Happy Things

“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.”

― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Happiness is something that I am working on. I have struggled with mental health for a very long time. I am currently working on trying some new things for my mental health.

If you have not read my 100 Days of Happy Challenge, please click on the link below and share in my journey of working on being happy.

I love sharing my stories with other people through my writing because I know there are so many people out there struggling in silence. I lost a friend to suicide a few years back and I wish he was still here.

If you or someone you love is struggling with mental health, don't be afraid to reach out. The National Suicide hotline number is 1-833-456-4566 or dial 911 for immediate services. Take care of your loved ones.

Back to the main point of this post, I am working on being happy. Which actually happens to be a huge challenge for me. I have struggled hard with depression most of my life but for some reason this year has been especially dark for me and I don't know why. So I decided to focus on the positive things.

I love so many little things that make me feel happy. Creating this list cheered me right up in all honesty. I hope this list pokes at someone's heart and makes them feel a little happier while reading it.

Chloe's Happy Things

1. Lavender scented anything
2. Art journaling
3. The first snowfall
4. Warm tea on rainy days
5. Watching lightning storms
6. A fresh journal
7. The smell of old books
8. My children’s laughter
9. Tacos make me happy
10. Poetry
11. The Legend of Zelda franchise
12. The smell of gasoline
13. Going for walks
14. Shane Dawson videos
15. Playing at the park with my children
16. Listening to good music
17. Spending time with loved ones
18. The smell of rain
19. Late night sunsets and early morning sunrises
20. Late night phone calls
21. Going to Ruckers
22. Screaming into the abyss (a.k.a screaming in my car for therapy)
23. Seeing my counsellor (I fully believe that counselling saved my life and I highly recommend it because not enough people go to therapy when they need to... fun fact of the day)
24. My grandma's homemade bread
25. Reading a really good book
26. Online shopping makes me happy
27. Conversations with a good friend
28. Bold coloured lipstick
29. Matcha flavored anything
30. Sour patch kids
31. Caffeine makes me happy
32. Dr. Pepper in fast food restaurants
33. Laying in the sun
34. Exploring new things
35. Travelling
36. Cool lake water
37. Burnt cheese
38. Roses
39. Hilary Duff movies
40. Getting a new tattoo or piercing
41. Coffee on the dock at the lake
42. When my hair actually gets curled for once
43. the smell of bacon cooking....mmmm
44. Lighting candles in a clean home
45. Cat purrs make me happy
46. Playing Zelda games
47. Trying new things
48. Playing at the park with my children
49. Multi-coloured pens
50. Creating content for Vocal
51. Siracha
52. Writing poetry
53. Creating art with my children
54. Stickers
55. Wandering around Indigo (my favourite bookstore)
56. Rewatching movies and tv series that I love
57. Baking with my children
58. Dying my hair bright colours
59. Doing my makeup (this only happens once in a while)
60. New clothes
61. Singing all my favourite songs off-key
62. The sound of my pen scratching on paper
63. A brand new vape
64. Long drives listening to music
65. Putting on pjs after a long day
66. Watching childrens movies
67. Playing freeze dance with my children
68. A tequila shot at the bar (with salt and a lime of course)
69. Playing Sims 3 (and killing Sims)
70. The smell of a newborn baby
71. Playing Grophland (google it)
72. Going camping in the summertime
73. Going to a farmers market
74. Watching my children jump in bouncy castles
75. A long hug from someone you love
76. Conversations about life
77. Playing board games
78. Reading my tarot/oracle cards
79. Holding my crystals makes me extremely happy (I even have specific ones that I sleep next to)
80. Doing my makeup funky colours

This is all my brain could come up with for things that make me happy. This is a very good exercise for when you're depressed in my honest opinion. I instantly felt better after compiling this list of things that make me happy. I have created happy lists for myself while journaling before but I never had the idea to post them anywhere.

What makes you happy?

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Chloe Rose Violet