Peas.

Lately there’s been, it seems, an onslaught of negativity in my life, in my mind, in the people I love. Too much stress, too much worry, too much uncertainty. Thus, I’ve compiled a brief list of things that make me peaceful. I’ve found it largely beneficial, if only for a moment zen.

Happy Mitten thoughts:
-Daffodils - the friendliest flower
-Smells: Old books, the manufactured smell of department stores, the bitter tang of geranium leaves, chapstick, freshly tilled dirt, sassafras, the coffee aisle, my mother
-Removing the insides of pumpkins
-OK Go, The Hush Sound, The Fratellis, Oasis, Mika
-Driving with the windows open
-Danny Elfman
-Summer fireflies at dusk
-Orange Sherbert
-Movies (In general)
-Movie Theaters (again)
-Mothers who are motherly (specifically mine)
-Best friends
-Lucy the little angel with a propeller tail
-The Green of the world
-Talladega Nights
-Being alone-The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
-Swimming alone
-"You’ve Got Mail," QVC, cooking shows, infomercials, & demonstrations
-The invigorated, inspired feeling I get after leaving a movie theater
-Sleeping alone
-The Cheshire Cat & "Jabberwocky"
-Intense men, women, children, & dogs.
-"Virtual Insanity," "We Didn’t Start the Fire," "Life is a Rock," "I’ve Been Everywhere," "Stand," "It’s the End of the World As We Know It," "Piano Man," "American Pie"
-Listening to people genuinely enthuse.
These make me still.