As cliché as it is, people are always saying, "Life's about the little things," but how often do we really take a moment to stop and appreciate these "little things"? Here is a list of a 100 things we should pay more attention to and appreciate:
1. That moment when you look up and lock eyes with a stranger in passing, and they smile at you.
2. When you turn on your car, and your favorite song is playing on the radio.
3. When the storm finally passes and a rainbow appears.
4. Discovering someone is just as obsessed with your favorite TV show as you are, and then discussing every aspect of the plot.
5. When you bring a smile to someone else’s face.
6. When you’re at the beach all day waiting for your perfect wave to come, and it finally comes.
7. Being complimented unexpectedly.
8. When someone remembers something you told them, that you didn’t expect them to.
9. The first beach day of the summer.
10. When you have a "White Christmas."
11. The excitement in reuniting with a friend you haven’t seen in a while.
12. The way your favorite pen writes.
13. Hugs from your loved ones.
14. That moment when you’re trying tell a story but you can’t finish telling it because you’re laughing too hard.
15. People you haven’t seen in forever and you pick up right where you left off.
16. When someone remembers your order at your favorite restaurant and they say, “You want the usual?”
17. Nailing the presentation that you stressed and worried about for weeks.
18. Driving on open roads.
19. Having a best friend that calls you their best friend.
20. Having deep conversations/heart-to-hearts with your close friends.
21. Having a positive impact on a child.
22. When you buy something from a vending machine and an extra one comes along with it.
23. Looking through old photos or watching old home videos.
24. Being part of a team, and being part of something bigger than yourself.
25. When you’re looking for a parking spot and you find a “pull through.”
26. Being able to read someone’s mind and vice versa.
27. Signing someone’s yearbook.
28. The inside jokes amongst you and your siblings.
29. The aroma of freshly made chocolate chip cookies.
30. When someone asks about your day.
31. The bond made at sports games among fans.
32. Getting a good deal on something you were going to buy anyways.
33. Seeing your parents proud of you.
34. Cleaning your room and discovering old treasures.
35. Confidently walking out of an interview.
36. Sing-a-longs to throwback songs, and you know all the words.
37. Finding a gift for a loved one that you know they will love.
38. That moment when you understand it all in math class.
39. Front porch swings.
40. The presence of flowers in the springtime.
41. That friend that will have a dance party with you at any moment.
42. The feeling you get when you arrive at your favorite place.
43. When you wrap a gift perfectly.
44. Sharing good news with others.
45. Genuine kindness by strangers.
46. Puns, and the people that also appreciate them.
47. Those people that make you laugh until tears are streaming down your face and your stomach hurts.
48. Seeing your favorite singer in concert for the first time, and singing along all your favorite songs with them.
49. The beauty found in New England’s fall.
50. The bond made over middle school trends.
51. People who know how to be silly every once in a while.
52. When someone inspires you or you inspire someone else.
53. Just catching the train.
54. Finding money in an old jacket or purse.
55. Passing in an assignment knowing how hard you worked on it.
56. Sitting around the fire with good company on a summer night.
57. Free shipping.
58. Weddings.
59. Family owned restaurants.
60. When you hear your plane will be landing shortly.
61. The first warm spring day.
62. The first time you use new makeup.
63. People that laugh at the same things you do.
64. Google.
65. Knowing you were able to help someone.
66. Experiencing new places with your loved ones.
67. Finding the perfect shell at the beach.
68. Walking out of the gym after a grueling workout.
69. Getting complimented on a new haircut.
70. The feeling when a new year begins.
71. When someone says, “Text me when you’re home safe.”
72. When you feel valued.
73. When someone tells you something reminded them of you.
74. Proposals.
75. Watching how excited someone gets when they talk about something they’re passionate about.
76. Memories that make you smile.
77. Crossing something off your bucket list.
78. When you cheer someone up and you watch the grin spread across their face.
79. Fortune cookies.
80. Good-morning/goodnight texts.
81. When you’re performing and you finally spot the person who came to support you in the crowd.
82. Being the first one in line for your favorite roller coaster ride.
83. Fireworks.
84. When someone compliments your eyebrows.
85. People that wave when you’re driving and you let them go.
86. Handwritten thank you notes.
87. Learning about people’s childhoods and what made them who they are.
88. When you’re food comes at a restaurant and you take that first bite.
89. The feeling you get when you drive around your hometown.
90. Dad jokes.
91. Waking up on your birthday.
92. The butterflies before a game.
93. Your favorite outfit.
94. When you can hear the smile in someone’s voice over the phone.
95. Walking out of your last final.
96. Farmers' stands.
97. When someone calls instead of texts.
98. Rainy days and marathons of your favorite show.
99. Carnivals.
100. The aroma of candles.
