I wouldn't want you to think that everything on here is negative. Life, no matter how difficult it can be, is wonderful and something to be cherished. Whatever negativity or cynicism I give off is directly proportionate to my optimism and ideals, which generate a great deal of pain when shattered. As proof, here is a short list of things that make me glad to be alive.
The first time I kiss a woman.
When I wake up on Saturday morning and momentarily fear that I have to go to work, but then realize what day it is and sink back into bed.
On a related note, when I dream that I'm still in school and missed all my classes for the semester just before the final exam, but then wake up and feel liberated.
Puppies and kittens.
Watching a speed demon on the highway get boxed into a slow lane.
The year's first snowfall.
Trying out a new brewery.
When the lights go dim in a movie theater.
Learning a new word in Spanish.
Learning a new word in English.
The moment my workout routine is finished, and my brain is bathed in endorphins while my body is covered in sweat.
Thinking up a bizarre chess combination to win a game that was lost.
Making the final car payment.
Seeing parents take their child to his or her very first day of school.
When the court issues an order that quotes my motion almost verbatim.
Upsets of any kind, when the person who had no chance of winning does.
When one of my Spanish students gets it.
Christmas.
Finally remembering the name of an awesome song and downloading it.
Reading about a historical event from thousands of years ago that sounds exactly like something in the news yesterday.
The rumble of an oncoming train.
A late night conversation with a small circle of close friends.
When college basketball season finally ends and stops interfering with regular programming.
Hearing the media's and the other candidates' teeth grind whenever Ron Paul answers a question.
The first time I kiss a woman.
When I wake up on Saturday morning and momentarily fear that I have to go to work, but then realize what day it is and sink back into bed.
On a related note, when I dream that I'm still in school and missed all my classes for the semester just before the final exam, but then wake up and feel liberated.
Puppies and kittens.
Watching a speed demon on the highway get boxed into a slow lane.
The year's first snowfall.
Trying out a new brewery.
When the lights go dim in a movie theater.
Learning a new word in Spanish.
Learning a new word in English.
The moment my workout routine is finished, and my brain is bathed in endorphins while my body is covered in sweat.
Thinking up a bizarre chess combination to win a game that was lost.
Making the final car payment.
Seeing parents take their child to his or her very first day of school.
When the court issues an order that quotes my motion almost verbatim.
Upsets of any kind, when the person who had no chance of winning does.
When one of my Spanish students gets it.
Christmas.
Finally remembering the name of an awesome song and downloading it.
Reading about a historical event from thousands of years ago that sounds exactly like something in the news yesterday.
The rumble of an oncoming train.
A late night conversation with a small circle of close friends.
When college basketball season finally ends and stops interfering with regular programming.
Hearing the media's and the other candidates' teeth grind whenever Ron Paul answers a question.
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