The Top Ten Things That I Enjoy
I find that I am often thinking or writing about how to improve my life, how to perform a task better, or how to avoid a problem. Today I’d rather just write about the top ten things I enjoy in my life – in other words, what reliably transforms my mood to happy. I list these in no particular order, because each of them brings a smile to my face, for a shorter or longer period of time, and happy is happy. There is no eighty percent or eighty-five percent about it.
- Chocolate ice cream. Enough said.
- An orange sunset, with clouds.
- Good news. Of course, my happiness lasts about as long as my happiness from that dish of chocolate ice cream.
- Making love.
- Cuddling.
- A movie or play that is deeply moving such as Million Dollar Baby.
- A kind note from a reader.
- Connecting with someone face to face in a personal conversation.
- The three battery-operated but real looking candles in my bedroom, which turn themselves on at 8:00 pm each night.
- Money in the bank.
Goodness! Just writing about what makes me happy brings me happiness, so I’ll add one more – being with young children who are excited and happy.
What are your top ten? Or five? Or twenty? Let me know, and I’ll share reader responses in a future blog.
I wish you a happy Tuesday.
Alan
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