This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at URI chapter.
Over the past week I have contacted friends and family to ask what makes them happy. We all come from different cultures and backgrounds which makes this mini-project I underwent even sweeter. As humans, we stress out about the smallest things, leaving us with a sour mood. I simply asked people what made them happiest which not only was an interesting question to be answered, but also it allowed them to take a few minutes and reflect on positive things, which only helped improve their mood. I hope you enjoy the cumulative list of what makes the people around me the happiest.
Maybe you’ll read this and one of the answers will put a smile on your face.
- People helping people
- Art
- My dog
- Legend of Zelda
- Nature
- Daisies
- The beach
- My secret spot in the woods
- Harry Potter
- Getting to know myself
- The noise of the basketball going through the hoop
- Smell of pine trees in New Hampshire
- Spicy salmon sushi rolls
- Watching my favorite football team play
- My dads veal parmesan
- Drives to the beach and swimming for hours
- The feeling of the sun on my skin
- Going to NY because it makes me feel alive
- Feeling of a basketball in my hands
- Playing the piano and feeling the sentiment behind a song
- Seeing my dog wag her tail
- Having the opportunity to to experience all that the world has to offer
- Socializing
- Having an avocado in the morning
- Camp
- Teammates
- Laying in a hammock drinking coffee
- The feeling of validation
- Looking up at the stars
- Changing lives
- Watching and listening to waves hit the rocks
- Breakfast dates with my best friends
- Mutual love
- Being kind to someone who is sitting alone
- When people are inspired by me
- Learning about things that truly interest me
- When I finally reach hard goals
- When I feel free, like the last day of school
- Days when everything just seems to go right
- When your favorite song comes on in the car and you sit alone and scream the entire thing
- Finding new beauty in old places
- Genuine laughing
- The warmth of my bed
- Bath and Bodyworks’ scents, especially warm vanilla sugar
- Musical theater songs
- Throwback Disney movies
- Reading a book on a rainy day
- When people perform real acts of kindness
- Helping someone out in any way possible
- Sunlight
- Carbs
- Laughing babies
- Finishing a fulfilling book
- Hugs
- Putting my feet in cold water on a warm day
- Remembering all of the words of a song I loved a long time ago
- Sitting around with the people I care very much about
- Musical theater
- Wine
- Folding my underwear
- Concerts
- Chai tea
- Betta fish
- The smell of lavender before bed
- Planning picnics
- The Botanical Garden
- Decorating everything with stickers
- Listening to a good drum solo
- Biting in to a white Kit Kat
- Finishing a Lego Set in a shorter time period than I expected
- A hot shower after a long day of working
- Watching a new episode of the X Files
- Successfully boiling a shrimp without overcooking it
- Watching my cats play with each other
- FaceTiming my daughter every night while she’s at college
- Being challenged with something in the medical field
- As a hospice nurse, having a patient trust me
- Catching a really nice wave when surfing
- Trying new foods
- Laughing with friends
- Getting math problems right on the first try
- Sitting by a campfire
- Watching the sunrise on a beach
- Driving through the mountains
- My favorite ice cream after the beach
- Being with my soulmate
- The smell before the rain
- Soaking in a hot bath
- Going to see a new movie at the theaters
- Adopting a baby animal
- Biting into a crisp apple
- Quiet hidden coffee shops
- Listening to soft music while doing homework
- The feeling of snow landing on your nose and eyelashes
- Sun shining through colorful window panes
- Art that makes you feel something
- Successfully using chopsticks
- The noise of a fan while trying to sleep
- The feeling you get when you begin to take off in an airplane
- Laughing so hard you can’t breathe