Sunday, February 5, 2012

Journal 1 - 100 things that make me happy

1.       DUH NA NA NA NA NA…Batman!!
2.       Every other superhero
3.       Chocolate
4.       Frank Sinatra, or anyone else from the Rat Pack
5.       Infectious laughter that goes around a room
6.       Dancing…especially in the car
7.       Live bands that play really loud
8.       Skydiving/Scuba diving/anything that gives me an adrenaline rush
9.       Conversations that give me insight to something I didn’t know before
10.   Conversations that change my perspective on something I thought I did know
11.   Puzzles
12.   Doing nothing but sitting on a comfortable couch and listening to Jazz music
13.   Falling asleep to the sound of the rain
14.   Getting complimented on tiny things
15.   Starting my day with a really good hug from a friend
16.   Skyping with my friends from all over the world
17.   Traveling
18.   Learning about the history of places
19.   Finding common ground with unexpected people
20.   Trying something new
21.   Looking at my past and seeing how far I’ve come
22.   Introducing myself to different cultures
23.   Getting really involved in movies and feeling all the emotions
24.   Photography
25.   Singing really off key and in bad accents…loudly
26.   The feeling I get after I work out even though I didn’t want to
27.   Walking around in nature
28.   The feeling in the air an hour before the sun sets
29.   Watching the moon rise
30.   The gold hue the world is cast in before sunset
31.   Making shapes out of the clouds…yes, I still do that
32.   Looking into the clear night sky and feeling absolutely tiny
33.   Sitting backwards in a moving vehicle
34.   Getting a different visual perspective on common day items and seeing them as new
35.   Sitting in silence with someone and appreciating the moment
36.   Seeing a coyote on the way to school…I take it as a sign of good luck
37.   Picking up my phone at the exact moment I get a text/call
38.   Having someone call me when I need to talk to someone, even if I haven’t asked them to yet
39.   Eating a meal with dessert and not caring a bit about the calories
40.   Feeling completely uninhibited
41.   The rare moments when I don’t feel like my house is haunted and can freely walk around at night
42.   Looking at old videos/photos of my family/friends and seeing them be silly
43.   Being proud of myself
44.   Having a customer at work take the time to have an sincere conversation with me
45.   Riding my horse
46.   Getting an animal/child that the parent says “Oh, he/she doesn’t like anyone” to like me
47.   Seeing strangers help one another
48.   Passing on a good deed
49.   Never running out of things to say with someone on the phone
50.   Getting/sending a hand written letter
51.   Enjoying the simple things in life
52.   Volunteering my time to help someone in need
53.   Being appreciated/respected
54.   Hiking to the summit of a mountain and enjoying the view as my reward
55.   Having my iPod on shuffle and hearing my favorite song come on
56.   Ironic timing in real life situations
57.   Payday at work
58.   Getting lost on purpose so I can explore new places
59.   Eating ice cream for dinner
60.   Learning a new dance move and mastering it
61.   Sleeping in but not too late
62.   Waking up to the radio playing
63.   Reading a French label and actually understanding what it says
64.   Learning the words to a foreign song
65.   Watching classic movies…silent and b&w movies especially
66.   Anything that lets me get to know my family better
67.   Not making New Year’s resolutions
68.   Having people be comfortable around me
69.   Really sarcastic people
70.   Using my life experiences to help someone in a tough situation
71.   Warm winds/nights
72.   Camping with people who don’t mind getting dirty
73.   Rock climbing/exploring off the beaten path
74.   Putting in the extra effort and having it pay off
75.   When someone says they like and want a copy of a photo that I took
76.   Seeing an old friend and picking up right where we left off
77.   Having someone send me a message just to tell me they were thinking of me
78.   Procrastinating and still having enough time to finish an assignment
79.   Finding a marathon of my favorite show on TV
80.   Moments of déjà vu
81.   Having my restaurant order get served to at the moment I move from hungry to starving
82.   My late grandfathers neon orange windbreaker
83.   Fake calling out of work and getting away with it
84.   Feeling the community spirit at a sporting event
85.   Feeling like I don’t have to wear makeup that day to feel pretty
86.   Have a plan fall perfectly into place
87.   Making every green light on the way to a destination
88.   Hearing people talk who have accents
89.   My favorite Batman belt buckle that always means I’ll have a good day
90.   Zumba
91.   Seeing my friends have success
92.   Sliding on hardwood floors while wearing socks
93.   Tossing something without looking and having it land perfectly where I wanted it to
94.   Spontaneous moments of someone hitting an object and making a beat and everyone joins in to make a song
95.   Being proven wrong
96.   The smell of a bonfire on the beach
97.   Intense thunder and lightning storms that shake the windows on the house
98.   Trying on hats in the store and then not buying them
99.   Feeling like what I’m doing at the moment is important
100.   Popping bubble wrap

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