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50 Reasons To Smile

Sometimes the road is tough, but finding at least one thing a day to smile about can make a world of difference.

Meredith Anne McLaurin
Oct 04, 2016
Mississippi State University
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50 Reasons To Smile
Creagh Goings

Life is hard. It's unexplainably hard. Sometimes we feel so alone that we don't know what to do. My mom always challenged me to find ONE thing to make me smile a day if I can smile once a day then everything is going to be okay. (Thanks to my XO sisters for helping me with this one.)

  1. Cheese Fries (THE BIN...or your favorite food)
  2. Children laughing/singing/dancing or Grandparents (My heart is for both of these)
  3. Sunshine (or your favorite weather)
  4. Your favorite movie ("Dead Poets Society")
  5. Music
  6. Friends
  7. Family
  8. Someone became cancer-free today
  9. Someone saved a life today
  10. Someone chose to live today
  11. Someone got engaged today
  12. Someone fell in love today
  13. A baby was born today
  14. Someone found themselves today
  15. Someone met the love of their life today
  16. Someone woke up and they were told they wouldn't
  17. Frozen Yogurt
  18. Ice cream
  19. Sour Patch Kids
  20. You woke up today
  21. Someone cares about you
  22. You aren't alone like you may think
  23. Dogs
  24. Cats
  25. When people hold the door for you
  26. When class is canceled
  27. When you have an amazing meal
  28. Naps
  29. That cute boy or girl you've been spotting out in your class….we know it, OK
  30. Your Sorority/Fraternity/Club
  31. Harry Styles
  32. Your favorite song
  33. Seeing someone do something nice
  34. Happy Hour at Sonic/50 cent corndog day at Sonic
  35. Lunch time/Bed time
  36. Disney Movies
  37. Free t-shirts
  38. Videos of soldiers coming home
  39. Seeing genuinely happy people
  40. Your College/High School/Camps (COWBELLS! SUMMER SCHOLARS! HAIL STATE!)
  41. The Person who means the world to you. (I love you, MA.)
  42. When someone tells you thank you after you do something nice
  43. Driving with the windows down and the music bumpin'
  44. Karaoke/Dance Offs/ Rap Battles
  45. A big hug from someone you love.
  46. The fact that YOU are enough.
  47. The fact that YOU make someone smile.
  48. The fact that YOU are loved.
  49. The fact that YOU can love.
  50. The fact that God looked at the world and decided that he needed one of YOU!
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