Last week, I wrote an article about doing what brings you joy in life. That has been sitting in my heart and in my head heavily over the past week, and I have been searching for the little joys in life. I made a list of 100 of the things that bring me joy (in no specific order) and I wanted to share, so here goes.
100 of the best things in life:
1. Sunshine
2. Sparklers
3. Chips and queso
4. Inspirational quotes
5. Driving with friends and listening to music
6. Phone calls
7. Naps
8. Coloring
9. Buying something on sale
10. Babies
11. Song covers
12. Bible verses
13. Sitting on the front porch or back deck
14. Getting paid
15. Human interaction
16. Alone time
17. High School Musical
18. Books
19. The night sky
20. Blankets
21. Music that gets you through a tough day
22. Ice cream
23. Dance parties
24. Bonfires and s'mores
25. Rainy days
26. Jesus
27. People that are always smiling
28. Disney movies
29. The beach
30. Community
31. Fireworks
32. Warm laundry
33. Candles
34. Chocolate
35. Homemade dinners
36. Birthdays
37. Ordering pizza
38. Celebrations
39. Snapchat filters
40. Picnics
41. Family celebrations
42. Understanding homework
43. Old pictures and home videos
44. Cozy sweaters
45. Christmas lights
46. Hidden talents
47. Hugs
48. Finding money
49. Musicals
50. Parks
51. Road-tripping during sunset
52. The smell of fresh bread
53. Mountains
54. Being kind
55. Snow days
56. Hiking
57. Potatoes (in any and all forms)
58. Pictures
59. Love songs
60. Getting mail
61. Bagels
62. Driving with the windows down on a fall/spring day
63. Traveling
64. Getting a good night's sleep
65. Sleeping in on a Saturday morning
66. Sweatpants
67. Long showers
68. The smell of fresh baked cookies
69. Fresh baked cookies
70. Weddings
71. Fireplaces
72. Coming home after a long day
73. Having a full tank of gas
74. Children's laughter
75. Blue sky
76. Having a clean home
77. Finishing homework
78. Breakfast for dinner
79. Movie nights
80. Sunsets
81. Fresh flowers
82. Riding a bike
83. Love
84. When people ask how you're doing
85. Doing laundry
86. College football
87. Laughing till your stomach hurts
88. Making to-do lists
89. Crossing things off of to-do lists
90. Playing board games
91. Getting into bed
92. Making new friends
93. Hot chocolate
94. Line dancing
95. Trees in the fall
96. Netflix
97. Tacos
98. Bucket lists
99. Life
100. This list