50 Things that make me Happy - a Birthday Gift to Myself - 3rd Dec 2024

 

50 things that make me Happy! 

Gratitude rewires our brain and so does affirmations and positive statements. As I give Thanks to all that I have, this human mind will also wish for that little bit more. I wish that every positive dream of mine comes true and this list of 50 things, that is what I gift myself this year as I turn another year older! 

50 Things that Make me Happy!!


1) Drinking sweet Ginger Tea!

2) Watching a mesmerizing sunrise or a sunset on the beach!

3) Sitting and talking to a friend on the sandy beach,watching the waves crashing onto the shore!

4) Taking long car drives with music playing!

5) Chatting with my daughter and son and loitering in the land of myriad meanderings!

6) Sipping hot coffee from my husband's steaming cup - just a sip!

7) Wearing a new dress that looks good!

8) Making and serving some delish food to my family or friends!

9) When friends and family enjoy what I make for them!

10) Choosing and buying a gift for a friend and they like it!

11) Hanging new curtains in my room!

12) Standing and admiring pretty flowers on a plant or tree, Parijatha, Temple tree flower, Gul Mohur!

13) Eating noodles and slurrrrping it down!

14) Riding a cycle on a scenic road!

15) Holding hands with people I love!

16) Kissing the softness of a baby's cheeks or arms!

17) Just the feeling of pure unconditional love!

18) Reading a book that transports me! (recently read Haroun and the Sea of Stories and immersed in it!)

19) Buying books in an old book shop!

20) Looking at the mountains through mist!

21) Rain falling on my hands as I stand under a shelter!

22) Watching the clouds take many shapes!

23) Tight, tight hugs from my loved ones!

24) Eating home cooked food made by my sister!

25) Watching children, toddlers, babies, playing happily!

26) Looking at the mirror and noticing my smile makes me pretty!

27) Colouring a mandala!

28) Walking on pretty roads, watching the world go by - sonder!

29) The sound of a brook , stream gurgling, waterfall , thunder!

30) Blessing received from elders!

31) Making someone happy and making them laugh!

32) Buying fresh vegetables , especially greens from the local market!

33) A fresh new notebook to write on with a purple pen!

34) Learning a new word and I remember it at the correct time and use it too!

35) Crocheting with a new ball of coloured thread and watching the pattern unfold!

36) Listening to old melodies that take me down memory lane!

37) Touching and shaping freshly fallen snow!

38) Having a nice hot shower with a hand shower, where the water doesn't run out!

39) Taking pictures of flowers in full bloom!

40) A library full of books and buying books for my library!

41) Drinking hot tea from a new, pretty mug!

42) Listening to people talking with passion and total immersion!

44) Visiting historical places and museums!

45) Licking Ice cream and also trying out a new flavor!

46) Dancing in a group and singing in a group!

47) Watching a beautiful cultural programme!

48 When I am able to help some one who asks me for help!

49) Chanting mantras that fill me with positive reverberations!

50) Meditating and losing myself in that space of inner peace!


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