Identify 100 things that make me happy and partake in at least one daily

It turns out that 100 things is quite a lot. (I’d settle for 20.) And then, to partake in one of them every day? Impossible. I simply can’t do this goal. I’m not equipped.

1.(the current/b96)
2.myspace
3.smiling
4.dancing
5.mango sorbet
6.watching movies
7.hanging out with friends
8.doing something unexpected
9…or illegal.
10.skipping class
11.being outside on a beautiful day
12.BET
13.giving/GETTING compliments
14.TALKING TALKING and in depth conversations
15.meeting new people.

26. Large expanses of unscheduled time
27. Fireworks
28. Encounters with wild animals, birds, bugs, etc.
29. Dessert
30. Giving gifts or small kindnesses and favors to others

22. Doing something I’ve never done before
23. Meeting new people
24. Spending time with friends
25. Rising to a challenge

12. Looking at the moon and/or stars
13. Watching a thunderstorm
14. Smelling flowers
15. Watching the clouds blow by
16. Watching a sunrise or sunset—the whole thing!
17. Having encounters with wildlife
18. Sitting or laying on a patch of unpaved earth
19. Swimming in, boating on, or just looking at a body of water
20. Hugging a tree (or climbing it)
21. Going for long walks or hikes

Lilacs are in bloom here, and the whole city seems to smell like flowers! So #14 was my item for yesterday.

This used to be “List 100 things that make me happy,” which is great—but listing things that make me happy and then making a concerted effort to have more of those things in my daily life, now that’s useful!

Here are the first 11:
1. Sex, solo or with others
2. Making a great meal
3. Reading a great book
4. Having a great workout
5. Spending quality time with my cat
6. Going to see live performance (dance, theater, music, burlesque… anything!)
7. Going to see art shows
8. Working in the yard on a nice day
9. Dancing
10. Climbing
11. Flirting

Hmm, but even doing one of these activities each day will not guarantee my happiness—I mean, it has to be a great meal, a great book, a great workout. Not every meal really blows my skirt up. And I am perfectly capable of doing any of these things without enjoying them. Rushing, just to check them off my to-do list. I guess that’s where my “Live in the moment” goal comes in handy.

A few days ago I was laying in bed reading a book that didn’t really grab me, thinking, “this story (about Bangladeshi immigrants in England) would be really great—if only there were more spaceships in it!” So I put that book down, went to my bookshelf, and found a science fiction book I’ve been wanting to read. Three cheers for knowing what I really want and taking steps to make it happen!

P.S. Note that I saved all my old entries from before I changed the name of this goal, but I am starting my count over from 1, because not all those entries I made before are things I can do each day.

Lots of people are cringing at every sign of the change of seasons, but I love it. It makes me so happy to hear the wind rustling the dry leaves in the trees, to walk through fallen leaves. And how can I forget the amazing colors. I enjoy cool overcast days, and the thought of the upcoming snow just makes me imagine cozying up inside with a nice book and some hot tea. Ahhhhhhh.

While I am a creature of the sun and warmth and light and activity, I enjoy and look forward to the flip side with equal vigor. The moon, and cool, dark silence.

Coffee baristas make handy targets.

Trembling, bumbling bundles of fur and tongue. Aww!

I got some today out walking on my lunch break.

And don’t try to tell me you bought the album and you listen to it at home all the time, whenever you want to. Hearing it on the radio when you least expect it is better.

It’s enough to make ya feel like the whole universe is conspiring to please you and shower you with blessings!