Writer's Block: Just a perfect day

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I have been so privileged in life, when I think about it...I've had *so* many good days. What they all seem to have in common is that they involve some combination of:

experiencing something beautiful (art, nature, music, theatre)
with someone I care about (friends, family, lover. Occasionally just me)

often accompanied by tasty food and drinks.

I think mostly what it takes to make a peak experience is to stop and appreciate, "Wow, here is this beautiful/unique/amazing thing I'm seeing/hearing/tasting/smelling/touching and here I am, fortunate enough to be enjoying it with [wonderful person/people I care about]"

Comments

[peace-chunk.livejournal.com]

I like how instead of describing your perfect day, you made an archetype/recipe thing :)
I shall try and use this recipe sometime myself in attempt for my 'perfect' day(s)! :P

[emmainfiniti.livejournal.com]

Some of my best days have been when I am alone (and can decide what I want to do without worrying about what anyone else wants), usually traveling (even if it isn't very far), usually involving experiencing nature, and almost always including some tasty food and/ or drink.

[bramblekite.livejournal.com]

I grew up alone. We moved a lot. I had books and an imaginary friend. I am good at entertaining myself and I am independent and self sufficient. I'm not afraid to go places and do things by myself. I can take care of myself. I can be comfortable being alone. I get more work done by myself and I hated group projects in school. But it's generally not my preference to be alone when I'm doing something fun or going somewhere interesting. A big part of the experience, for me, is the shared aspect of it

But, I can see your point. I would be anxious and unhappy if I felt responsible for other people's experience/enjoyment. I've made that mistake and gotten so wound up trying to make sure everyone was happy that no one enjoyed the day at all and they won't do things with me anymore... And it's never fun to try and have a good time with someone who is not in a mood to enjoy things (I used to drag my unwilling ex to things. Mostly he'd have a good time once we got there, but getting him there was so stressful and awful, I eventually gave up). So, for me finding the right 'traveling companions' is key :) I'd rather go places and enjoy them alone than deal with someone being a whiny bitch and ruining a nice meal or a day at faire or a beautiful view of Nature, a trip to visit family, or what have you