| | Sure, Rich… first thing that comes to mind—people; and the effect they have on me (here and now).
I find that (spending time with) human beings, particularly when at their best, i.e. playful and lighthearted (as this facilitates, although by no means is essential for, a most excellent ‘chillin’’), are at the very top of my ‘favorite things’… and also the quickest/most reliable way towards intimacy (being in good company/being good company—as Tarin suggested to Stephanie, I think). Intimacy is what makes this my most favorite thing.
Not just to have intimacy (for example, I used to befriend those whom (I felt) possessed certain qualities (I felt) I lacked—and then, by feeling complemented, more complete, via love and learning, (I felt) I had “intimacy”) but to be intimate with them (felicitously, here and now) – or the closest approximation (that is, attempting to converge at a felicitous frequency).
Incidentally, my other favorite things (the warmth of sunlight at dawn (reflecting a pleasant sunstruck vista), here and now, sipping coffee/tea delighted by a myriad of morning aromas (the birds chirping blithely away), here and now, a brisk walk under the moonlight (sometimes with a friendly companion), here and now, basking in the refreshing scent of an ocean breeze (amused by a city slicker that complains about its salty tang), here and now, ad infinitum…) would not be so favorite without an awareness of this moment in time (my favorite moment in time, by the way)—and being (more than) comfortable with (how I experience) such immediacy… even people (including those who are the easiest to enjoy) can seem, well, awfully “meh” (despite my best wishes)… if I am not glad to be experiencing this moment of being alive.
Actually, upon reflection, it appears that my favorite moment gives rise to the appreciation of my favorite things (and it used to be the other way around).
Regards, Gabriel |