Hey cats!
Here's a quick little tag post that I saw and thought was a brilliant thing to do! This tag was created by Liv over at Life Unscripted which I thought was an amazing idea to get people involved in, then I saw Steph's version of the tag over at Steph's World and both ladies did such a fab job so hopefully I can add to the list of people wanting to spread happiness. Also you should definitely check out both of their blogs, you won't be disappointed!
I've been seeing a lot of the blogging community focused on spreading love and positivity so I thought that not only is this tag a great way to get to know someone better, it's also an important tool in supporting self-care and promoting happiness; it can be so easy to forget the little everyday things that make us smile no matter what, that remind us to be thankful and make us feel like we can carry on each day. I wanted to write mine to give myself a boost but also to have to look back at in moments of sadness or self-doubt, so here it is:
- My boyfriend
- My cat
- Friends & family
- Writing/blogging
- Watercolouring
- Falling asleep to the sound of rain
- Coffee
- Candles, incense & oil burners
- Waking up everyday
- My tattoos & piercings
- Cooking
- The colours green & orange
- Anything remotely hippie themed
- Talking to new people/twitter chats
- Doing DIY
- Leaving lovely blog comments/receiving them
- Doing puzzles (I adore arrow words)
- Thrifting
- Plants, especially cacti & succulents
- Freshly washed dreads (honestly, it's glorious)
- My boobs - childish maybe, but they're fun & they catch crumbs
- Gaming (Spyro the Dragon makes me so happy)
- Remembering to take all my tablets
- Finding out things are cruelty-free
- Learning new things
When I started writing these I found myself really struggling to even get to 10. I found it so difficult that I first wrote this at night and then had to carry on for the next two days chipping away at my list. I couldn't quite believe I was finding it near impossible to think of things that make me happy, despite knowing I generally have a fairly negative outlook on life (before common sense kicks in), but I felt so ungrateful and guilty for this. Then I immediately snapped at myself that "Hey y'know what, you have depression, anxiety and a butt-load of health problems and life is pretty difficult right now. Just because you have a hard time figuring out what you like, doesn't make you a bad person or hard to please, it just means you take a bit longer to figure out what makes you feel things and there's nothing wrong with that". Over my lifetime so far I don't feel I'm used to experiencing happiness, it's quite a foreign concept to me so I guess when I do feel happy it can be overwhelming, I'll still cherish those moments but maybe I'm not all that great at remembering them.
Whether you're a blogger or not I think spending a little time writing down what makes you happy is endlessly beneficial and I'm thankful to Liv for creating this tag.
Would any of the things that make me happy appear on your list too? Don't forget to check out Liv & Steph's wonderful posts!
Stay curious
