20/20 Vision

I’m not big on resolutions. I’ve written many in the past years, but I have a hard time sticking to them; following through. Not sure what that says about me, but that’s not really the point. I cross off a few goals, check some boxes, but in the grand scheme of things by the time the end of the year comes along, I seldom think of or even remember what I aspired to accomplish.

So this year instead of writing some life-altering list, I’ve decided to focus on the small simple pleasures.

WHAT I’LL BE DOING MORE OF IN 2020

  • Enjoying the smell of clean sheets

  • Swimming any chance I get

  • Putting my phone away

  • Going for long walks

  • Telling people I love them

  • Hugging

  • Breathing

  • Learning - specifically about cooking and the science of food, and generally about anything that tickles my fancy

  • Singing in the car

  • Daydreaming

  • Moving my body in any way that feels good

  • Trusting my gut

  • Practicing gratitude for everyday things I generally take for granted

  • Walking barefoot in the grass

  • Eating all the fruit this summer

  • Spontaneous dance parties

  • Donating things I don’t use

  • Listening to the ocean

  • Moving meditation — a.k.a. putting one foot in front of the other (or what some people may call ‘running’)

  • Sprinkling kindness around like it’s confetti — especially all over myself

  • Cheese boards, oysters, and dessert

  • Feeling the warm breeze on my skin

  • Literally stopping to smell the roses

  • Smelling like bonfires for extended periods of time

  • Writing — be it on here or just in my journal

  • Eye contact

  • Laughing, especially at myself (because I am the funniest person I know)

  • Coffee — but like good coffee

  • Cooking for people I love

  • Sunrises and Sunsets

  • Spending time alone

  • Candid photos

  • Love

And surely more great things to come.

LifestyleElizabeth Poisson