Life is Good

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” 

― Albert Einstein

I survived another day. There were 1000 ways it could have gone wrong. Car accident. Caffeine overdose. Rabid dog attack. Building collapse. Elevator malfunction. Lightning strike. Heart attack. And so many other ways I can’t even imagine.

And because I made it another day, I should appreciate the good things. Why is life so good? In spite of everything, war, crime, politics, death, and taxes, life is good.

100 Things to be Happy About

1. Laughing so hard milk shoots out of your nose
2. Drinking a little too much Firefly, but somehow not feeling hung over the next morning
3. The Internet
4. Video Games
5. New books that make you laugh
6. New books that make you cry
7. Paychecks
8. Tax Refunds
9. Used books with notes in the margins
10. New car smell
11. New baby smell
12. Petting a cat
13. Petting a dog
14. Playing with a puppy
15. Chicken soup when you have a cold
16. Sleeping
17. Napping
18. Long windy roads when you are not in a hurry
19. Top Gear UK
20. James Altucher
21. Zenhabits
22. Where the Sidewalk Ends
23. The sound of rain when you are trying to fall asleep
24. A good ghost story
25. Movie theatre popcorn
26. A movie that you have to see three times
27. Seeing an amazing movie three times with your best friend
28. Losing a few pounds
29. Good hair days
30. Friday at 5:00
31. Federal Holidays
32. Museums
33. Wikipedia
34. Netflix
35. Your favorite cereal on sale
36. Warm fuzzy socks
37. Giving the perfect gift for someone
38. Playing the perfect prank
39. Knowing exactly what to say at the right time instead of a day later
40. Meeting an inspirational person
41. Reading a great biography
42. Realizing you’re lucky to be alive
43. Praying and receiving an unexpected answer
44. Finding money tucked in your pants pocket
45. Finding money tucked in the pages of a book you read years ago
46. Making a new friend
47. The smell of clean laundry
48. The beach
49. The city
50. The country
51. The mountains
52. The first snow of the year
53. Falling in love
54. Realizing it’s okay not to be perfect
55. Realizing that no one is perfect
56. Realizing everyone else is just as messed up as you
57. Getting back up when you fall
58. A really good sneeze
59. Laughing so hard you pee a little bit
60. Great service anywhere
61. Being pleasantly surprised
62. Dark chocolate
63. Warm chocolate chip cookies
64. Hot fresh donuts
65. Hot Krispy Kreme Donuts
66. Girl Scout Cookies
67. Samoas
68. Samosas
69. Mamosas
70. Fireworks
71. Firetrucks
72. A great magic trick
73. Cirque du Soleil
74. Carnivals
75. Silly cat videos
76. Libraries
77. Laughing so hard your face hurts
78. When justice is really served
79. When a police officer lets you off with a warning
80. Your favorite song comes on the radio while you hit all green lights
81. Singing at the top of your lungs when your favorite song comes on
82. Singing at the top of your lungs with a good friend
83. Dancing even though you have no rhythm
84. Lightning Bugs
85. The night sky in the mountains
86. Funny cat videos
87. Facebook
88. Butterfly Circus
89. Being glad you came
90. Being glad you didn’t give up
91. Being grateful
92. Missing teeth on a 5-year-old
93. Snails in the garden
94. Canoeing
95. Knowing that everything will be okay
96. Donating old things to Good Will
97. The perfect Halloween costume
98. Seeing kids double back to your house on Halloween because you give out the good candy
99. Ted Talks
100. Babies