a comfort list
in the last few months i’ve been reading more and more blogs about photography, digital scrapbooking (to print and use in my fiber artwork) and being zen.
this last one, being zen, is what has got me on a centering myself path. Here I read about making a comfort list.
there are many kinds of lists we can make about ourselves including the gratitude journal I started keeping years ago (and still do) and, most recently, my not yet completed “bucket list’ but what, you ask, is a comfort list?
in a nutshell, a comfort list is a very personal list of things that bring comfort, a sense of serenity, tranquility or contentment.
so yesterday in my daily meditative-like blog wanderings i came upon the comfort list. just the thought of writing a comfort list was comforting (how can that be?)
off the top of my head, here’s my list for today, right now at least:
- writing a comfort list (you know I had to include that)
- swinging on the front porch watching the world drive by with….
- a nice, gently blowing breeze
- slipping into a cool bed at night
- smell of soup on the stove
- watching my children sleep
- a few hours in a comfy chair at the bookstore with…
- a chai tea latte
- birds playing at the feeder
- a cool shower on a hot day
- eating island food (OMG!)
- my nightly cup of tea
- the whiteness of a snow covered field
- the feeling after i’ve walked a couple of miles
- watching my kids play together
- talking with my sisters
- first day’s light streaming into the window
- the evening of Christmas day when all is calm
- the quietness of the house
i could write forever as more thoughts keeps tumbling through my head.
what’s on YOUR comfort list?
I love this list! How great! And itsn’t it amazing how just making the list and letting your mind linger on all those comforting things is comforting?! Beautiful, beautiful!!
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Sitting on the couch with Steve…
1- simply sitting and reading a book
2- talking with my sisters
3- playing music on my horn, or whistle or dulcimer
4- a peaceful home (no kids bickering.)
What a wonderful idea and how… comforting
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Just now as I think of it, “comforting” would mean to me:
Listening to birds early in the morning while still in bed
Opening the shutters and finding a different landscape every day
Having the whole family around the table for a meal I loved cooking
Choosing materials for a new quilt
My daily walks to the woods
The dog’s joy as I say “promenade” (walk)
The scent of my wild rose body oil
The scent of bread being baked
The sound of the bamboo chime in the garden
and so much more, Grace ! I am definitely going to make my own comforting list. So much to be thankful for !
Thank you
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