Things That Make Life Worth Living

  •  the Chi Rho page in Book of Kells
  • Tori McClure's determination in rowing across the Atlantic
  •  the chorus in "Above the Clouds of Pompeii" by Bear's Den
  • "Astral Plane" by Valerie June
  •  creating art
  • the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • Wes Anderson's color palette
  • Coldplay
  • the "Epilogue" in Les Mis
  •  strawberry milkshake with fudge at Dairy Dip
  • my sister's wild hair


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