Old shoes may not be glamorous, but it is sure comfortably blissful to slip your feet into a pair of shoes that have molded themselves to fit your feet perfectly. Sometimes in our search for bliss, we assume that bliss is something to be found and not something we already have. There are so many blissbringers in this world that bring bliss precisely because they are comfortable. Here’s a list of my top 10 comforting blissbringers:
- Snuggling back into the covers on a cold winter morning when you realize you have 10 or 15 minutes before you absolutely have to get up. I can’t sleep in a hot room, so I generally leave the window open as late as possible into the fall so that the bedroom is a little bit chilly at night. This morning I woke and realized that it had surpassed chilly and was downright frigid. I hustled out of bed to shut the window and then climbed back beneath the covers that were still warm from my body heat. I snuggled under my microsuede comforter that I got from Goodwill and just relaxed and let my mind wander.
Friends that you can pick up the phone and continue a previous conversation with without having to regroup and bring them back up to speed.- Inside jokes. I work with people from both our plants and headquarters and the folks at one of the plants play buzzword bingo when they have meetings with us and tick off the buzzwords as we say them. They consider me one of their own so they shared the game with me and now when I’m in a meeting with both corporate and plant folks, ever so often I’ll send a text during the meeting saying “bingo” and we all understand what that means.
- Old shoes that fit perfectly and feel as if they were made for your feet.
- Spaghetti with tomato sauce and Parmesan. This isn’t some fancy pasta dish, it’s just pure comfort food that reminds me of being a kid at my grandmother’s dinner table and the pure heaven that her pasta brought.
Snuggling in front of the fireplace on a cold winter’s day. Watching the flames is highly hypnotic and can put me into a snuggly warm state.
- Days without running errands, chores, or playing taxi driver. Every so often, I will be lucky enough to get a day that I get to spend at home without having to go anywhere. Those are perfect days that are lazy and fun and very relaxing.
- Soaking in a hot bathtub with music playing and no responsibilities.
- Chocolate pudding eaten while it is still sorta warm and not quite set up yet.
- Snuggling with my husband. I feel so safe when I snuggle up with him as if nothing could hurt me and as if I’m safe from all the cares of the world.
My blissmakers are comfortable and satisfying and bring complete happiness.
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