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75 Reasons To Live

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75 Reasons To Live
Melanie Tunaitis

Living day to day life is sometimes draining. Work, school, juggling time with friends and family, dealing with negative people and feeling let down can make us feel burned out. During the rainy weather, always remember that the sun will come out eventually. Here is a list of reasons of why life is beautiful and you should never, ever feel like there are no reasons to live.

1. Long hugs

2. Sweat pants and comfy sweaters

3. Puppies and kitties

4. New shoes

5. Waking up on Christmas morning

6. Coffee

7. Home cooked meals

8. Warm showers

9. Random acts of kindness

10. The beach

11. Laughing so hard you cry

12. Ice-cream

13. Best friends

14. Carving pumpkins

15. Listening to music while driving

16. Movie and pizza nights

17. Falling asleep to the sound of rain

18. SmIling in the middle of a kiss

19. Bonfires

20. Cuddling

21. The smell of clean laundry

22. Getting a haircut

23. Late night adventures

24. Being proud of yourself

25. Overcoming your fears

26. Traveling to new places

27. Meeting new friends

28. Making new memories with old friends

29. Making babies smile

30. Holding hands with the one you love

31. Buying amazing clothes that you found on sale

32. Meeting people that happen to change your life

33. Free food

34. When you have a great night of sleep

35. Feeling satisfied after a delicious meal

36. Forehead kisses

37. Sno-cones

38. Getting lost in a good book

39. When strangers smile at you

40. Seeing your favorite band/artist in concert

41. Getting letters in the mail

42. Making people smile

43. Hot tea

44. Long phone calls with family or friends

45. Flowers

46. Stargazing

47. The smell of freshly-cut grass

48. Accidentally overhearing someone saying something nice about you

49. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep

50. Baking

51. Knowing that somebody misses you

52. Warm clothes straight from the dryer

53. Catching your favorite movie on TV

54. The first snowfall of the year

55. Dunkin' Donuts

56. Clean sheets

57. Pet stores

58. Listening to the ocean

59. The smell of freshly baked cookies

60. Free Wi-Fi

61.Hearing your favorite song on the radio

62. Chocolate milk

63. Deep conversations with your best friend

64. Pets snuggling in bed with you

65. When someone comes running to hug you

66. Waking up all warm and snug in bed

67. The smell of new books

68. Fuzzy socks

69. Sunrises/sunsets

70. Music

71. Getting into your pajamas after a long day

72. Singing along with the radio

73. Cookie dough

74. Adventures

75. Hearing your loved one's heart beat


No matter how 'bad' life is right now for you, I hope that this list reminded you of the little things in life that make you happy. Stay strong and never give up. You will make it through.

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