I started this list awhile ago, just as a simple reminder of all the great (although sometimes seemingly little) things life has to offer. Since then it's grown quite a bit. Whenever the world is eating away at me, I pull it out and try to add something positive to keep me going. It's a nice little exercise.
Take a look and maybe even start one of your own:
Take a look and maybe even start one of your own:
1. Drinking coffee late at night
2. Post-guitar playing finger calluses
3. Watching scary movies
4. The smell of Newport cigarettes
5. Being front row at a rock concert
6. The adrenalin rush from crowd surfing
7. Freshly painted nails
8. That occasional fourth meal at Taco Bell
9. The last two lines of almost any Charles Bukowski poem
10.The smell of old books
11.Burning candles
12.Tumblr
13.Eating brownie batter
14.Stomach butterflies
15.Supernatural
16.Freshly brushed teeth
17.Eyeliner
18.The smell of freshly cut grass
19.Converse high tops
20.Andy Biersack
21.Cosmopolitan
22.Criminal Minds
23.Tiger lilies
24.Being alone
25.Watching trains
26.Laughing at slasher films with shoddy effects and poor plot lines
27.Sipping tea in bed
28.Rooftop sitting
29.Daydreaming
30.That trance-like piano playing state
31.Skinny jeans
32.Lace
33.Thunderstorms (with lots of lightning)
34.Eating Skippy Super Chunk Peanut Butter all by itself
35.Comic Books
36.Sleeping
37.Singing in the shower
38.The click-clack sound that heels make
39.Trench coats
40.That mid-work out power surge
41.Dancing in my underwear
42.Late night walks along the beach
43.Being barefoot
44.Halloween
45.Freshly shaved legs
46.Folklore and urban legends
47.Struggling to open a new CD
48.Ryan Ross
49.When the leaves change colors
50.Eyelashes
51.Rollercoasters
52.Harry Potter
53.Studying religions, perspectives, and social theories
54.Sprinkles
55.Fruit roll –up tongue tattoos
56. Coffee shop hunting
57. Déjà vu
58.Long mother-daughter talks
59.Tattoos and piercings
60.Boys with long hair
61.Sunshine on bare skin
62.Air planes
63.Kittens
64.Sleeping under the stars
65.Night swims
66.Pickles on pizza
67.Getting lost
68.Picnics in the woods
69.Horseback riding
70.Black Veil Brides
71.Long steamy bubble baths
72.Cuddling
73.Falling in love with fictional characters
74.Sorting out Skittles by color
75.Sleeping on trampolines
76.Freshly dyed hair
77.Catching the clock at 11:11
78.Finding pennies face up
79.Brunch
80.Getting all dolled up (for no reason)
81.Watching cartoons on Saturday morning
82.Home cooked meals
83.Water fountains sculptures
84.Crossing bridges
85.Driving fast with the windows down
86.Pumpkin pie
87.Running through sprinklers
88.Johnny Depp
89.Bird songs
90.Making strangers smile
91.Singing in the car
92.Road trips
93.Late night Wal-mart mischief making
94.Boating with the family
95.Little black dress nights
96.Finding great quotes
97.Lollipops with bubblegum centers
98.Ballpoint pens
99.Burning mix cds for specific events
100.The smell of gasoline
101.Raspberry season
102.Going home
103.Warm chocolate chip cookies
104.Black Algerian hedgehogs
105.Catching butterflies
106.Tim Burton movies
107.Posing for pictures
108.Falling in love
2. Post-guitar playing finger calluses
3. Watching scary movies
4. The smell of Newport cigarettes
5. Being front row at a rock concert
6. The adrenalin rush from crowd surfing
7. Freshly painted nails
8. That occasional fourth meal at Taco Bell
9. The last two lines of almost any Charles Bukowski poem
10.The smell of old books
11.Burning candles
12.Tumblr
13.Eating brownie batter
14.Stomach butterflies
15.Supernatural
16.Freshly brushed teeth
17.Eyeliner
18.The smell of freshly cut grass
19.Converse high tops
20.Andy Biersack
21.Cosmopolitan
22.Criminal Minds
23.Tiger lilies
24.Being alone
25.Watching trains
26.Laughing at slasher films with shoddy effects and poor plot lines
27.Sipping tea in bed
28.Rooftop sitting
29.Daydreaming
30.That trance-like piano playing state
31.Skinny jeans
32.Lace
33.Thunderstorms (with lots of lightning)
34.Eating Skippy Super Chunk Peanut Butter all by itself
35.Comic Books
36.Sleeping
37.Singing in the shower
38.The click-clack sound that heels make
39.Trench coats
40.That mid-work out power surge
41.Dancing in my underwear
42.Late night walks along the beach
43.Being barefoot
44.Halloween
45.Freshly shaved legs
46.Folklore and urban legends
47.Struggling to open a new CD
48.Ryan Ross
49.When the leaves change colors
50.Eyelashes
51.Rollercoasters
52.Harry Potter
53.Studying religions, perspectives, and social theories
54.Sprinkles
55.Fruit roll –up tongue tattoos
56. Coffee shop hunting
57. Déjà vu
58.Long mother-daughter talks
59.Tattoos and piercings
60.Boys with long hair
61.Sunshine on bare skin
62.Air planes
63.Kittens
64.Sleeping under the stars
65.Night swims
66.Pickles on pizza
67.Getting lost
68.Picnics in the woods
69.Horseback riding
70.Black Veil Brides
71.Long steamy bubble baths
72.Cuddling
73.Falling in love with fictional characters
74.Sorting out Skittles by color
75.Sleeping on trampolines
76.Freshly dyed hair
77.Catching the clock at 11:11
78.Finding pennies face up
79.Brunch
80.Getting all dolled up (for no reason)
81.Watching cartoons on Saturday morning
82.Home cooked meals
83.Water fountains sculptures
84.Crossing bridges
85.Driving fast with the windows down
86.Pumpkin pie
87.Running through sprinklers
88.Johnny Depp
89.Bird songs
90.Making strangers smile
91.Singing in the car
92.Road trips
93.Late night Wal-mart mischief making
94.Boating with the family
95.Little black dress nights
96.Finding great quotes
97.Lollipops with bubblegum centers
98.Ballpoint pens
99.Burning mix cds for specific events
100.The smell of gasoline
101.Raspberry season
102.Going home
103.Warm chocolate chip cookies
104.Black Algerian hedgehogs
105.Catching butterflies
106.Tim Burton movies
107.Posing for pictures
108.Falling in love