An unlimited list of small pleasures

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On the days when I have to wake up early, enjoying the silence before everyone else wakes up and having a cup of tea.

The moment when I finish work.

When I think I'm going to miss my train but I catch it.

The Golden Hour.

The moment of sliding under the blankets after a long day.

Getting letters/PMs/emails, as long as they are nice ones.

Being in a large open space and discovering that you're the only one there.

Sushi.

Sashimi.

Discovering a flavour of tea/ a herbal infusion that I haven't tried before.

Getting at least half of what I planned to do in a day done.

Buying a book.

going home on Friday's eve after having spent almost 10 freaking hours at the Uni

making other people happy

listening to blackbirds at dawn

walking through the woods

the smell of pine trees & the smell of orchards after the spring rain

listening to the sea

getting new info on a topic you couldn't in the past
finding what your hunting
the caress of a new love
the caress of an old friend
the first sip of beer after a long day
getting what you want
working for what you need
having a meal turn out how you want it

The sound of rain on the roof.
The way the ground smells after the rain's stopped.
Going past the local warren and seeing rabbits. Lots and lots of rabbits. Especially now they're breeding, and there are bunnies small enough that you could hold one in the palm of your hand.
Finding a really cool second-hand book at a boot fair or thrift store.
Sitting in the office in the afternoons with not much to do, a mug of tea and The Archers on Radio 4.
Looking forward to Doctor Who on a Saturday teatime. (The aforementioned two things mark me out as indelibly British.)
Waking up on an off day and realizing I don't have to get up yet.
A new copy of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine. Ditto Bust magazine.
Getting one of my comments liked on Facebook.
Hearing a Nirvana song unexpectedly on the radio or TV.
Having any of my many American acquaintances call me awesome, which, being American, they do way more than is strictly justified.
Finding great underwear that actually fits properly.
Getting art and craft books in the mail from Amazon.
Having total strangers' dogs come up and greet me like we're old friends.
Iced mocha on a scorching hot day.

making people laugh.

A good night's sleep, 9 hours. I feel much better.

the first bite of a juicy fruit
hot chocolate on a cold day
peacefully going to sleep
hearing a good joke
finishing a good book
looking at the stars
listening to rain on the roof

working on my fiber art which is spinning, basketmaking, knitting, needlefelting etc etc. it is very repetitive motions and makes me calm like stimming while making something.

cheap ice cream from my favorate auto shop on a super hot day,

the warm snuggly feeling I get when I my eyes open from a good night sleep and I am allowed to sleep in and drink of the moment

the way my dog looks when she is playing...it is so cute.

finding a new way to do an art project which always makes me feel more alive than any other times of my life.
the feeling I get after I write a great poem... It must be what new mothers feel like after giving birth...and the mental labor is almost as hard too.

those unexplainable moments when " the now" washes over me and I am sooo in the moment that all life is full of wonder for no apparent reason.

Road trips with my hair being combed by the wind.

new tennis shoes...need I say more

the smell of the forrest which feels like breathing in life itself

laughing so hard that I almost pass out from a lack of air

When my students anticipate what I'm going to say, thus showing that their musical thinking is sound.

Hearing music unexpectedly, as long as it is good music.

When people "like" my posts on Facebook.

A double rainbow A double rainbow

Catching the train with only seconds to spare (next one's not for another hour)

the brief moments in a busy day when you realize how precious life is and that everything will be alright

the feeling of a key sliding into a lock
the infectious laugh of a kookaburra
watching and listening to a train woosh past and feeling the air rush past you.
cracking the spine of a new book
the musty smell & coarse textured pages of and old book and the little remnants of the lives of past owners left between the pages.
bubbles
when your cat snuggles up next to you in the morning.
when the seeds/ plants you planted and cared for do well.

Whoever invented asparagus was a genius.