Top Ten Favorite Things

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reciting koans   looking at lips   thinking about atoms   feeling emotions   anticipating death   enjoying art   smelling earth   rocking out   doodling

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New places  Walking  Leisurely meals  Treats  Sleeping in  The Internet  Outside time  Catching up  Stories  Maps

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perfectly piled paper stacks   the relief of a sneeze   the lingering scent of a freshly peeled orange   fresh brewed coffee in a small ceramic cup   the lustrous aquatic landscape of Kauai seas   the first kiss   the smell of old books   the smell of new books   dancing to a song I know the words to   slicing tomatoes with a freshly sharpened knife

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My Pets Loyal friends + Family Fresh squeezed Orange Juice Honesty Reading a book I don't want to end Traveling to new Places Watching a sunset Thin crust pizza Trees + Flowers Any chocolate + Peanut Butter Combination

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lemons

kiwis

peaches

wine

cat(s)

peanut butter

oranges

old books with pieces of paper in them

printed-out recipes, stained from use, saved to be used again

coffee

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Voluminous Beds Fireplaces Windowseat Reading Crosswords Autumn Streams Canvas Travel Beautiful Penmanship Innovative Lighting

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Large bodies of water Making people feel better Social games When kids are nice to each other Good poems and books Sing alongs Long meals Happy emotional moments Having drinks outside with people Analyzing people and situations

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trees right before the band comes on matcha silence with others a man with chest hair biking in summer my parents train stations when he enters seeing the moon

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Red bell peppers Cuban sandwiches Pork barbecue sandwiches Parliamentary procedure Jokes Twitter Friendship Wasting time with your computer Skiing NPR

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Weed Irish Whiskey The Ocean Fishing Bicycles Women Found Objects Art museums People that know how to hang out A good dinner

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feeling the presence of God a clear head  hawaii  sweaty sex  atlanta braves baseball  closing a sale  catching a wave  roadtrips with my brother  tall women  riding my bicycle with no hands

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My mom's coffee Days when you can cross everything off your to-do list Going to parties that have rooftop access Biting into a really good grilled cheese Chicago Wiping sticky melted flavor-ice off of toddlers' hands Good live music Drinking Angry Orchard with friends Nature walks at nighttime Comfortably sleeping with another person

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The sound of a Steinway Early mornings with coffee Good color palettes Developing film Lavender and white roses Drawing with fine point pens Laughing Sex Impromptu happenings Silent disco

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Dipping bread in sauce Making music that you still feel good about the next day Touching my girlfriend's butt HBO's Band of Brothers Suddenly finding you are very good at a random sport The morning after a hangover day Exchanging genuine bows with a Japanese person Doing something you love until you are completely exhausted Following hiking trails to their very end Succeeding despite self-sabotage

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Waking the person you love with kisses The smell of rain on concrete A long commute with a good book Coffee in the morning (and afternoon, and evening) Making up stories about strangers' lives Drunken baths with good company Music that makes you feel something real in the pit of your stomach Sharing a knowing glance with someone who knows exactly what you're thinking and feels the same way Standing barefoot in a freezing creek Reflecting upon how unbelievably fortunate we are to exist

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Constant comment tea Trail running with my dog Spiders (the tickle not the insect) Perennial plants An excellent book on tape Popping someone else's juicy zit ( I know I know I am a nurse what can I say) Spending time with my family after a long time away Getting into bed with clean cool sheets and shaved legs Clean Down comforters

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my wife and family old friends dogs art familiar places a fish on the end of a fly line campfires the smell of books waking up to thunderstorms and falling back asleep looking forward to things