I am a firm believer in the idea that looking for reasons to be happy is the best way to be happy even when you are sad. We all get sad sometimes, but there are always things in the world to be happy about even when you feel like your world is collapsing around you. Here’s just a few of them.
1. The smell of rain.
2. Sunrises.
3. Sunsets.
4. Tomorrow is a new day.
5. There are some amazing views in the world. You just have to go out and look for them.
6. Flowers are blooming and beautiful.
7. Caterpillars are turning into butterflies.
8. Watching lightning flash across the sky during a thunderstorm.
9. There is always a rainbow after a downpour.
10. Summer.
11. Lake days or beach days.
12. Hanging out with friends.
13. Bonfires on a cool summer night.
14. You can see.
15. You can hear.
16. You can taste.
17. You can smell.
18. You can feel.
19. You can love.
20. Someone is falling in love right now.
21. Someone else is getting engaged.
22. A couple is getting married.
23. The smell of old books.
24. The books you read that change the way you see the world.
25. You have clean water.
26. You have a home.
27. You have a comfortable bed in your home.
28. You can take naps in your bed and naps make everything better.
29. You can eat your favorite food.
30. Pizza, Nutella, ice cream.
31. Fresh baked peanut butter cookies.
32. Baked goods of any kind.
33. Food in general.
34. Coffee.
35. Or hot chocolate and tea if you don’t drink coffee.
36. Somewhere, new parents are looking at their first child.
37. Someone just beat cancer.
38. Accents, because they are pretty awesome.
39. Music exists and there are those songs that explain how you feel better than you ever could.
40. Disney movie marathons.
41. Babies.
42. Puppies.
43. Kittens.
44. The weekend is coming, or maybe it’s already the weekend.
45. You have dreams that you can chase.
46. Today could be the most amazing day of your life. You just don’t know it yet.
47. The world isn’t ending.
48. Someone thinks you are beautiful/handsome.
49. You have been through so much, and you are so strong.
50. You are healthy.
51. Your heart is pumping blood through your veins.
52. Your lungs are bringing oxygen into your body.
53. You are alive.
54. You are safe.
55. You are not the only one who feels this way.
56. You are cherished.
57. You are important.
58. You are not alone.
59. You matter to people.
60. People care about you.
61. People support you.
62. Someone will listen to you if you need them.
63. People want you in their life.
64. People need you in their life.
65. Your family.
66. Your friends.
67. Those friendships that mean more to you than you could ever explain.
68. Hugs.
69. Hugs from your girl friends that make you feel loved.
70. Hugs from your guy friends that make you feel safe and protected.
71. You’re an amazing person, even if you don’t believe that right now.
72. Sadness doesn’t last and you won’t feel like this forever.
It’s OK to be sad. It’s a required part of the human existence. But just remember that there is always a reason to be happy, even when it seems like the sea of sadness around you will never end.
