Happy Moments in Life

Falling in Love.    

Laughing so hard my face hurts.










A hot shower.

Getting mail.

Seeing smiles and hearing laughter from your friends.

Hearing my favorite song on the radio.

Lying in bed listening to the rain.

Waking up and realizing I still have a few more hours of sleep.

Chocolate milkshake.
Chocolate.

A long distance phone call.

A bubble bath.

Sweet dreams.

Giggling.

A good conversation.

The beach.

Laughing at myself.

Running through sprinklers.

Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.

Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.

Friends. Laughing at an inside joke.

Making new friends.

Spending time with old friends.

Song lyrics printed inside a new CD so I can sing along without feeling stupid.

Getting butterflies in my stomach every time I see that one person.

Making eye contact with a cute stranger.

Holding hands with someone you care about.

Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change.

Discovering that love is unconditional and stronger than time.

Hugging the person you love.

Watching someone's face as they open much-desired present from me.

Watching the sunrise.

Getting out of bed every morning and being thankful for another beautiful day.

Woman's Logic

I bursted out laughing when I saw this because I knew I was guilty of it...

The Function of Music

Every morning, I drive 15 minutes to work.  I enjoy my short ride to work without any traffic.  And usually, it's right when the sun is rising or as soon as its risen so the sky is beautifully painted with several pastel colors.  But sometimes, I wish my commute was a little longer, just so I can listen to music a little longer and take in as much morning colors as I can.  I love listening to music (and/or singing) while driving.  It lets me enjoy the drive as is.  It helps me free my mind.  The combination of driving, music, and sunrise is just a great way to start a day!  Maybe, one of these days, I'll leave early and take a longer route to work so I can enjoy the beginning of my day with music that frees me from "the tyranny of conscious thought!"

Dealing with an unfree world

Breakfast at Tiffany's

You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, "Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness." You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself. 

Roman Holiday

"Pick the day. Enjoy it--to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come.... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present--and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future."
- Audrey Hepburn

Have I ever done something out of ordinary without worrying about the consequences? The answer to that is a definite NO.

I wish I did, just like Princess Ann and Mr. Bradley in "Roman Holiday" (1953).

I'm going to at some point--It's a promise to myself.  A step closer to living an improvised life!

You only live once. Live with no regrets.

Dance as if no one is watching you.

Love as if you have never been hurt before.

Sing as if no one can hear you.

Live every day as if it were your last.

- Alfred D'Souza

It was about 8 years ago when I first came across this quote. I was 14, trying to "find myself." 

I don't even forget the moment I first heard it. It was as if a lightening had just hit me with the answer to life's greatest and most difficult question. Since then, I've been trying to remember it every day and live by it.

Of course, with my shyness, indecisiveness, and timidity, I have not been living each moment of my life "as if it were my last."  Going back to my first post... Certainly, there are/were moments that I wish I had lived differently.  There were moments that were near regretful. 

"You only live once. Live with no regrets." Thoughtful words by Erin Cohn. I might have to just man up and live by my favorite quote. 

Be brave, be bold and be  beautiful.  

I've been telling myself for years and years.

I might have to take a step forward and actually be brave and bold.

Today

Don’t waste today regretting yesterday instead of making a memory for tomorrow.

Jazzing Up

I like to look back at my past. 

No, it's more like I obsess over the past--to the point where I don't let myself move forward.

I don't want to call it "regretting"; but I constantly wonder what my life would have been like if I made a different decision, a different choice.  I always find myself caught up in something that I have no control over, worry and wonder about it for days, weeks, months. 

Then I tell myself, "oh, I hate myself."

That's why I love to play jazz and listen to jazz. That's why I love... jazz! It makes me try something new. Move forward with new ideas. Experiment without any hesitation.

"It isn't where you came from, it's where you're going that counts."  - Ella Fitzgerald