1. Smiles
2. Retelling of family stories with family
3. Laughter and giggles
4. Pure natural outdoor light
5. Shade and a breeze on a hot day
6. Getting it, or in other words, finally understanding how to solve something
7. Tender scenes such as seeing a little child show compassion
8. Freedom
9. Pure unadulterated water
10. Forgiveness
I'm purposely not posting any photos with these, because I am hoping as you read my list you saw your own scenes from your memories. Now go finish the sentence Friday.
Yep! In your #2 I immediately pictured my dad who was here last weekend, retelling a story. He always says, "Did I ever tell you about the time..." and someone says yes but he tells it again anyway, and it's got a bit more info than last time. Perhaps embellishments, but fun nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteHis stories could be a treasured memory not only for you, but for others in the family, if you record or video him telling his stories. My husband did that once at a family reunion and we still laugh as we listen to some of the stories shared. Some of the story tellers have passed on now, but being able to still hear the voices and stories is a blessing.
DeleteGreat idea!
DeleteI love retelling family stories. Every year at a reunion as a kid, we would hear the same stories and I looked forward to it everytime. Probably because we had a great storyteller!
ReplyDeleteEven those who may not consider themselves as great story tellers often share interesting things about themselves and the family that opens the eyes of others about why certain family members may feel the way they do about different things that transpired during their lives.
DeleteA beautiful list and yes, I can resonate to the above :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed my listicle!
DeleteLove your list, especially #2 :)
ReplyDeleteI think #2 is a winner judging with how much this resonates with those who have read my list so far. Glad you enjoyed the list.
DeleteLove this and agree that picturing your own memories is so much stronger. We went on vacation with my brother and his family recently, and his kids and mine were fascinated by stories of our growing up. It was magical really. And funny that you say listicle reminds you of mystical... it always reminds me of list tickle since my phone auto-corrected to that once when texting with Kenya about this idea :D
ReplyDeleteSo glad you joined!
Auto corrects do the funniest things! I never even thought of it a list tickle. Thank you to both you and to Kenya for providing these prompts.
DeleteThats what I really admire and enjoy* about your writing, your posts, is the beautiful economy of words. It's one thing to create an image with a small group of well-chosen words. It's an order of magnitude more difficult to craft a phrase that connects with and engages the reader.
ReplyDeletevery cool
*well, kinda two separate things, one more mature than the other.... everyone enjoys skillful writing, sometimes some of us (by 'us' I mean,'me') will also think... "Come on, clark! You need to get that good at this writing thing!"
(don't tell anyone)
lol
Thank you Clark for your kind words. That means a lot considering you are so much more masterful at this writing thing. Writing serves several purposes for me and hopefully along the way some of what I write might be helpful to others in some way and also give those of my descendants a glimpse of this person I am, for good or bad or just to bring a smile or a laugh.
DeleteAh yes, lovely.
ReplyDeleteAnd Six - SIX - when I finally "get it" - such a relief. :)
I agree with that. Some things I probably will never "get" in this life, but I am thankful for all those things which have become clearer along the way.
DeleteAll the items on your listicle (and I love to say and type listicle, too) evoke strong feelings and pictures. I feel some big exhales coming on.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Val. When I wrote that, I thought that it was going to sound silly to some, but there are certain words that are fun to say and hear.
DeleteShade and a breeze on a hot day. Ahhh.. a dry hot day. Yes!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I constantly drink water and say, "Wow.. why is water SO good?" And my family will say, "because you're dehydrated if it feels that good to quench your thirst!"
And it's because water is amazing.
We have a way of really appreciating water when we are thirsty, and if we have ever tasted water that didn't taste good. Water is amazing!
DeleteYes, #3 is so contagious too.
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