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Dion’s List of Every Brilliant Thing

It was March 2019 when I first saw the Manila Adaptation of a Duncan McMillan Play, “Every Brilliant Thing”. It’s a one-character play that talks about mental health awareness. It was held in Zobel De Ayala Recital Hall, May Bank Performing Arts Theatre in BGC and featured the beautiful, Teresa Herrera, as the main character.

“Every Brilliant Thing” is about a young girl who makes a list of things that’s brilliant about the world (1,000 to be exact). Every single thing that makes life worth living.

Right after the play, it got me thinking, which then, led me to having my own list . The list could be anything, from simple joys like “ice cream and chocolates”, to hearing you favourite song on the radio, to as deep as “finding your purpose”. 

Sharing my current list to remind you (yes, you my readers!) that this life is beautiful and that it’s okay to cry and be sad, but make sure to dry your tears and live life, as this world is full of brilliant things to keep you going. 

I hope that this will inspire you to start creating your own list.

1. Christmassy Lights in the middle of March

2. Ice Cream

3. A sight of a sleeping cat

4. Learning that your i-pod for 10 years is still working (the screen’s broken, but the music still plays)

5. Hearing Alanis Morisette’s “Hands Clean” in the morning.

6. Making my nephews’ happy.

7. Finally, getting the item you ordered online.

8. Little Surprises

9. Pizza after a long, tiring day

10. Last day of the working week, Friday!

11. Your favourite fast food meal (for this entry, it’s from Jolllibee!)

12. Theatre Fanboying

13. Going back to your first love: Reading!

14. Weekend tabletop and card games

15. Finishing a good book from your favourite author. For this entry, the book is from Gillian Flynn (Sharp Objects).

16. Waking up and realizing that you still have few more minutes to go back to sleeping.

17. Realizing that you have found your purpose. And it’s not about being successful in every aspect of your life, it’s about making the people that you truly care about happy.

18. Late Night Conversations

19. Family Vacation

20. Reconnecting with old friends

21. Watching a good movie

22. Warm, Sweet Hug

23. Singing your heart out

24. Attending concerts/gigs of your favourite local or foreign artists

25. Coffee and Milk Tea

26. Getting a handwritten note (’cause I have an old soul!)

27. Gratitude shown in different forms

28. The smell of a new book

29. The scent of Vanilla and Lime Basil

30. A friend who checks on you and wants nothing but the best for you

31. A chat notification from your favourite person

32. Binge-watching your favourite Netflix Series

33. Watching funny videos on YouTube

34. Cancelled Meetings (Natural High)

35. Being an inspiration to others

36. Getting a second-hand commendation

37. Hearing New Music

38. My dog’s kisses

39. My dog successfully giving birth to 5 puppies

... I will continue to add more in this list until I reached 1,000 (wish me luck)