I recently discovered the blog Three Beautiful Things, written by a British woman named Clare. Almost every day for the last three years, she has recorded three things that have given her pleasure on that day. From charming Italian waiters to having tea in bed, Clare’s lists are exquisite in their detail. She’s definitely a woman after my own heart — looking purposefully for beauty in the world around her.
So, in her honor, I’m going to start posting occasional Three Beautiful Things posts, starting today.I encourage you to join in and comment with your own 3BT lists on these posts!
1. Lifting my arms into the air and leaning my head back to breathe in a deep breath underneath the lush green trees in the park.
2. Lapsang souchong tea, with alfalfa honey and milk.
3. Finally hand-washing the big bag of delicates that’s been loitering for six months, and remembering items of clothing I’d forgotten I had.
All right, now your turn!
I’m game! I think I could list 3,000.
1. Cookiing a great big, complicated dinner (with lots of courses and surprises) for friends and/or family– especially watching everyone enjoy that first bite. And then following it up with spicy red wine and some decadent dessert that makes use of bitter dark chocolate.
2. Helping a child realize their very own super-special uniqueness.
3. Floating. In the ocean with the sun warming my face or –belive it or not– in a flotation chamber. I only did it twice, but it was amazing. You’re totally weightless, so all of your muscles relax and you feel as if you could be floating in outer space.
1. the first coco icee of spring/summer
2. whenever Feist comes on the radio
3. when someone gives you their time without having to schedule it and it feels as if that time is truly free
of the day?
ill have to get back to you sometime tonight.
1. waking up without the alarm
2. greeting by a happy tail wagging pet
3. sparkling lights at Christmas
1. any excuse for a reunion with old friends
2. stopping to realize how much you love someone
3. finding the “right” thing to say when somebody needs to hear it
Hallo all
Thanks very much for joining in the fun.
Clare
1. iced coffee
2. appointment cancellations
3. the post-cry feeling