Natural Highs

When I taught high school, I always gave my students something I called a Happy Sheet on Fridays.  It was a piece of mental goodness, a lens they could use to look at life, a bright spot in their day.  The Happy Sheets were very popular and I quickly learned that they were an expected Friday treat.  The other day, I was going through my computer and I found this old happy sheet.  It was a list of Natural Highs for my kids to consider as other highs were often available to them.   I look at this list from more than ten years ago, and I am touched by its simplicity and the things that are still so true for me (the only thing not true anymore: riding a roller coaster.  Now, I just hurt the whole time I am flung around at warp speed).  I am also cognizant of what needs to be added to this list– hearing a child’s laugh, your child running towards you, the comfort of a life partner, etc.  This might have to be a journal entry sometime soon (and I sure do wish that I had found this in time to make it a part of Beautiful You).  Anyway, what are your natural highs?    

Natural Highs… 

v     falling in love

v     laughing so hard you hurt

v      a hot shower

v     a special glance

v     getting a letter

v     taking a drive on a scenic road

v     hearing your favorite song on the radio

v     lying in bed listening to the rain

v     a good conversation

v     a care package

v     finding money in a pocket

v     running through sprinklers

v     waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep

v     playing with a puppy

v     having someone play with your hair

v     hot chocolate

v     road trips with friends

v     swinging

v     getting butterflies in your stomach when you see that one person

v     riding a bike downhill

v     riding a roller coaster

v     hugging

v     watching the sunrise

v     watching the sunset

v     s’mores

v     little league baseball games

v     the sounds at the beach

v     candy corn

v     candles

v     wild flowers

v     waving to kids on a school bus

v     pleasure reading

v     sing alongs

v     found time

v     postcards

v     small bookstores

v     walking on the beach at night