finding an oyster with a pearl inside anticipation before a party self-confidence

a lingerie store granting a favor cobblestone streets

an old windmill in the Lowlands meeting a friendly stranger on an airplane butternut squash

a Greek blanket a change in plans a room full of impressionist paintings

the fragrance of old mint in the garden an unexpected present from a friend a revelation

a car mechanic a small cafe by the beach good luck

the evening star painting a still life an old wishing well

the hum of a freighter boat’s engine catching up giant sea turtles

finding buried treasure in your backyard chuckling wooden toy trains

dragons getting lots of unexpected checks in the mail playing the violin

Castel San Angelo seen from your apartment terrace letting be, not just letting go eyelashes

the rain forests in Suriname aspirin building a house

Fresh water from a well The ocean in a snow storm Middle-of-the-night insight

exciting, unexpected news the island of Capri a quiet classroom of teens

a smoothly running engine flexibility Sherwood Forest

looking at maps black olives the calls of geese flying overhead

the first hard frost a poet from Damascus singing in harmony with friends

jumping on a trampoline the discovery Bluehenge tenderness

being with teenagers Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome traveling by barge through Belgium

a pine needle path through the woods feeling brave a gondola ride by moonlight

yellow leaves at night under a street lamp traveling by train clapping your hands

finding hidden sapphire earrings that belonged to your grandmother a foot massage zhikr: the practice of remembrance