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100 reasons to be happy and love your life RIGHT now — no matter what.

One evening, a Cherokee elder told his grandson about the battle that goes on inside people’s heads.

He said, “My son, the battle is between the two ‘wolves’ that live inside us all.

One is unhappiness. It is fear, worry, anger, jealousy, sorrow, self-pity, resentment, and inferiority. The other is happiness. It is joy, love, hope, serenity, kindness, generosity, truth, and compassion.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?”

The old Cherokee simply replied:

“The one you feed”.

The happiest people aren’t the ones with the most money, things, friends, power, attention, health or even love. Neither are they always the ones with the least, although an unsurprisingly high number are.

The happiest people are the ones who practice gratitude and focus on loving life consistently (along with having goals and making progress towards them).

The idea behind this is simple — every day, find something to be grateful for and appreciate. The more you do this, the more you will find things to be happy about that you hadn’t even considered or thought about, and seen gifts in situations that you wouldn’t have otherwise.

Because the more you focus on the good stuff, the more good stuff you find.

It’s my firm belief that even when it seems like everything’s going wrong in your life, there is always, always, ALWAYS something that’s going right. You owe it to yourself to find out what that is and bring it into your awareness.

There is no someday, there is only today. Don’t let your happiness depend on when you have ______ and if you do _____ or get ______ and feel ______.

Here are 100 reasons to be happy and things to love about your life right now. Feel free to add yours and share this forward!

1. You are alive.
2. You are healthy
3. Someone loves you.
4. Very, very, very much.
5. Your children are safe.
6. The Northern Lights exist.
7. Someone smiled at you today.
8. Being unhappy is a waste of time.
9. You can afford three meals a day.
10. Your husband/bf wants to make you happy.
11. Your wife/gf smiles when she thinks of you.
12. You’re about to fall in love like never before.
13. You’re single and rocking it like a superstar.
14. You have safe, pure, clean drinking water.
15. There’s something you can do better than anyone.
16. It’s summer somewhere and the rugby world cup is on.
17. It’s fall and the leaves are about to turn glorious shades of warmth.
18. YOU WERE BORN A WINNER — beating out ALL the other spermsicles!
19. Music — dance, soul, rock, funk, reggae, disco, Indie, Bhangra, jazz, country, all sorts.
20. Dopplegangers — someone who looks exactly like you is living in a parallel reality.
21. When you really needed help, someone offered it to you unexpectedly. At least once in your life. If not more.
22. You’re about to leave a bad relationship or a soul sucking sitch cos you KNOW you deserve better.
23. Someone, somewhere did that too and not only survived but THRIVED. #JustSayin’.
24. There’s a solid roof over your head and it’s not raining on you.
25. You’ve danced in the rain and can almost smell the fresh wet Earth.
26. You had clean, fabulous clothes to wear this morning.
27. Somewhere in the world, a new mom is gazing at her new baby.
28. The interwebs make your world smaller, closer, more connected.
29. You take a stand for what you believe in. Fiercely.
30. Afternoon naps that take you back to childhood.
31. Something you’ve been wanting just happened.
32. You smiled at someone and made their day.
33. Free video calling across the globe rocks.
34. You smell great and look amazing, mmm.
35. A little puppy was rescued just this second.
36. You said no and meant it this time.
37. You’re happily employed.
38. You work for yourself.
39. You don’t have either, but trust that it’s all happening perfectly.
40. You made a brave decision.
41. You are an angel to someone.
42. Flowers are beautiful.
43. In the wild.
44. Or given to you by someone who cares.
45. You remember your first kiss.
46. Rainbows make you happy.
47. You love shooting stars.
48. You’re smiling right now. And you look damn hot!
49. You define success on your own terms.
50. You’re stronger than you ever believed.
51. You believed in yourself when no one else did.
52. You believed in someone else when no one else did.
53. Someone believed in you when you needed it most.
54. You’ve profoundly impacted someone’s life.
55. Maybe even saved one. Knowingly or not.
56. You matter. Deeply. Hugely.
57. You have goals and dreams.
58. Some of them have come true.
59. Others are on their way.
60. Babies.
61. Toddlers.
62. Teenagers.
63. Young adults.
64. A job well done.
65. Mass consciousness.
66. Like minded people who get you.
67. Early mornings before anyone else wakes up.
68. Waking up next to someone you love.
69. Anticipating the day you do.
70. Loving yourself first.
71. Lemonade stands.
72. Life of purpose.
73. Your values.
74. Bear hugs.
75. Cuddles.
76. Sunshine.
77. Sunrise.
78. Sunsets.
79. Nutella.
80. Central heating & hot water.
81. There are good people in the world.
82. Cooking / eating your favourite meal.
83. A real home. With people in it you love.
84. Someone brought cupcakes to work and gave you one.
85. You made a bad decision. Two. A hundred. And lived..
86. Something fabulous is out there, taking shape. Emerging, peeking, calling your name. Get excited!You’ve travelled somewhere and had an amazing experience.
87. Halloween and cute costumed kids are on the way.
88. You know how it feels to have a crush on someone.
89. And have it reciprocated.
90. You have friends.
91. And one you can tell your deepest, darkest secrets too.
92. She’s got your memoirs under lock and key.
93. Christmas lights and snow angels.
94. Love is your religion.
95. Kindness cures most everything.
96. You’re committed to finding your passion & purpose in life.
97. Transmogrifiers exist in an alternate reality where Calvin and Hobbes are real.
98. You could go back to school and learn something new if you wanted. Or start a new hobby.
99. You have your priorities right. Man makes the money. Money does not make the man.
100. Today could be the best day of your life. Things could turn on a dime.

And just for good measure, here’s #101 — nothing.

That’s right, you don’t need a single REASON to be happy. Just BE.

Want 300 reasons to be happy and love your life right now? Coming right up, Sparklepants! Go here.

Hi! I’m Tia. Multi-passionate Sparklepants, Life Coach, Life Lover, and Curator of Awesome. I run www.yourlifeyourway.net featuring kickass inspiration to help you sparkle through life, no matter what.

Say YES to courage + connection, NO to shoulds + restrictions. You’ve got one life, baby, live it YOUR way.