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20 Happy Things to Do Rather Than Being Sad

For a friend.

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20 Happy Things to Do Rather Than Being Sad

Times get hard, and I know that it is easy to slip back into bad habits, to not get out of bed all day, and to think that your life is over because of certain instances that you go through. I am here to tell you that you can get through absolutely anything. Any bad feeling, doubt, or fear that you have in your mind at the moment will disappear with time.

There have been many moments in my life where I have felt the same exact way you have felt, and I also thought that there was no way I could ever get through certain parts of my life. However, with help from my friends, my family, and my Netflix account, I learned how to get by when everything seemed like it was going against me.

The following is a list I made, filled with simple tasks that you can do any day to make things a little better. Whether you do one thing on the list or all 20, I hope it brings you the happiness you deserve.

1. Watch Stranger Things on Netflix.

2. Get the $5 Cravings Box at Taco Bell.

3. Go to church, and stay after and talk to the people around you. Make new friends.

4. Read a good book, and then watch the movie adaptation (if there is one). If there isn't, try to figure out who would play each character in the movie adaptation.

5. Get a snowball (even if it's cold outside).

6. Sing in the shower.

7. Take a bubble bath, or better yet, get a bath bomb at LUSH and treat yourself.

8. Go on a drive.

9. Make a really good playlist.

10. Burn the playlist you made to a CD and share it with someone.

11. Watch your favorite movie from when you were a kid.

12. Get a blank canvas, get some paint and brushes, and see where your mind takes you.

13. Get a planner, write in all of the special things that will happen this year in bright colors.

14. FaceTime your best friend.

15. Watch a Lifetime movie, one with a ridiculous plot and a really low budget (which is most of them).

16. Go to Goodwill or Salvation Army with $10, and see how many cool things you can get.

17. Go to the store and get your favorite candy.

18. Sit in Starbucks, get your favorite thing on the menu, and just watch the people around you. Think about how many people you see every day, how crazy their lives must be, and remember that you aren't alone.

19. Print out your favorite pictures and hang them around your room. Write down memories on the backs of them, so when you eventually take them down, you have tons of stories to read.

20. Get out a piece of paper, write down three nice things about yourself. If you can't at the moment, leave the paper on your desk until it's filled with positive things that only you can claim.

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