I usually present a Book Binge selection on Sunday, but I needed to do something different today. This holiday season is feeling very different for me for a lot of reasons and none that I want to share here. But what I will share are some nice notions on this blessed Sunday. Sometimes when you’re not feeling your best, it’s good to think about comforting things. So here is my Sunday Solace list. Some are personal memories, others are events that I’ve witnessed or imagined. How about making your own list of things that soothe your mind?

Enjoy and have a wonderful day.

• Getting your first pet
• Completing a novel or screenplay
• Falling in love for the first time
• Falling in love for the 10th time
• Watching a beautiful waterfall in another country
• Talking for hours on the phone with a good friend
• Getting hugged by your soul mate
• Hugging someone in need of comfort
• Solving an unsolvable problem
• Sitting on Santa’s knee
• Making snow angels
• Being a good friend
• Buying your first car
• Buying your first home
• Having your first child
• Bringing home the groceries
• Having a laugh with your grandmother
• Listening to your favorite song on repeat
• Eating chocolate
• Smelling pretty perfume
• Putting on a new leather jacket
• Teaching a child to read
• Learning a new skill
• Snuggling your loved one under new sheets
• Being admired for your mind
• Being told you’re pretty
• Telling someone they are handsome
• Witnessing the smile of someone truly happy
• Good sleep after a long day of satisfying work
• Taking a candlelit bubble bath
• Making snow cones
• Making homemade ice cream with your mother
• Hitting the lottery
• Giving to charity
• Having a clean house
• Tending the garden
• Traveling to a sunny location for a vacation
• Learning to ski
• Flying in a helicopter for the first time
• Doing something you never thought you’d do
• Telling your best friend you got a marriage proposal
• Listening to someone you love sing a beautiful song
• Being held
• Loving someone
• Being loved back
• Reading a good book
• Friendly conversation with a stranger
• Remembering something you’d forgotten
• Helping a lost child find their parents
• Raking leaves on a sunny afternoon
• Watching the sun go down
• Being happy for someone
• Forgiving yourself
• Moving on to something/someone better
• Getting a new job
• Eating a cookie
• Baking a cake
• Going to a writers conference
• Taking a class
• Meeting your favorite celebrity
• Sitting next to a handsome actor on a plane
• Picking some flowers
• Going to the gym and liking it
• Saving money
• Taking a walk while listening to good music
• Playing the piano
• Watching soaps
• Playing golf
• Flipping to a scripture that you know God needed you to see at that moment
• Feeling protected
• Fulfilling your own promise to yourself as well as ones made to others
• Being able to apologize
• Being vulnerable
• Washing your car
• Hanging with the boys
• Hanging with the girls
• Telling the truth
• Making a new friend
• Bonding with an old one
• Online chats
• In person chats
• Greeting a neighbor
• Keeping it simple
• Letting go
• Plentiful pleasures
• New socks
• Taking your child to school
• Being thankful
• Seeing a rainbow
• Going to the casino
• Winning big at poker
• Waking up and witnessing a new day
• Having a beautiful dream come true
• Seeing a woman be proposed to on a busy street
• Taking photographs of nature
• Going on an expensive vacation
• Giving someone a warm coat
• Helping the homeless
• Being a blessing to someone
• Receiving a blessing
• Knowing you’re not perfect, but doing YOUR best
• Hitting the winning shot
• Teaching someone else how to win
• Going fishing
• Riding in a canoe
• Riding a horse
• Doing adult things
• Doing childish things
• Playing video games
• Walking home from work
• Finding a lost love
• Going on a cruise
• Watching an old classic film
• Eating lobster and shrimp
• Being silly
• Finding a Time Machine
• Writing a blog post about soothing things

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