List de ligero

My friend Megan used to make these…it was one of the many things she left behind after she died three years ago. She called them “List de ligero” or "list of light" To get through the grieving process in eleventh grade I made my own list, and in doing so I discovered why she made them so often. Sometimes I get so caught up in the storms and sorrow that I am surrounded by, it doesn’t matter how big or small my problem is, it becomes my main focus. I know that I am not alone in doing this. I thought I would share my secret in getting through these “hard times” with y’all, because it was Megan’s secret and she passed it on to me. Now, I am passing it on to you.
A list of light is essentially what it sounds like. It’s a list of things that make you happy or smile…things that remind you of how blessed you are. It can be something ridiculous and stupid like a movie, or something breath taking like a sunset. It can even be a time of the year like Christmas…whatever it is that makes you smile, if you concentrate on things that make you smile long enough you realize that you’re beaming and that you are truly happy. You will begin to focus on things that make you grin instead of the things that make you anything less than happy.
So here is my happy list:

The sound of a child’s laughter
Funfetti
Cake batter ice cream
Cookie dough
Orange Roses
Sunflowers (Meg’s favorite..forever in my heart)
The perfect Chickfila biscuit
Sunsets
Clouds
Sunrises
The sound of rain on a tin roof
Pick up lines
When a guy smiles on the concourse and you know he’s smiling at YOU
My hair when it’s curled
When someone says that I look pretty even when I have no make up on
A clear starry night
Playing just dance with some friends
Mountain dew
Country music
A song with clever lyrics
Country Boys
Meeting someone new
Hearing “War Eagle!” thousands of miles away from Auburn
Passion Conference
Lame jokes
Laura Elizabeth Nolan
My sorority sisters
Initiating new sisters into Alpha Xi Delta
Seeing how excited girls get when they find out who their Big is
Samford Hall all times of the day
When a baby holds your finger
Auburn winning in any sport, competition, etc.
Georgia losing in everything every day
Christmas time
Easter
My cousin Vinny
Wearing pearls
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Art
Making art
Waking up at 8 am and realizing it Saturday and can go back to sleep
Being called Mags... or any other nick name
Making a new page in my visual journal and loving it
Knowing that I am saved by the blood of Jesus and lavishly loved by the King of Kings


See…it can be anything and I guarantee you, that if you do this you will be smiling before you finish. Make it as long as you want or need it to be to make you smile, but be sure to focus on these things and not the devastation in your life right now.