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50 Things That Make Me Happy

During a time where not a lot of people are very happy.

Hunter Quon

Nov 15, 2016

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Times are tough. Things have been crazy. Many people are sad, scared, upset. I am, too. That's why I compiled this list of things to make me happy. It made me happy to make it, and I hope it makes you happy to read it.

1. Puppies

2. Taco Bell

3. The smell of cookies in the oven

4. Breaking through plastic seals on merchandise

5. When you pop a bag of popcorn perfectly

6. Peanut butter

7. When you move your hand in one direction on carpet then reverse it

8. Getting a letter in the mail

9. When a bag of Takis is spicier than usual

10. When they make a mistake in the drive thru so they give you free food

11. Passing through a yellow light without having to speed up or slow down

12. When you turn on the radio and an amazing song just started

13. Singing loudly to that same song while driving around

14. Going out for breakfast

15. Making coffee at home on a crisp fall morning

16. Road trips

17. Three day weekends

18. Making people laugh

19. The sound of the ocean

20. Food that is painfully spicy

21. Vacuuming

22. Cooking for groups of people

23. Scary movies

24. Doing voices of characters from King of the Hill

25. Talking about farts

26. Riding elephants

27. Walking barefoot through sand or grass

28. Drinking a glass of Coke that has a lemon slice in it

29. In-N-Out

30. Iced coffee while traveling

31. Donating blood

32. Bottomless fries

33. Airports

34. Saying the word, "fart" in front of a group of kids

35. Farting in front of a group of kids

36. Farting by myself

37. Dramatically quoting Anakin Skywalkwer's lines from Star Wars

38. Comparing things to other unlikely things

39. Doing things for other people

40. Drinking Kroger flavored carbonated water

41. Getting rid of old things

42. Playing Kingdom Hearts music

43. Throwing bouncy balls really hard at the ground

44. Singing "This is Gospel" by Panic! at the Disco

45. Writing weird tweets

46. Lifting weights

47. Writing really bad poems

48. Arguing about hot dogs

49. Staring at dogs

50. Trying new flavors of chips

Hopefully, you felt at least a smidgen of happiness from somewhere on this list. Try sitting down and compiling a list of the things that make you happy, then get more of those things in your life.

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50 Things That Make Me Happy

During a time where not a lot of people are very happy.

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I'm technically an adult, so I'm legally required to live a little, right?

1. Watch an R-rated Scary Movie in a Movie Theater

2. Buy a Lottery Ticket

3. Vote in an Election

4. Participate in a Run (or a Walk, Realistically) for Charity

5. Go on a Road Trip

6. Start a Savings Account

7. Get a Credit Card

8. Sign up for Spotify Premium

9. Go to a Club

10. Start a Meditation Routine

11. Go to a Yoga Class

12. Treat Myself to a Dinner for One

13. Volunteer for a Charity

14. Participate in a Research Study

15. Bake Something (That Ends Up Being Edible)

16. Go Skydiving

17. Be Called for Jury Duty

18. Figure Out What I Want to Do With my Life

The holiday classics that shaped my life

1."But what would happen if we all tried to be like Santa and learned to give as only he can give: of ourselves, our talents, our love and our hearts? Maybe we could all learn Santa's beautiful lesson and maybe there would finally be peace on Earth and good will toward men."

"Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

"If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose."

"Remember, no man is a failure who has friends."

"Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it."

"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find a that love actually is all around."

"Sometimes things look good on paper, but lose their luster when you see how it affects real folks. I guess a healthy bottom line doesn't mean much if to get it, you have to hurt the ones you depend on."

"'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.'"

"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to."

"There's room for everyone on the nice list."

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

1. Why are towels considered dirty when you get out of the shower clean?

2. Who closes the bus door once the bus driver gets off?

3. Why is there a "d" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

4. If you drop soap on the floor is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

5. Is the "S" or the "C" silent in the word "scent"?

6. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

7. Would Lightning McQueen buy car insurance or life insurance?

8. Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

9. What color are mirrors?

10. If 2 mind readers read each other's minds whose mind are they really reading?

11. Is there a synonym for "synonym"?

12. If your shirt isn't tucked into your pants, are your pants tucked into your shirt?

13. Why is it called "quick sand" if you sink slowly in it?

14. If I try to fail, but succeed, which one did I do?

15. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

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