Friday, February 10, 2006
Favorites -- not so much
I have been thinking about "favorites" since Collette posted about hers on her blog. OK, the thing is, I don't know if I have any. Or rather, I have too many. I can't stand the thought of narrowing colors down to just one favorite, because I love yellow-greens, pink, black, brown, aqua, red... you see my problem? How could I choose just one? Same problem with books. And favorite food? Come on. That would just be impossible. I just love food. Marc used to like to play a game with me of listing our top 5 or top 10 movies, books, CDs, whatever we would want if stranded on a desert island. But this game was just torture for me, not fun at all, and I guess my refusal to play finally forced him to give up. I don't want to think of my top favorites because I don't want to be limited. Really, with my love of list-making, you'd think I'd be on board with this, but no. Maybe I'll just keep a running list of things that I like or things that make me happy. No constraints, it could be a completely unlimited number of favorites. I'm starting to like the sound of that...
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There is a book called 14,000 Things To Be Happy About. That's what I'm going for! The more "favorites" the better!
I certainly agree with you (although it was my post that sparked this). I think my main point is that I want to discover what I really enjoy and revel in that versus being ambivalent. I want to find my favorites, not to the exclusion of anything, but to empower me to go after the things I love. Are you with me?
I'm with you. Whenever anybody asks me what my favorite _______ is, I freeze. Why limit ourselves? So what if I love most of the books I read, and the movies I see? So what if I really, really like most of the foods I try? That just means I'm easy to please, and not the dreaded high maintenance woman. The only favorites question I have a definitive answer for is "What is your favorite dessert?". Even then, then answer is quite noncommital, "Anything involving chocolate!"
Yah, why do we have to have a favorite anything? It's too much pressure. I find myself thinking, "can I commit to chips and dip as my favorite food?" I think not, but what else is it? Hmmm. Maybe a top 10, but never just one.
I'm jumping on the band-wagon. I have many favorites. My next project to start is my happy books, FULL of things that I love. All of my favorites, that I can add to indefinately.
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