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November 2009 
What lifts your spirits?
Posted on Dec 29th, 2008
by 
tinkonthebrink
tinkonthebrink
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for December 28, 2008:
This amazing person, who is my best friend and best everything.
Our fur family. We have a new kitten. We didn't know we wanted a new kitten, but it turned out we did. We found out after someone brought us the kitten.
My friends. They are all odd and sweet and I adore them.
Adrian. He's my friend too, but he's in a category all his own. Having a child is an incredible experience and every time I think about him I'm washed over with happiness.
Little Bit - also a friend but also my work and how great is that?
Music, all kinds of music.
Books. I'm re-reading Laurie Colwin right now. I always have half a dozen going.
Food and cooking and feeding the people I love.
Public radio.
The internet. Oh my, yes. For seconds on end, it makes me believe I really can know everything...
This site in particular, and my wonder-full friends here. One of my very favorite people lives all the way on the other side of this planet, in India, and I get to know him and talk with him because of this place. I think that's amazing, and having friends I haven't even seen in person yet is such a gift. I want to send Gaia a thank you note every day.
I know this one is controversial, but television. Good television. Yes, there is such a thing. It's the least expensive, most accessible entertainment and artform in my life and I do appreciate it.
Yoga.
Dancing.
Gardens and plants. Our plants came in for the winter and I like having them in the house. I like having them outside too. And growing food - it seems almost magical to pick tomatoes off a plant and eat them with basil pinched out of the pot on the stairs. I want to put up a greenhouse.
Artwork. Mine, other people's, making it, looking at it, playing with paper and paint, having paint all over my hands and clothes. Love that.
Photos. I love taking pictures and take pictures of the most ridiculously ordinary parts of my life. I stuck them all together in a web album and I think it's very entertaining.
Drumming and rhythm instruments. I don't play any other instruments or I'm sure I would love them too.
Clothes and costumes and playing dress up. I don't play dress up in the usual ways and I'm sure most people believe I got dressed accidentally and in the dark, but I do entertain myself.
Fire circles/drum circles/festivals/people who come out to play.
Games. I love all kinds of games, video games, card games, darts, pool, word games, board games, chess, jax, games with balls and bats and rackets, all kinds of games. I love games I'm terrible at and games I'm good at pretty equally. We play this crazy rummy game that Krissy learned from a prison client and it often involves 4 jokers and has a complicated set of rules that make very little sense but it's one of my favorite games.
Color. I tend to shy away from color and I don't know why because it does make me happy. Maybe my new year's re-solution will be to embrace more color this year. Yes, I like that.
All of you. Everyone who bothers to leave a comment now and then, everyone who bothers to read my words at all, every friend I've found here, all of you who write your thoughts out on blogs and in groups and put yourselves out there and let me see your photographs and link me to brilliant things and great music, all of you lift my spirits every single day.
I have such a great life.
Access: Public
Terrific list. I’m working on one myself.
wow…your life is so nice and full. I could go for a bowl of that golden lentil soup. I’m hungry for that sort of fullness right now.
Your rich, Jeannie, like great coffee, or the Treasures of Solomon. You enrich people with your life. On purpose, not unconsciously. There’s a difference.Me, I know.
Regarding Kris? I’m pretty sure she’s really a Muppet. I’ll have proof, just give me some time. She’s adorable.
Laura, your list is brilliant. If anyone doesn’t already read every word this woman writes, go read her wonderful list right now. And then read all her other words too because you’ve missed so much great stuff.
Tom, come share soup anytime. I love to cook and there’s always enough for guests. Or else lunch the next day, so you could save me from leftovers. Please hurry, I’m making soup now.
Praveer? She absolutely is my very own muppet. It’s kinda crazy. She tries to pass as one of the ordinary people, you know, because of work and stuff, but clearly, muppet all the way.
Jeannie, your words mean a lot to me. there is so much freshness and energy in what you write, both here and in general. thank you!! and thanks for helping to get me writing again.
and I love flute circles and sweat lodges and public radio and Scrabble and Risk and dressing up in funky old vintage clothes, too.
the delight in your life is palpable and very inspiring!
I LOVE reading what you write…many, many seeds to you. You are appreciated!
I
love
you
!!!!
you lift my spirits every time you touch the keyboard. :-)
xoxox
-d