101 Simple Ways to Make Yourself Happy |

1. Smile
2. Eat a sprinkled doughnut
3. Meditate
4. Take a nap
5. Go for a walk
6. Go to the beach
7. Talk to a friend
8. Watch your favorite television show
9. Write in your journal
10. Do yoga
11. Go Shopping
12. Get a massage
13. Take a nap
14. Read a book
15. Laugh until it hurts
16. Give a hug
17. Color in a coloring book
18. Cuddle with a stuffed animal
19. Take a relaxing bath
20. Take your mom to the movies
21. Celebrate your accomplishments
22. Watch the sunrise
23. Soak up the sun
24. Enjoy a cup of Chai Tea
25. Live boldy
26. Be grateful
27. Volunteer once a month
28. Have a spa day
29. Love your pet
30. Jump rope
31. Blow bubbles
32. Play a game on your wii
33. Eat some dark chocolate pretzel chips
34. Do something from your life list
35. Have a game night with friends
36. Take yourself out to dinner
37. Go to the beach
38. Enjoy nature
39. Jam out to your favorite song
40. Clean
41. Read your favorite magazine
42. Believe in yourself
43. Take a time out
44. Reconnect with a friend
45. Eat your favorite fruit
46. Watch your favorite cartoon from childhood
47. Go for a swim
48. Have breakfast in bed
49. Sleep in
50. Throw a impromptu theme party
51. Write down how you make a difference
52. Buy yourself some fresh flowers
53. Surprise a loved one with an unexpected card
54. Live your life
55. Do something wacky
56. Play Bop It
57. Go for a bike ride
58. Go to the zoo or aquarium
59. Go midnight skinny dipping
60. Take a mental health day from work
61. Make a silly video with a friend
62. Sing in the shower, loudly
63. Drink water over soda
64. Make your home feel like a vacation
65. Learn something new
66. Stop watching the news
67. Have a technology free day
68. Wear cute underwear
69. Decorate your workspace to be fun
70. Get an ice cream cone
71. Go paperless
72. Stop tolerating things
73. Give good karma
74. Say “I love you” and mean it
75. Enjoy a morning or evening ritual
76. Wear clothes you really like and are comfortable in
77. Remember you are as young as you live your life
78. Surround yourself with people who believe in you
79. Be Positive
80. Watch the rain
81. Be yourself
82. Don’t gossip
83. Play strip Twister
84. Have a “date” night
85. Get enough sleep
86. Go on a picnic
87. Make sure you have time for yourself each day
88. Build a savings
89. Learn life lessons from children’s books
90. Treat people how they want to be treated
91. Always appreciate first
92. Fly a kite
93. Take time to relax each day
94. Be healthy
95. Take responsibility for your life
96. Choose to be happy
97. Be forgiving
98. Stop being your own worse critic
99. Celebrate all your birthdays
100. Never out yourself last
101. Read my blog

Update: 102. Read my book, Living Life Out Loud. You will love it! It will make you smile.

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25 Comments »

Karen on 03 May 2008 at 7:53 am #

Love this!!!!! Of all the things on your list that I do, #101 is a daily must-do.

Clay Collins | The Growing Life on 05 May 2008 at 9:58 am #

Everyone loves dark chocolate covered pretzels, right?

Michael on 05 May 2008 at 11:01 am #

I would hope they all do.

Daniel on 05 May 2008 at 5:06 pm #

Great list – the only one I’d change is #99 – it should read “Whenever there is something to celebrate, make sure it gets celebrated!”

Michael on 06 May 2008 at 7:12 am #

What a great suggestion! Thanks for sharing!

Michelle on 11 May 2008 at 9:49 am #

Great list! Thank you. It made me smile just reading it.

Jacurutu on 21 Jul 2008 at 2:18 pm #

83. Play strip Twister

Cool! But how do you make opportunities for that?

Michael on 21 Jul 2008 at 2:25 pm #

Oh you don’t me well enough. I can make opportunities for anything.

su on 16 Feb 2009 at 3:29 am #

just reading these suggestions brightened me up thanx;)..

Zack on 06 Apr 2009 at 7:23 pm #

Wear cute underwear? I think that is a great! I never thought about the fact that your underwear could say so much about you. So many brands make cute kinds now with monkeys or bananas. I am all about this!

christa lynn on 04 Aug 2009 at 9:37 pm #

thank you. simple and very sweet.

Corrie on 16 Aug 2009 at 9:06 am #

thanks for posting these simple tidbits. They helped me find a different way to celebrate my 38th birthday.

love on 16 Oct 2009 at 2:42 pm #

bless this post with love,peace,respect and success.

just let love be

Anna on 20 Oct 2009 at 6:49 pm #

Petting my dogs always makes me happy. Also, eating chocolate.

ubnubgirl96 on 09 Mar 2010 at 3:13 am #

none of these helped. I don’t think anything can cheer me up. I’ve tried everything and search five different search engines and went to almost every website, plus youtube. I even went to lolcats and failblog. but it’s a cool list.

Rosie on 16 Mar 2010 at 10:08 pm #