30 Little Things To Appreciate That Will Change Your Perspective
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30 Little Things To Appreciate That Will Change Your Perspective

Notice happiness all around you

Michelle Cohn
Aug 15, 2016
George Washington University
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30 Little Things To Appreciate That Will Change Your Perspective
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Sometimes you’re having a bad day and need little things to cheer you up. Sometimes you’re having a great day and it’s made better by all the small things that go right. Either way, here’s a short list of everyday things that bring a little joy.

  1. When you’re waiting on the train platform and the doors open right in front of you
  2. When someone responds to your email almost immediately
  3. When a movie ends and the credits start rolling and you get to sit and really think about everything you just saw
  4. Piling on toppings at self-serve frozen yogurt stores
  5. When you get inside right before a rainstorm and hear it on the roof and windows
  6. Making your friends laugh so hard that they cry
  7. Using freshly cleaned makeup brushes
  8. Sunny days spent under the shade of trees
  9. When you find the perfectly comfy reading position
  10. That first sip of tea that you just brewed
  11. Hot chocolate
  12. Putting on your comfiest T-shirt and boxer shorts and watching a movie at home
  13. Watching the new episode of your favorite show
  14. Treating yourself to ice cream on a Friday
  15. Sleeping in late on the weekends
  16. When Spotify plays and old song that you forgot you loved
  17. Taking your time perusing a book store and sitting down to read excerpts of books you might buy
  18. Baking cookies and eating one fresh out of the oven
  19. Swimming in the ocean and feeling the waves pass over you, or riding the waves and feeling like a powerful mermaid
  20. Stepping out of the shower in your cleanest state and putting on lotion
  21. Finding old journals or diaries and re-reading what you were wrote down in elementary school
  22. When you start to get hot and then a cool breeze
  23. Finding jeans that fit perfectly
  24. When you get in the parking spot on the first try
  25. Extra fries
  26. Two for one sales of your favorite ice cream flavor
  27. When you drop something but catch it the second before it hits the floor
  28. When you write something and your handwriting comes out extra neat
  29. Thinking you forgot your wallet but finding it at the bottom of your bag
  30. Your friend complimenting your outfit
Appreciate the little things in life.
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