Earlier today, Brittany asked each of us to list things that we like. It was so wonderful to see everyone posting about some of their favorite things, whether the things that were being noted were people or places or abstract ideas. Everyone has something (or multiple somethings) in their life that fill them with joy. It can be the simplest thing, like that feeling you get from cuddling up in warm sheets from the dryer. Or it can be something significant like the memory of a child's birth.
Whatever fills you with joy and happiness is important because it triggers something within you. It triggers a memory or an emotion and in an instant, suddenly your entire day has turned around. So, beneath the cut, I expanded on my answer to Brittany and I've listed 100 things that make me happy. Bear in mind that this isn't an end-all-be-all list and I've very likely forgot something that makes me happy.
Feel more than welcome to fill the comments with things that make YOU happy, no matter how small or silly they may seem. Don't be shy and don't be embarrassed. If something causes you joy, share it with the rest of us. And who knows, maybe you'll find that other people enjoy the same little and big things that you do! :)
- Clothes and sheets fresh from the dryer
- The smell of vanilla
- Driving with the windows down
- Bonfires
- Macaroni and cheese
- A warm cup of coffee or tea after getting caught in the rain
- Vibrant sunsets
- Rain storms
- The smell and feel of old books with yellowed pages
- Stained glass churches and chapels
- Naps
- Piano-playing
- New notebooks or journals
- Collecting sea shells
- Lightning bugs
- Vacations with my family
- The smell of sunscreen
- Seeing your breath on a cold night
- Sights and sounds at carnivals and festivals
- Summer camps
- Freshly cut grass
- Wishing on daffodils
- Porches and porch swings
- Smelling like whomever you just spent time with
- Seeing rows of houses lit up with Christmas lights
- Rolling down grassy hills
- Water balloon fights
- Snow that sticks to and then melts in your hair
- Cuddling (with anything/anyone)
- Libraries
- Monarch butterflies
- The weightless feeling of riding your bike down a hill
- Finishing a long run/crossing a finish line
- Babies' tiny eyelashes
- Poetry
- The utter silence and stillness of being underwater
- Scruffy beards
- Warm brownies and ice cream
- Days out of work/school early
- Warm summer breezes drifting through open windows with billowing curtains
- Violin music
- Running through sprinklers or rain
- Laughing until you cry
- Crying until you laugh
- Perfectly painting your nails by yourself
- Inside jokes with friends
- Kittens and puppies
- Daydreaming
- Wearing a tiara
- Scrapbooking
- Fireplaces
- Lighting candles
- Brightly colored scarves
- Reminiscing with family members
- Summer cookouts
- Hay rides and cornfield mazes
- Old television shows
- Laughter of any and every kind
- Kicking to see how high I can swing on swing sets
- Hugging people who are taller than I am (thanks for this one, Jaime)
- Intertwined hands
- People singing in unison
- Sitting on docks and piers, dangling feet into the water
- Giving and receiving compliments
- Wearing pigtails
- Trampolines
- Selfies
- The smell of rain on the pavement
- Little children dressed to the nines
- The sound of waves breaking
- Social media friendships
- Movie theater popcorn
- Sitting on a theatre stage
- Decorative tea cups and coffee mugs
- Buttercream frosting
- Red velvet cake anything
- The creaking of the floorboards in my grandmother's house
- Vintage jewelry
- Clear nights when you can see all of the stars
- Applause from an audience full of people
- Playbills
- Scented markers and stickers
- Childhood plastic toys
- Footie pajamas
- Opening presents and stockings on Christmas morning
- Cookies fresh from the oven
- New carpet
- The sight (not sound) of peacocks
- Candlelight services
- Kissing
- The first day of school
- Praying
- A field of sunflowers
- All A's on a report card
- Photo albums
- Dancing at weddings
- Broadway musicals
- Sitting under a tree and writing
- Bridal and baby showers
- Sharing all of these experiences with the people I love most
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