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50 Small Things to Think About When You're Sad

A list of subtle things in life to remember when the bigger things can't seem to fall into place.

Miranda Jo Felty
May 24, 2018
Grand Valley State University
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50 Small Things to Think About When You're Sad
  1. Freshly washed sheets (better if floral patterned)
  2. Warm summer sun on your skin
  3. Perfect-fitting jeans
  4. Books you've yet to read
  5. Pets. Pets that love you and trust you, the sacred bond between animal and owner
  6. A hot cup of tea
  7. Saturday morning cartoons, late-nite cartoons
  8. The perfect item found at a garage sale
  9. Your favorite movie as a kid
  10. Therapy
  11. Dreams, strange but familiar, good dreams that you remember in the morning, dreams that make you want to go back to sleep
  12. Laying in a hammock
  13. Night skies, clear crescent moons, patches of stars
  14. Stuffed animals
  15. Painting your future house
  16. Night-time ambience passing through an open window
  17. Cat's toe beans
  18. Listening to your favorite album
  19. People who've said "hi" to you while walking down the street
  20. The soft husk of a fruit, cherries, peaches, watermelons, the texture against the palm of your hand
  21. A conversation with someone who really understands you
  22. Soft blankets
  23. Journaling, your thoughts in handwriting filling up a page
  24. Playing hide and seek as a kid
  25. Flowers in hair, flowers tucked in pockets, flowers in gardens, flowers in the wilderness
  26. The doodles you've drawn around the edge of a page
  27. Dancing alone in your room
  28. Rainy days, rain drops on the window pane, the sound of rain pour on your roof
  29. Finding a career you really enjoy, or a part time job
  30. Dandelion fields, wishes waiting
  31. A haircut that makes you want to look in every passing mirror
  32. Fairy tales, childhood storybooks, passed-down parables
  33. Learning a new language, new words, new understanding, a new secret world unlocked, a lexicon
  34. Nintendo videogames, late nights staying up playing your handheld
  35. A movie that you still thought about a week after watching
  36. Having yourself. You always have yourself.
  37. Showering, scented lotion, self care
  38. Swimming, your weightlessness in water
  39. Carnival rides
  40. Discovering new artists, songs, quotes, creators
  41. Fresh cut grass, lush, green surroundings, vibrant mushrooms, flowers, bees
  42. Catching someone glancing at you on the bus, random strangers being fixated with something about you
  43. Studying outside, under a tree or near water
  44. Playing an instrument, picking up a new hobby
  45. Nature, beaches, taking a walk through a forest, camping, cooking over the fire
  46. People who have loved you for who you are
  47. Biking, getting involved in a recreational sport, pushing your body, seeing results
  48. A morning that starts your day off right, good breakfast with orange juice, enough sleep, open curtains, stretching, your body completely awake
  49. Reading up on a historical period/figures that interested you
  50. Future love and friendship, people yet to come
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