“Seeing the milky way with their own eyes.”
“Hiking/Camping over night.”
“The rush of adrenaline and the sudden realization of how mortal you are that can only come from near-death.”
“A concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater.”
“Seeing the ocean”
“Jumping from a safely high cliff into deep water, that first breath when you swim back up and reach the surface of the water is something special.”
“A debt free life.”
“It’s rather mundane, and some people hate doing this, but everyone should take a trip on an airplane. It still blows my mind that human beings developed technology that allows us to be transported in a metal (and plastic?) tube thousands of feet in the air.”
“To tell someone that you love them, and have them look genuinely happy back at you.”
“Forgiveness.”
“Sleeping under a starry sky.”
“Seeing the Northern Lights.”
“An orgasm”
“Living alone”
“Total solar eclipse.
“It is one of the most awe-inspiring sights our solar system has to offer. After being directly in the line of totality in North America in 2017, I’m completely hooked now. Next one locally in 2024.”
“Standing on the summit of a mountain. Even if it’s in the Appalachians or Adirondacks.”
“Hearing the ice cream truck music and running to you mom for money then sprinting down the street in time to catch the ice cream truck.”
“A sunrise on the beach.”
“Death. It’s fucked up, but it can help you be more empathetic, and caring to others. It can also help you appreciate life more.”
“Staying up all night chatting with a friend about anything and everything. Nothing quite like it.”
“Traveling alone”
“A real, genuinely challenging decision. Not just something that makes you think, but something that makes you worry, and stress a little, and worry in the immediate aftermath of the decision that you may not have made the right choice.
“And then just accepting it.”
“Laughing to the point you can’t stand, breathe or even make any sign of communication but laughter.”