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  • Watching the sun rise or set
  • When my soul feels perfectly at ease
  • When someone I love smiles or laughs
  • Private, heartfelt conversations with God
  • Drinking in the beauty of nature
  • Ethereal mornings when the clouds seem to glow
  • Thunderstorms with vivid lightning
  • Watching a shooting star
  • Experiencing a wave of pure gratitude
  • Petrichor (the smell of rain on dry earth)
  • Feeling in my element
  • Feeling humbled by the sublime intricacies of the universe
  • Feeling the light at the end of the tunnel after dark times
  • Feeling unconditionally loved & valued by someone who truly understands me
  • Hitting a flow state when I'm deeply immersed in doing something I love
  • Getting blissfully lost in the exploration of an intriguing concept/idea
  • Spending time with my favorite people
  • Sleeping on a rooftop or balcony
  • Long, fast drives at night to clear my head
  • Having abundant alone time to recharge and find myself
  • Adrenaline-junkie adventures that make my heart race
  • Late night games of basketball & tennis
  • Hiking, a good workout, & anything that gets my blood flowing faster
  • Traveling & feeling a shift in perspective
  • Seeing things work out for someone who'd been struggling
  • Spending hours roaming through my favorite bookstore
  • Earning the affection of a child or cat
  • The fragrance & feel of fresh flowers
  • Standing on the shore of an ocean/lake/river, seeing the water glimmer under the sun or moon
  • Making someone lastingly happy
  • Feeling unexpectedly understood
  • Meeting someone who feels like a kindred spirit
  • Cuddling soft, friendly animals
  • Hearing the fearless laughter of a child
  • Visiting museums/libraries I could get lost in for years
  • Watching people greet their loved ones at airports
  • Coming across an amazing book exactly when I need it
  • Conversations that satisfy the soul
  • Compliments that make my heart flutter
  • Finally achieving a goal I'd been chipping away at
  • Overcoming my self-doubt to pursue something that scares or intimidates me
  • When the leaves change color in Autumn
  • When the flowers bloom again in Spring
  • Drinking in a beautiful work of art
  • Taking a long walk on a cool windy day, or beneath the drizzling rain, or those perfect days when the weather's both sunny and cold
  • Curling up in bed, feeling unspeakably comfortable and at peace
  • Waking up from a beautiful dream
  • Being alive to hear good news
  • Being alive to see the world change & progress
  • When victims of oppression & harm get the justice they deserve
  • Seeing vastly different people unite under a set of shared convictions
  • Helping someone renew their sense of hope or faith, especially in themselves
  • Doing something for someone that makes them feel happy to be alive
  • Having something to look forward to
  • When a writer conveys something hugely significant/life-changing in a simple set of perfectly written words
  • Becoming more aware of my weaknesses & understanding how I need to grow
  • When things turn out better than expected, on any scale

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inspiration: http://www.reddit.com/r/depression/comments/ic676/list_of_reasons_life_is_worth_living/

jun 29 2011 ∞
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