• 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

x r

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