What makes you genuinely happy? As the popular saying goes, the best things in life are free. While money is an important part of life, the best things in your life are often priceless, such as your close friends and family. No-one could buy you a better gift than the memories you already have with them.
The happiest people in the world find joy in the small, everyday things, from taking a hot bath to laughing for hours with their friends.
The most important things in life are free – check out 50 things that will make you feel great without spending any money.
- Getting into your bed with fresh sheets.
- Sitting by a crackling fire that warms your body through.
- Taking an adventure through a beautiful location you’ve never visited.
- Going for a long run and feeling healthy and accomplished.
- Listening to your favorite song.
- Re-reading your favorite childhood book.
- Cuddling underneath the blankets on a cold morning with your partner.
- Getting a good night’s sleep.
- Winning a competition you entered.
- Knowing you have real friends who have your back, no matter what happens in the future.
- Knowing someone truly loves you for who you really are.
- Having a healthy and loving relationship with your parents.
- Having a long nap and waking up feeling relaxed and stress-free.
- Eating a delicious, healthy, home-cooked meal.
- Looking in your pets eyes and seeing devotion and love.
- The smell of freshly cut grass on a sunny day.
- Watching a beautiful sunrise or sunset with a loved one.
- When you finally achieve a goal or dream you have been working towards.
- Listening to the sound of rainfall through the window.
- A peaceful, relaxing walk through your favorite location.
- Receiving a compliment from someone you respect.
- Having a family member or friend who you know you can always count on, even in hard times.
- Having someone in your life who is totally honest with you, even when it is challenging.
- Laughing until your ribs hurt and your eyes are streaming – but you still can’t stop laughing.
- Having a friend believe in your dreams as much as they believe in their own dreams.
- Thinking back to funny high school memories with your childhood best friends.
- Making a stranger smile by smiling at them.
- Choosing to do a good deed for someone when you didn’t have to.
- Having the day off work and treating yourself to a lazy day.
- Looking through old holiday photographs and remembering the sun on your skin
- The first time the love of your life tells you that they love you.
- When you find out the person you are attracted to is attracted to you.
- Listening to the sounds of wave crashing on the beach.
- Getting into a hot bubble bath with candles after a long Winter’s day.
- Receiving hand-picked flowers from someone you love.
- Flipping over to the cold side of the pillow.
- Watching the stars with your friends and trying to find the constellation.
- Watching colorful flowers start to bloom in spring.
- Finding something you thought you had lost.
- Making a child laugh or smile.
- Jumping in a big pile of leaves during fall.
- Taking off your shoes after a long and tiring day.
- Visiting your family for the holidays.
- Dancing around your bedroom to a feel-good song while you’re alone.
- Cooking a delicious meal from a difficult recipe.
- The excitement of attending a special occasion, like a birthday or a holiday.
- Overcoming a difficult challenge.
- Getting a full night’s rest.
- Getting great results on a test.
- The smell of freshly baked bread.
Can you think of any more wonderful part of life that aren’t available to buy? Please comment your ideas and suggestions below!
