Favorite Things

Note: the following has been written by Maria and subsequently posted by Sarah, Maria's friend. 




“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,

Brown paper packages tied up with string

These are a few of my favorite things.”

I don’t know how much I love or, quite frankly, think about bright copper kettles.  And I’m definitely not a fan of warm woolen mittens - unless that’s a metaphor for the Mediterranean Ocean.  BUT…I do have a lot of favorite things.  And while things don’t bring true happiness, as Maria sings, they do help when the dog bites and the bee stings. 

May you find some impermanent joy in these compounded phenomena!  Bee Well.  xoxo

Movies

Mostly Martha

Stealing Beauty

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

When Harry Met Sally
Father of the Bride (Steve Martin)
Being There
Airplane
Reruns of Julia Child TV shows

Books

The Little Prince

Peace Pilgrim

No Self, No Problem by Thubten

Journey of the Universe by Swimme

The Universe is a Green Dragon by Swimme

Professor von Igelfeld series by Smith

The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs by Pineault

Being Nobody, Going Nowhere by Khemma

Salad Toppings

Hemp hearts

Kelp sprinkles

Local organic goat feta
Roasted salted sunflower seeds
Sliced local organic strawberries

Healing Modalities

Matrix Re-Patterning by Dr. Roth  — wow!

Activities

Knitting

Reading (books with paper pages)

Writing letters (pens! paper! stamps!)

Smiling
Sunbathing
Serving others
Shopping at Farmer's Markets
Hanging clothes outside on the line

Non-toxic Cleaning Agents

Borax, baking soda, vinegar

For super clean and soft laundry, use Biokleen detergent with 1/2 cup Borax and 1-2 cups vinegar.  Hang in the sun to dry.  Enjoy!

Grab a friend, a lonely elder, a single parent, and partake of some of your favorite things.  Did I mention cream colored ponies and warm apple strudel?  Yum.