100 things that make me happy besides money
I finished this list on the 1st of January 2010!
I tried to keep this as non-materialistic as possible by not including things that you can't have without money as well as money itself. I challenge everyone to try this, because it's so great to work on (and later read) when you need a reminder of why life is so great!
- Spending time with the people I love
- Writing
- Reading
- Twilight (the time of day, not the book)
- Nature
- Sleeping
- Endorphins released during exercise
- The feeling of accomplishment
- Organized chaos (I.E. my life)
- Having something to work on
- Christmas
- Deep conversations
- Laughing
- That feeling you have after you get over a very bad cold or a headache
- Silence
- Debating (in a civil manner)
- Any and all shades of purple
- Animals
- The Northern Lights
- Learning about other practices and religions
- Buddhism
- Wicca
- Sketching
- Listening to music
- Cheering someone up
- Stargazing
- Driving alone at night
- Lucid dreaming
- Fixing problems
- Looking back into a room right after you've cleaned it
- Kittens
- The spectrum
- Browsing through interesting little shops (ha! notice I did not say "buying")
- The smell of a spice rack
- Sculpting
- Walking along the beach
- Looking down at your partner's feet while walking and noticing that your strides match
- Neck rubs
- Adrenaline rushes
- Getting a perfect shot while taking pictures
- New ideas
- Sewing
- Brainstorming a story
- Reading a nice comment/letter from someone
- Freshly brushed teeth
- Sitting inside a warm, cozy house with a cup of cocoa while it's snowing outside
- Decorating for the holidays
- Running into an old friend
- Learning something new
- College (especially the honeymoon period... the first week or two)
- Autumn leaves
- The autumn "smell"
- Making a new graphic/layout
- Clean sheets
- Long, luxurious baths/showers where you come out feeling like you're brand new
- Waterfalls
- Cold gusts of air on a hot day
- Riding in the bed of a truck
- Stargazing
- Kisses on the nose
- Kisses on the eyelids
- Picking blackberries in the fall
- Randomly bursting into song at the same time as your friends
- Deja vu feelings
- Swimming underwater
- Standing up for myself
- Waking up without an alarm
- The smell of freshly cut grass
- Being told "I love you"
- Doodling in the margins during a dull lecture
- Hearing a new song on the radio
- When your hair lays down perfectly for no reason
- Suntans
- Unique and interesting names
- The nicknames "sweetness" and "beautiful"
- Crickets chorus after the sun goes down
- Sharks
- Inside jokes
- The triquetra
- Rain against the rooftops
- The smell of a wood-burning stove
- Memories of my grandmother
- Cemeteries
- Getting an answer right in class
- Spirit guides
- Good dreams that you don't want to wake up from
- Volunteering at World Wildlife Fund
- A quiet, dark room
- Hearing a quote that describes me perfectly in that moment
- Throwing a balled up paper right in the trash perfectly without even trying
- Getting all green lights while driving through town
- Being told I look skinnier even if I haven't lost anything
- Old songs that remind me of something great
- Mentally picturing what I'm reading about during a book or story
- The idea of folklore & mythological creatures
- The Snow White & Rose Red fairytale
- The Beauty & the Beast fairytale
- Halloween
- Swimming
- Making lists
22yo
