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Apr. 23rd, 2026 09:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
serafaeryA journal I didn't even know I was following posted this today randomly so I thought I would try to follow along. I used to do regular gratitude lists, not sure what happened to that. Gratitude can be hard sometimes. But this is different. Anyway let's see what happens.
Day 1: LIST 10 THINGS THAT MAKES YOU REALLY HAPPY
1. Hiking. The hard work, the flowers, the crisp air, it's different every time. The birds, the silly squirrels, the random strangers, the peacefulness. The way the sky constantly changes. The trees that feel like the kindest most generous guardians, offering protection and shelter and comforting scents and beauty and never asking for anything.
2. Coffee. The warm cozy ritual of it in the mornings, the associations with mom, another coffee lover. The buzz and soft euphoria it offers, the brightens it gives the world when I look up from its comforting steaminess.
3. Avalanche. Sweetest kitten. The happier she is, the happier I am. And somehow no matter what, she is always happy.
4. Lookout towers. The quiet simple peacefulness of being up in the forest and away from everything. That the most important things become sleep and hot water. Trails that go on forever (more hiking, always hiking), views that go on forever. The lack of pressure to do anything but enjoy our surroundings. Playing on silks in crazy beautiful places.
5. Aerial silks. The way they make me feel strong and confident and beautiful, the way they wrap and hug me, the way they force me to work and challenge me to push my body, the way they hold me upside down and sideways and let me stretch or crunch or wind or unwind at my own pace.
6. Outdoor swimming. Swimming in the heated pool at Timberline Lodge, and soaking in their hot tub, was probably one of my favorite things I did all year, last year. I missed the lake at Indian Ridge last year, but maybe this summer we can try again.
7. Bike rides. It's hard work and the woosh of the wind is exhilarating, seeing the trees and flowers rush by, climbing hills and floating down them, getting better views at the top of a hard climb, catching my breath while looking out over the world, before riding home on a magic contraption that soars over the road.
8. The coast. The smell of the ocean, the hiking trails, the soft soft velvet sand here in the pacific nw, the moody weather, the wind and saltiness, the sound of the waves, the sparkling of the sun and the movement of the clouds and the brightness of the stars at night. Making little driftwood fires and watching the sunset. Toes in the sand and water.
9. Dancing. Getting lost in the music, the outfits and flashy lights, the otherworldliness, interacting with others wordlessly, or laughing and playing with them, the silliness and freedom of the movements, the excitement when the music gets really good, the sweatiness and exhaustion at the end of a super fun night.
10. Sharing all of these things with people I love - lookout towers with Josh and Tyler, bike rides with Cynthia, dancing with all the Coffin Club buddies, taking friends to the beach, swimming with the boys, hiking with whoever will go with me, playing on silks with circus folks; happy hour with Karissa (happy hour doesn't matter to me but time with Karissa does), coffee and birdsong with Avalanche in the morning is what gets me out of bed.
Day 1: LIST 10 THINGS THAT MAKES YOU REALLY HAPPY
1. Hiking. The hard work, the flowers, the crisp air, it's different every time. The birds, the silly squirrels, the random strangers, the peacefulness. The way the sky constantly changes. The trees that feel like the kindest most generous guardians, offering protection and shelter and comforting scents and beauty and never asking for anything.
2. Coffee. The warm cozy ritual of it in the mornings, the associations with mom, another coffee lover. The buzz and soft euphoria it offers, the brightens it gives the world when I look up from its comforting steaminess.
3. Avalanche. Sweetest kitten. The happier she is, the happier I am. And somehow no matter what, she is always happy.
4. Lookout towers. The quiet simple peacefulness of being up in the forest and away from everything. That the most important things become sleep and hot water. Trails that go on forever (more hiking, always hiking), views that go on forever. The lack of pressure to do anything but enjoy our surroundings. Playing on silks in crazy beautiful places.
5. Aerial silks. The way they make me feel strong and confident and beautiful, the way they wrap and hug me, the way they force me to work and challenge me to push my body, the way they hold me upside down and sideways and let me stretch or crunch or wind or unwind at my own pace.
6. Outdoor swimming. Swimming in the heated pool at Timberline Lodge, and soaking in their hot tub, was probably one of my favorite things I did all year, last year. I missed the lake at Indian Ridge last year, but maybe this summer we can try again.
7. Bike rides. It's hard work and the woosh of the wind is exhilarating, seeing the trees and flowers rush by, climbing hills and floating down them, getting better views at the top of a hard climb, catching my breath while looking out over the world, before riding home on a magic contraption that soars over the road.
8. The coast. The smell of the ocean, the hiking trails, the soft soft velvet sand here in the pacific nw, the moody weather, the wind and saltiness, the sound of the waves, the sparkling of the sun and the movement of the clouds and the brightness of the stars at night. Making little driftwood fires and watching the sunset. Toes in the sand and water.
9. Dancing. Getting lost in the music, the outfits and flashy lights, the otherworldliness, interacting with others wordlessly, or laughing and playing with them, the silliness and freedom of the movements, the excitement when the music gets really good, the sweatiness and exhaustion at the end of a super fun night.
10. Sharing all of these things with people I love - lookout towers with Josh and Tyler, bike rides with Cynthia, dancing with all the Coffin Club buddies, taking friends to the beach, swimming with the boys, hiking with whoever will go with me, playing on silks with circus folks; happy hour with Karissa (happy hour doesn't matter to me but time with Karissa does), coffee and birdsong with Avalanche in the morning is what gets me out of bed.
