Setting aside essential body functions like breathing, eating / drinking, sleeping, blood coursing through veins etc., we can live without just about everything in this world. However, there are some things we consider to be essential and would hate to live without them for any length of time because, our lives would be so much worse for their absence.  Here is my list of these essential things categorised under Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul:

BODY

  1. Powerful shower
  2. Good toothbrush & toothpaste
  3. Quality iron for that crispy-shirt look
  4. Johnson’s cotton buds
  5. Garlic, and plenty of it
  6. Olive oil, pure extra virgin only
  7. Cooking / baking something, especially if garlic and olive oil are involved

MIND

  1. Talk radio, especially BBC Radio 4
  2. Quality headphones, especially when I am travelling
  3. My Apple laptop, my access to the wider world
  4. Hard Sudoku puzzles, at least 3 per day
  5. Working for a purpose, to contribute something back

HEART

  1. New photos or videos of my granddaughters
  2. Talking to or spending time with a close family member
  3. Spending time with someone I truly like
  4. Watching a romantic movie, especially if it is tearful

SOUL

  1. Listening to my music collection from Opera to Rap
  2. Dreaming wonderful images and situations
  3. Introspection, to make sure I have learnt something new
  4. Spending alone time, to renew my longing to be with others
  5. Writing about anything, because that’s how I stay on the right side of sanity

I thought I would share this list with you, just for a bit of fun…