A Few of my Favorite Things...

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things"...

"I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad"

So things have been going pretty good lately, I feel great emotionally and physically. Today was raining the way the good 'ol Northwest should. I loved it!
I threw on my running shoes and ran, it felt so good to get that fresh rain air in my lungs, to splash in the puddles like I was a kid... I am sure I had a very kid like smile on my face while I did it too. There is something very sobering for me to run in the rain...
There a few other things that work for me that bring me to a even keel with myself.
I feel like sharing them so here goes:

* Cleaning, but after I am done cleaning sitting on the couch in the clean room and enjoying my vacuum lines, not wanting to get up, move and disturb them.

* Going through a box of pictures, looking back and remembering some old good times, and also remembering some things I have been through in the past and made it out A OK.

* Driving alone on a less driven road, listening to music, or not even listening to music but enjoying the beautiful scenery around me.

* Hiking alone or with someone, this too is something to just get back in touch with the simpler things, to see how amazing God is and what he has created. The silence of the wooded trails helps me clear my head.

* Dancing alone in my room or house to music. Music (if proper) speaks to the soul and dancing not only gives you some exercise but lets you release an inner child.

* Watching a movie by myself, sitting in a dark theater, eating all the popcorn with no other hands, really taking in the art of acting and filming.

* Doing service, whether small or big, it makes the soul feel good. It is easy to get caught up in life when things are going good, but when you stumble it makes you realize how others stumble even more, and if I help them then we both feel good.

* Reading. I love to go find a good corner somewhere and read without interruptions. Getting into the book and not wanting to put it down. When weather is nice, I would take the boys to the pool, let them play and splash and I would pick a good corner and read in the sun... got a good tan too.

* Sitting in front of a fireplace during the cold months, but especially Christmas morning, the lights on the Christmas tree with happy kids, I love those!


I am blessed.