1.). Smile. 😀
2.) Notice and cherish the simple things.
3.) When something doesn’t go right, how you planned or wanted, or when you have a complaint, still remember how you are blessed.
“………And I’m still so blessed!!!”
4.) Be grateful even when everything seems wrong. And if you can’t feel grateful that moment, still think of the blessings you know.
5.) Remember it’s ok to express your true self even when other people will disagree.
6.) It’s better to do what you know is right even if it means you have to stand alone.
7.) The next day you get caught in the rain, actually Experience the raindrops on your skin, don’t just get wet.
8.) Try something you never tried before. Something big or small.
9.) Look at a flower, the sky, a tree, a bird, a butterfly or lightening bug, a grasshopper…..
And forget the name of this entity you see.
“To see is to forget the name of the thing one sees.” (very wise quote attributed to Paul Valéry)
10.) Laugh out loud.
11.) Let go.
12.) Give a dog a belly rub.
13.) Dance. Even when there’s no music or the music is bad.
14.) Be mindful of your senses. Let your body be overwhelmed in awe and wonder. Let your fingertips tremble. Let your insides quiver at the incredible astounding beauty around you. The beauty within you. The beauty that is you.
15.). Remind yourself that it’s always possible to be kind.
16.) don’t let other people control how you feel or think. YOU control your own thoughts and feelings no matter what others do to you.
17.) Eat that extra cupcake! 😉
18.) celebrate your half birthday and splurge on yourself
19.) see extraordinary in the ordinary.
20.) compliment someone, genuinely.
21.) go the extra mile.
22.) love. Then love some more.
23.). Give more when you feel like giving up. Hold on when your heart has had enough. (thank you Martina McBride for the inspiration)
24.) Be happy for people even when you are not happy with yourself.
25.) wear your best clothes, those expensive earrings, red lipstick, and be elated just because. You don’t need a holiday or “special occasion “. Just being alive is a special occasion!
26.) Look for beauty in ugliness and blessings in pain, suffering, tragedy, and chaos.
27.) when in darkness, remember the Moon and the stars. They are light in the dark.
28.) Feel the sun on your face.
29.) It’s ok to buy yourself something expensive every now and then just because you want it.
30.) It’s ok to vent sometimes. 🙂
31.) Accept what is and cannot be changed. You don’t have to like it but it is what it is. Acceptance is liberation.
32.) happiness is puppies and babies, ice cream and cupcakes, uplifting songs and colorful flowers and trees.
33.) Be grateful
34.) Be happy anyway
Xo Kim
