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52 Reasons To Be Happy In This World

(Even though there are a million more reasons- I stopped at 52)

Kelsey Johnson

Oct 27, 2015

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There are an infinite amount of reasons to be happy every single day. No matter the hardships and battles one is facing, the stress of our everyday lives, or maybe you just woke up on the wrong side of the bed one day, there will forever be at least one reason to crack a smile and simply be happy we are alive. Life is beautiful and we must appreciate everyday we have on this earth, even on those absolutely rotten days. So, I compiled a list of just a few of the many things in life that give me a reason to be happy today, please reference this anytime you need a pick-me-up.

1. Best friends

2. The color purple

3. The cold side of a pillow

4. Extravagant Christmas decorations

5. Candles

6. Heart Sunglasses

7. “The Office”

8. Waking up and realizing you have hours left to sleep before you actually have to get up

9. Genuine compliments

10. Laughing so hard your stomach hurts

11. Concerts

12. Coffee

13. Puppies

14. More specifically, golden retriever puppies

15. When a professor cancels class

16. Dancing

17. When the weather first starts to warm up for spring

18. Chocolate

19. Free food

20. Clean sheets fresh out of the dryer

21. Peeling a clementine in one peel

22. Popping bubble wrap

23. Fuzzy socks

24. Warm towels

25. Beating a level of Candy Crush

26. Crossing things off a To-Do list

27. Reruns of the show “Friends”

28. Sunsets

29. Sunflowers

30. Classical music

31. Coffee shops

32. Talking on the phone until four in the morning

33. French toast

34. Heated blankets

35. Stepping on crunchy leaves during the fall

36. Glitter

37. Nutella

38. When someone plays with your hair

39. Massages

40. Taylor Swift

41. The little lamp that bounces on the “I” before every Pixar animation

42. Having a full tank of gas in your car

43. Late night adventures

44. The crunch of snow under your boots

45. Disney movies

46. Snow days

47. Happy endings

48. Cinnamon rolls

49. Children's books

50. Roasting marshmallows

51. Remembering your good dreams the next morning

52. Knowing that you can do anything in this world

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1. When he just wanted bacon from his George Foreman grill

2. When he had money (and Jan) issues

3. When he got upstaged at Phyllis' wedding

4. When he unintentionally saved Meredith from rabies

5. When he wore a "bisexual" suit

6. When he had to apologize to Jesus

7. When his GPS drove him into a lake

8. When he had to deal with Ryan as his boss

9. When he couldn't fulfill his most generous empty promise

10. When this happened

11. When he struggled with a X-Mas break up

12. When he had to defend his generosity

13. When he threw a classy Christmas party for Holly but she had a boyfriend

14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

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Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Michael Buble

"Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift

"The Christmas Song" by Josh Groban

"White Christmas" by Idina Menzel

"O Holy Night" by David Archuleta

"Believe" by Josh Groban

"Les cloches du hameau" by Celine Dion

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4. I will go to the library and study more.

5. I will meet new people.

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