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13 Things To Make You Smile When You Need A Pick-Me-Up

Pull out a bath bomb or your favorite bath soap and soak in the scents.

Anna Hagen
Jan 16, 2018
Creighton University
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13 Things To Make You Smile When You Need A Pick-Me-Up
Jared Sluyter

Whenever I am sad, sometimes I'll make a list of things that make me happy, smile or laugh.

Here's a list of things that might make you smile, when you're feeling down! From videos, to pictures, to activities, to websites, there's many things to try and explore!

1. Buzz and the Dandelions


If you love babies as much as I do, you'll love this video. This video of a baby laughing never fails to make me smile.

2. Dogs (or Cats)

Krista Mangulsone

Playing with animals always boosts your mood!

3. Look at Pictures of Dogs or Cats

Check out this website for cute puppy gifs.

4. This Graph!

ourworldindata.org

It shows that a smaller percentage of the world's population is living in poverty than at any time in the past 200 years. Check out the link to look at the numbers for specific years.

5. Another funny video

This video also gives me a good chuckle.

6. Listen to a Happy Music Playlist

Priscilla Du Preez

Try one of these: Have A Great Day! or Feelin' Good

7. Take A Nice Warm Bubble Bath

Take a few minutes at the end of the day to relax. Pull out a bath bomb or your favorite bath soap and soak in the scents.

8. Buy a Succulent

weheartit.com

They are so cute to look at and so fun to decorate your living space with!

9. Hang Out With Your Friends

Matheus Ferrero

Your friends always know how to cheer you up when you're feeling down.

10. Dress Up in Your Favorite Outfit and Run a Simple Errand

When you like how you look, you generally feel pretty good. Going out and having people see you in a great mood, puts you in an even better mood.

11. Put On Some Crazy Socks

Every time you look at your feet, you'll have to smile!

12. Commit a Random Act of Kindness

Tom Parsons

Doing good for others makes you feel good. Pay for someone's drink in the Starbuck's line. Offer to help someone with their groceries to their car. Buy some flowers for a friend.

13. Tell Someone How Much They Mean To You

Say all the things that might make them feel better about themselves, and then think about how special you just made them feel. `

When things go wrong, you can keep falling down or you can turn it around and look up. You can shut down or wake up, all over again, starting from right where you're sitting. You can accept that all days won’t always look bright, but commit to finding something worth smiling about.

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