text me…. I bought it
Spending some of my childhood in Tanzania, I had to deal with a fear of the unknown, of strange places, of strange faces, and of confronting experiences that seemed bigger than life itself. But watching over me was a mountain, a beautiful, comforting connection with place, ever changing colours with sunlight touching the peak, mist rolling past, the snows coming and going. This was Mt Kilimanjaro rising above my fears, this was ‘Kili’, a place I will always love, whispering to my inner self… ‘it’s ok mtoto’
Some years ago, I started a list of Things I Love. It was a way into recovering my sense of self, my equilibrium and my joy. Over the course of a few months I took great delight in adding to it, I made a notebook from odd sheets of paper I’d painted and drawn on. To see written ‘I love watching bees buzz from flower to flower ‘, ‘I love jam sandwiches’ validated me. As always, super to read your posts. Thank you.
I love trees! I love being in their presence. I especially love the really tall eucalyptus tree that grows on the nature strip in front of my neighbours house. Over many years I have watched countless birds use its branches.
This is a fabulous post and poem. Thank you, Susan. There are many things I love but I'll just share three. A pearl ring that belonged to my mom, the waning crescent moon, and Debussy's Arabesque No.1 for piano.
I love the sight of the moon and the stars on a clear night
I love the sound of babies laughter
I love the sound of a cat purring or meowing or just sleeping in a sun beam
I love the sights and sounds of fall, crunching leaves, falling colors
I love the smell of fresh baked bread
There is so much to love in this life and I think we need to free the word love so that we can express our joy with the big and small things in our life cause we should recall that "Love is the answer. Love is always the answer".
Thank you for this post and freeing the word love for all of us.
I love this….I’ve loved reading this while lunching alone, nodding my head as I read the comments thinking yes! I love that too. There’s so much to love, my husband, my daughters, my grandchildren and the perfect blue of the sky on this beautiful fall day. Thanks for this post.
This is a random memory from a film/movie, The English Patient, starring Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas 1996. In the bedroom scene he says he loves the dimple at the base of her neck between the collar bones. Putting his finger on it he says he doesn’t know what it is called but he wants to own it! I thought that was very sweet. Good old AI found the very scene of the film on Youtube, and the name of the dimple - Suprasternal notch! One day I will remember something useful!
I love coincidences… as the other day I was looking at an indoor plant to buy called ‘Twisted Sister’ - I wasn’t sure - just them my sister text me…. I bought it
I love so many things it would be too much to list! I love coming to the Quiet Life space and the feeling of being home ❤️
Spending some of my childhood in Tanzania, I had to deal with a fear of the unknown, of strange places, of strange faces, and of confronting experiences that seemed bigger than life itself. But watching over me was a mountain, a beautiful, comforting connection with place, ever changing colours with sunlight touching the peak, mist rolling past, the snows coming and going. This was Mt Kilimanjaro rising above my fears, this was ‘Kili’, a place I will always love, whispering to my inner self… ‘it’s ok mtoto’
I love the feeling that I get when I’ve done my best at something and the feeling of contentment that follows.
I love the peace I feel after doing a hour of yoga in the morning.
I love when my husband and I laugh together about something.
I love sitting in the warm sun on an autumn day with my dog Josie.
I love nature and the tranquility I feel when I’m in it.
Warm, sudsy hands while washing dishes
The colors and coolness of autumn
Being still and quiet when my body tells me to
Some years ago, I started a list of Things I Love. It was a way into recovering my sense of self, my equilibrium and my joy. Over the course of a few months I took great delight in adding to it, I made a notebook from odd sheets of paper I’d painted and drawn on. To see written ‘I love watching bees buzz from flower to flower ‘, ‘I love jam sandwiches’ validated me. As always, super to read your posts. Thank you.
I love trees! I love being in their presence. I especially love the really tall eucalyptus tree that grows on the nature strip in front of my neighbours house. Over many years I have watched countless birds use its branches.
This is a fabulous post and poem. Thank you, Susan. There are many things I love but I'll just share three. A pearl ring that belonged to my mom, the waning crescent moon, and Debussy's Arabesque No.1 for piano.
I love my plant table with its orchids, peperomia, Christmas cactus, sweet potato vine, cyclemen, chinese evergreen (Sparkling Sarah) and jade plants.
I love the butterflies in my garden
I love the herons and the egrets and blackbirds
I love warm socks
I love sunscreen
I love Van Morrison's music, don't care if he's now "problematic"
I love Bach, especially Yo Yo Ma paying his cello concertos
I love when people go about their business without worry
I love books
and cartoons and old movies
I love walking in gentle rain on the west coast
And dogs.
I love the sight of the moon and the stars on a clear night
I love the sound of babies laughter
I love the sound of a cat purring or meowing or just sleeping in a sun beam
I love the sights and sounds of fall, crunching leaves, falling colors
I love the smell of fresh baked bread
There is so much to love in this life and I think we need to free the word love so that we can express our joy with the big and small things in our life cause we should recall that "Love is the answer. Love is always the answer".
Thank you for this post and freeing the word love for all of us.
Namaste
I love the rare seaweed I have researched for over 30 years
I love pesto
I love cross country skiing on the local golf course in the dark on the rare occasion that we get enough snow
I love that I can travel for free on the bus now that I am over 60
I love the rock band Rush
I love eating produce we have grown in the garden
I will support, protect, and defend the much-ridiculed kitten videos until my final breath!
And lately I've been exposed to squirrel videos. And chipmunks! Did I mention chipmunks?
I love this….I’ve loved reading this while lunching alone, nodding my head as I read the comments thinking yes! I love that too. There’s so much to love, my husband, my daughters, my grandchildren and the perfect blue of the sky on this beautiful fall day. Thanks for this post.
This is a random memory from a film/movie, The English Patient, starring Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas 1996. In the bedroom scene he says he loves the dimple at the base of her neck between the collar bones. Putting his finger on it he says he doesn’t know what it is called but he wants to own it! I thought that was very sweet. Good old AI found the very scene of the film on Youtube, and the name of the dimple - Suprasternal notch! One day I will remember something useful!
I loved that film! :)
I love early morning, in the dark, in the quiet of my study, being alone with God. Just Him and me.