Whether it's the prickly sensation of emerging hair-stubble or the wind through your hair driving with the windows down on the highway, life abounds with the simplest diversions that make us feel alive. There are so many, I hardly can pick one to start with. But here I try:
A sobering shower to assuage the brain-freeze of a morning hangover
Strumming my 1.5 inch, one-hair boy-beard in middle school (until it was unceremoniously yanked from my chin and left me like Samson)
Speed, in all forms
The endless possibility of maps…where you’ve been and where you plan to go
Frozen lemon peels in a cup of Dell’s
Bodysurfing waves at the beach
Kinetics of human motion: athletics, in all forms
Food and sex, let’s be honest, two of the greatest pleasures known
A starched shirt, a sharp collar and a crisp tuck
The second drink of a night (when your taste receptors start their enjoyment)
A first kiss
Sitting atop the river bank in the cool shade on a hot day watching debris on the water float by on its way
The ear-splitting metal creaking of the Green Line T as each train rounds the bend in and out of Scollay Square station.
Home-grown vegetables
Accomplishment, in all forms
Helping someone else enjoy life i.e. putting smiles on faces
Fathers and sons at the ballpark
Communicating with others in a language different than your native tongue
Crossdressing…just kidding
Exploring tidal pools like a kid again
Arranging bills in the wallet
Stacking neat piles of receipts (don’t ask)
The slight ache of sore muscles
Slowing down to take that deep, paused breath
A walk in the woods
A gentle breeze
Friday afternoons
Considering the everyday plight of the mushroom
And those who know me well, knew I would not hesitate to add watching a gorgeous sunset fall from the sky
9 years ago
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