O's Bliss List
The first paragraph of a novel that completely captures you.
Checking off the last thing on the Saturday to-do list.
Coming home to your old room and slipping underneath sheets washed by Mom, surrounded by old books, photos, and a big collection of your "stuff."
The combined look of surprise, gratitude, and arousal in a man's eyes when you invite him in.
Friday night, 6:30 p.m., after a long, hard week.
The first time your child gives you something and says, "I made this for you."
Rushmore.... Also: The Princess Bride, True Romance, and anything starring Clive Owen.
A big plate of nachos after a long day of skiing.
Losing yourself in an hour of contortions. There really is something to "breathing through your body," as they say in yoga.
From the December 2005 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine