Passive intake
Yesterday, I read a book at the gym. Yes I am that individual hogging a precious seat in the packed, stuffy wooden rec. center. In my defense, I was early for a dance class, so I whipped out my book to pass the time. Back to the book---

It's an quirky self-help book by the awe-mazing Jill Badonsky which personifies creative attributes into "modern muses." So in the chapter about Aha-phrodite, the muse of paying attention, I'm instructed to quick list twenty "jewels of delight." I had to mentally list these since I neglected to bring a pen to the gym. I figured I'd share. You should share yours too.

1. My kindle, my digital library
   
2. Podrunner
   
3. Reddit
4. My memory foam pillow
   
5. A steaming mug of homemade chai, with tea leaves and herbs I can bite into
   
6. My book stand
7. Bookmarks
8. Notebooks with ancient entries featuring primary school poetry and secondary school angst
9. Friends who listen to what I say
   
10. Labmates who parrot stuff I say
    
11. Skype
    
12. Chutney, the most huggable stuffed giraffe
13. The awe manac
    
14. 24 hour Computer labs
    
15. Crispy Greek donuts under a blanket of warm peanut butter and nutella
    
16. Flourless chocolate cake
    

At this point, I got stuck thinking abt a truckload of decadent treats dipped in chocolate, drizzled in caramel, unbearably creamy arrrgh. I refused to cheat and list my 50 favorite dishes and desserts. I crossed out #16 and replaced cake with "friends across the world."

17. Boxes of mementos
18. Handwritten, homemade thank you/goodbye/hi/i love you cards
19. Family
20. Instructors who correct my form

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