- reading escapist/fantasy fiction (ie Twilight, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia)
- drinking, then dancing
- smelling roses (or most things that smell good, such as cake, good cologne/perfume)
- feeling accomplished
- doing some drugs
- drinking good, dry, red wine
- engaging in intellectually-stimulating conversation
- having conversations that make me laugh
- processing a really good philosophy/theory article
- sleeping, sometimes
- feeling loved
- self-loving
- having just ran (not the actual act of running, although I hope to add that soon)
- smelling-while-folding clean, warm laundry
- communicating on Facebook, sometimes
- connecting with people, sometimes
- being just-from-the-shower shaved and clean
- flirting/being flirted with
- watching good movies/TV shows (ie House, LOST, and of course, Twilight)
- having intense conversations/interactions with intelligent (and attractive) people
- writing, sometimes
- finishing a task, sometimes (not finishing a good book, which brings me sadness)
- riding my bike across campus
- teaching, sometimes
- learning, sometimes
- shopping, sometimes (when I have money, but when I don't, it brings me sadness and stress)
- cleaning, sometimes
- texting
- checking things off a to-do list
- having an 'up' day (as opposed to a bipolar-like downswing)
- driving, sometimes
- warm, autumn days (or spring, or summer... but not hot, hot days)
- waking up in a good mood
- feeling like I'm working toward a good, healthy, happy goal
- seeing others accomplish their goals
- receiving stuff from friends/family in the mail
- making good choices and seeing their results
- being pain-free for a while
- getting a massage
- getting a haircut and eyebrow waxing
Friday, September 18, 2009
Pleasure (list in progress)
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I always slow WAY down when I'm nearing the end of a book that I really like and run on the sweet high for a few days (ludic cerebration!), but if I'm reading something that is required--say, a text for class, I feel enormous relief when I see the pages dwindling. For Mary Daly's explanation of ludic cerebration, searc for the term in her book: http://books.google.com/books?id=O4plzkPw52cC&lpg=PA49&ots=BHZwizs_f-&dq=ludic%20cerebration&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=ludic%20cerebration&f=false
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