Fifty Things I Love

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Allow me to share my favorite things with my favorite people:

  1. Making babies smile
  2. The breathtaking feeling of creating something original
  3. Honest conversation
  4. Ecstatically funny conversation
  5. Royal Purple (the color)
  6. Truth
  7. Ironic humor
  8. Spending time with family caregivers
  9. Down pillows
  10. Port wine
  11. Waking up knowing that I still have two hours to sleep
  12. Hanging out with my loved ones
  13. When words fall together on paper
  14. To help
  15. Inexplicable coincidences
  16. Sitting in my backyard on a clear night after traveling
  17. Traveling
  18. Discovering new foreign foods
  19. To win
  20. Carmina Burana
  21. Groucho Marx
  22. Cotton Candy
  23. Steely Dan
  24. Getting lost in a great book
  25. Reconnecting with old friends
  26. Brain-storming with my partners
  27. Politicians who put the needs of their constituents first
  28. Brilliant sunsets over the ocean
  29. Well-stocked bookstores
  30. Maintained peace
  31. Not being misunderstood
  32. Nessun Dorma
  33. Getting lost in a great movie
  34. People who come through for caregivers
  35. Long hot showers
  36. Cajun music
  37. Playing with baby tigers
  38. Fresh shellfish
  39. Unique and original magazines
  40. Making a difference in the lives of family caregivers
  41. Moments of absolute clarity
  42. Feisty political conversations
  43. Salma Hayek
  44. The smell of freshly mowed grass
  45. When bad guys get their due
  46. Leisurely breakfast with loved ones reading the Sunday papers
  47. The editorial section
  48. The funny pages
  49. People who love
  50. You...

Please share the things you love in the comments below.