- My family
- Spending quality time with the family.
- Watching my siblings make accomplishments, and do the things they love.
- Watching the younger kids in my family (my siblings, nieces, nephews, and cousins) grow up.
- My dogs—especially when they greet me at the door.
- Dogs in general.
- Spending quality time with friends.
- Laughing so hard to the point I either cry or can’t breathe.
- A really good hug, especially when I don’t know I need it.
- The feeling I get when Friday is finally here.
- That feeling when the direct deposit goes into the bank.
- That feeling of making a deep connection with someone.
- Finding a really good song.
- Hearing a song I love for the first time in a long time.
- When the bass pulses through my body at concerts.
- The energy at concerts
- Dancing with my mom
- Dancing with my friends
- Dancing in general
- Watching a really good movie; it doesn’t matter if it makes me laugh harder or cry harder; if it’s good, it’s good.
- When an artist I love releases a new album
- When a writer I love releases new content
- When I have enough money for something I want
- Learning new things about people
- Learning new things about myself
- Car rides—windows down, music blasting, no destination, looking at houses
- That exciting feeling I get when I see someone that I haven’t seen in a long time.
- Engagement and baby announcements, or just really good news in general.
- Trips—to the city, to Florida, to basically anywhere…but the ground.
- Really good hair days, because let’s be real: with hair like mine, they are far and few.
- When I’m surprised, because I’ve only ever successfully been surprised once ever and it made me react harder than I would have ever expected.
- When the sky is beyond words, like when the moon is full and stars are visible, or the sunset is perfect, or when I get to watch lightning bolts dance during thunderstorms.
- When I’m just surrounded by the people I love and I get that feeling of home.
Prompt: What things make you happy about being alive?
