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It's the Little Things

It's the little things that make life big.

Tori Hossenlopp
Aug 14, 2016
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Happiness does not always mean being in love or winning the lottery. Sometimes appreciating the little things in life provoke an eternal joy within you. Here's a list of the simple parts of life that will put a smile on your face.


1. Ice cream on an unbearably hot summer day

2. Rolling down the windows in your car and blasting your favorite song

3. Meaningful conversations with strangers

4. Laughing until you can't breathe

5. Long walks under the stars

6. When the leaves change during fall

7. Reuniting with a friend you haven't seen in a long time

8. The way the water and sand feels on your toes at the beach

9. Compliments from strangers

10. The existence of cookie dough

11. The smell of a bonfire

12. Watching the sun set and rise

13. People who smile when they make eye contact with you

14. Taking a nap

15. Finding the perfect pair of jeans

16. That dream you won't give up on

17. People who understand you

18. Younger siblings who look up to you

19. The adrenaline you get when you're at a concert and it feels like the music is pumping through your veins

20. Eating your favorite snack

21. Binge watching your favorite show on Netflix

22. Christmas lights

23. Reconnecting with an old friend

24. Accepting a bad decision and moving on from it

25. Waking up before everyone else

26. Buying new shoes

27. Drinking coffee

28. Picking flowers

29. Puppies

30. Acting crazy with friends

31. Independence

32. Google

34. Seeing a shooting star

35. Holding a baby

36. The smell of a new book

37. Long, hot showers

38. Random acts of kindness

39. The Harry Potter Series

40. Sunshine

41. Getting into bed after a long day

42. When someone says "text me when you get there"

43. Meeting new people

44. Baking cookies

45. The ice cream truck song

46. Looking at old pictures

47. Writing and receiving letters

48. Drinking cold milk with cookies

49. Cheesecake

50. Forehead kisses

51. Dancing in the rain

52. Sharing the same taste in music with someone

53. Watching a thunder storm

54. Traveling

55. Every day is a fresh start

56. Feeling beautiful

57. Really good movies

58. The smell after it rains

59. The first snow fall

60. Smiling


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