Beautiful Things

I used to keep a tiny notebook where every evening I'd put 2-3 beautiful things I'd noticed the day before. Most of these bullet points were really short, almost never full sentences (the light falling on X's face on a particular evening, a friendly spider dancing to a song by Bauhaus, a dying fly, an unusual sound, a mysterious soup.)

It's funny to see these notes today and notice how vivid are the memories triggered by them. It was my personal time travel kit.

Nowadays, I keep a similar section in my Stream of Consciousness Morning Notes, but I don't aim for uniqueness, because although unique notes evoke a more powerful feeling, I'll never get bored of playing with my dog or hugging Luna and I want to do that as often as possible.

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a giant foot-shaped snail with a house on its back. the house is still in construction, with a big crane towering above it The image is a stylized black-and-white illustration. In the lower left corner, there is a small, cozy-looking house with smoke rising from its chimney. The smoke, however, does not dissipate into the air but instead forms a dark, looming cloud. Within the cloud, the silhouette of a large, menacing face is visible, with its eyes and nose peeking through the darkness. The creature, perhaps a cat, appears to be watching over the house ominously, creating a sense of foreboding or unease.