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105 Little Things That Make Me Happy
Appreciating the little things.
18 June 2019
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Complaining can be so easy, but there are so many little things that make us happy each day, we should be more appreciative and thankful that these things exist.
1. Singing in the shower
2. Finding a parking spot right near the entrance
media.giphy.com3. Painting
4. Birthdays
5. Genuinely smiling
6. Your favorite pen
7. A not cracked phone screen
8. Feeling confident in your outfit
10. Driving with the all the windows down
11. The first beach day of the season
12. Boats
13. Having a good hair day
14. Finding forgotten money in a jacket pocket
15. Fresh pizza out of the oven with all your favorite toppings
16. A sentimental handwritten note from someone
17. Hoagiefest
18. Free cone day
19. Taking your shoes off after a long day
20. Sunrises
21. Sunsets
22. Feeling organized
23. Babies
24. Babies laughing
25. Babies smiling
26. Children getting really excited about the weirdest things
27. Night swimming
28. The smell of freshly cut grass
29. Getting mail
30. Getting a package you have been waiting for
33. Finding a new Netflix series to binge
34. Dessert
35. Sleeping in clean bed sheets
36. Clean laundry
37. Warm laundry from the dryer
38. Getting a haircut
39. Manicures
40. Pedicures
42. The feeling after working out
43. Having 100% on your phone
44. Popping bubble wrap
45. Eating breakfast in bed
46. Deep conversations about life
47. Smell of thunderstorms
48. Puppies
49. A good cup of coffee
50. Waking up not tired
51. Leggings
52. Oversized sweatshirts
53. Making others happy
54. Sincere compliments
55. Feeling your pants get looser
56. Camping
57. Kayaking
58. The perfect smore
59. Double rainbows
60. Stargazing
61. Water after working out
62. Music festivals
63. Seeing your favorite performer live
64. Broadway shows
65. New York City
67. Knowing all the words to a song
68. Laughing until you can't breathe
69. Taking a day off work
70. Crossing things off your To-Do list
71. Hitting every green light
72. Disney movies
73. Disney World
74. Payday
75. The window seat
76. Bonfires
78. Washing your face
79. Proving someone wrong
80. Kids drawing a picture for you
81. Surprises
82. Christmas time
83. Family reunions
84. Getting room service
85. Feeling comfortable with someone
86. Witnessing a proposal
87. Making a new friend
88. Making the free throw shot into the trash can
89. Funny license plates
91. The new car smell
92. David's vlogs
93. Vacation
94. Spotify's Discover Weekly
95. Fresh flowers
96. Lighting a candle
97. A really good hug
98. Journaling
99. Your favorite show's new season being released
100. Weddings
101. Massages
102. Warm towels
104. Reaching a goal
105. Making someone you love proud
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5 Respectful And Empowering Ways To Handle Rejection
Not everyone will like you, but not everyone has to.
You work hard, you do the right thing, and the inevitable happens. Someone comes along and begins to give you a backhanded compliment, or if you have the misfortune, a backhanded comment. You are left with a bad taste in your mouth and your day starts to turn sour. When people belittle you and your efforts, here are five respectful and empowering ways to sweeten those moments of rejection.
1. Never give someone a reason to not like you.
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People will say what they want and think what they want, no matter the subject or person of choice. It will not matter who you are or what you do, someone or another manages to pay you their two cents. You have to remember, you did not give them reasons to justify their words or actions towards you. These people who exhibit unwarranted thoughts about you are just another drop in the ocean. They do not define your good intentions or self-worth. They are not for you and you need not place any investigation or worry into the mystery of why they do not like you. You do not have to reason with them any further. Simply look forward to the people who care to be curious and open-minded about you.
2. Kill them with kindness.
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The dead push up daisies, but you plant the seed. Some people will smile proudly knowing they have said something cruel or disheartening to get a rise out of you but look at this as an opportunity. Every moment is a chance for you to choose how you react. Ten percent of life is what happens to you, it is out of your control. Ninety percent of life is what you do about it. Use your words to encourage, not discourage, civil discourse. Say what matters and say it with an honest purpose. State your case and let them respond how they will; you cannot control others, but you can control yourself. Be a good example others have yet to show themselves.
3. Turn the "No's" into a "Yes."
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The poet Sylvia Plath had this to say about rejection: "I love my rejection slips. They show me I try." She was talking about the process of writing literary submissions for publication, but her attitude still stands. This is the mindset it takes to find the success you want out of life. Despite all the people that deny you and your work, there are people that see potential and promise in you. It does not matter how many people say "No" to you. What does matter is the number of times you can get back to work and look forward to that one "Yes." You are working for the "Yes's" in your life. Forget the dream-killers and eye-rollers, they lack the hope and drive you have in what you do. They do not do what you do and do not do it like you do. For every "No" there is a "Yes."
4. Let your work speak for you.
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Sometimes no matter how endearing your elevator pitch sounds or how carefully crafted your resume is, people still find fault where there might not even be any. Your accomplishments are your own and that is something to take pride in. Of course, the right amount of pride separates you from the rest and for the better. Pride and confidence must not become virtues or vices that exceed who you are. The work you put out is an extension of who you are and no one can take that away from you. Work speaks for itself and yourself best, so focus on your goals and let your results stand in for your words people did not value. Your best is rarely seen at the moment of inspiration, usually after the final stroke of the brush has wet the canvas. It is your goal to show that stalwart work ethic in good times and in bad.
5. Your process will protect you.
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Keep working. Rule out the distractions and the doubts, the fears, and the flippant fools. Know that your process will save you in trying times. Work against all odds. At some point, things turn even and add up, but you have to be dedicated and diligent. Your sights are seen only through your eyes and your need is to show others what you see. Until then, your skill, your talent, will be honed with consistency. Show up to your work even when you have not been hit with inspiration. The Kodak moment will present itself through your process. Due diligence is the price of success. Eyes on the prize and nose to the grindstone. No one knows your work better than you.
Be the trampoline that bends the will of gravity-like rejection long enough until you can fly.