As Ingrid Fettell Lee says, focusing on small moments of joy unlocks deeper happiness. Looking for joy changes your orientation to the world; no matter how difficult things get, it’s possible to find little joys everywhere. Here is a list of 50 joyful things:
- restaurant menus
- screened-in porches
- chocolate ganache
- red velvet stage curtains
- bonfires
- train stations
- the smell of sunscreen
- American Girl catalogues
- I Voted stickers
- lighthouses
- fortune cookies
- fresh linen
- re-reading a book
- grandfather clocks
- scattering bread in the yard to feed the birds
- baby rabbits in the park
- dew drops
- sprinkle doughnuts
- tying on an apron
- ticket windows
- Design Within Reach showrooms
- dollhouses
- lakefront docks
- backroads
- cinnamon
- seed packets
- park gates
- strawberry shortcake
- walking instead of driving
- literary cookbooks
- plums
- pygmy goats
- window shopping
- coffee table books
- bubble bath
- thunderstorms
- fireplaces
- walking barefoot in the sand
- tea sets
- sledding
- pancakes
- out-of-print picture books
- tiaras
- real dishes
- park fountains
- school supplies
- rotary phones
- rubber stamps and ink pads
- calendars
What are yours?
