Reasons To Stay Alive

Monday: January 19, 2015
I don't know about you guys, but sometimes I just need a little encouragement throughout the day or year or life and so I made this list of reasons to stay alive and I hope it give you guys just as much encouragement reading it as it did for me to write it.

  1. recovery
  2. the first rain of autumn
  3. stepping on crunchy leaves
  4. meeting new friends
  5. seeing old friends
  6. beautiful sunsets
  7. shooting stars
  8. holding hands for the first time
  9. first kisses
  10. catching snowflakes on your tongue
  11. homemade cookies
  12. digging your toes in the sand
  13. listening to the wind
  14. singing your favorite song on the radio
  15. collecting shiny things
  16. birthdays
  17. making new traditions
  18. acing tests
  19. tea before bed
  20. watching your breath on cold mornings
  21. bonfires
  22. traveling to new and faraway places
  23. weddings
  24. touching lives
  25. hugs
  26. compliments from strangers
  27. smiles
  28. hearing a good song for the first time
  29. photo booth pictures
  30. watching trailers before a movie
  31. graduations
  32. lucky pennies
  33. laughter
  34. re-reading your favorite book
  35. blowing bubbles
  36. smells of coffee shops
  37. anniversaries
  38. freshly made waffles
  39. late night adventures
  40. finger painting
  41. making love
  42. getting a new haircut
  43. smell of clean laundry
  44. healing
  45. falling in love
  46. jumping into pools
  47. fuzzy socks
  48. seeing rainbows
  49. petting cats
  50. learning to love yourself
  51. full moons
  52. polaroid cameras
  53. record players
  54. kicking old habits
  55. finding something you thought you'd lost
  56. taking naps
  57. crescent moons
  58. sleeping in
  59. improving yourself
  60. clean bed sheets
  61. finding a fit pair of jeans
  62. standing up for yourself
  63. eating your favorite dessert
  64. cooking yourself dinner
  65. kissing 
  66. being proud of yourself
  67. inside jokes
  68. setting goals
  69. taking days off
  70. lightning and thunder
  71. seeing the good in the world
  72. realizing you're not alone
  73. happy tears
  74. your heartbeat
  75. all the people you'e met
  76. being a part of the good in the world
  77. discovering yourself
  78. breathing
  79. lovers
  80. dancing; alone, naked or with a partner
  81. defending what you believe in
  82. crossing things off lists
  83. trying new things
  84. doing what you love
  85. overcoming your fears
  86. gardens full of bloomed flowers
  87. finding a balance in everything
  88. fighting off your demons
  89. accepting yourself
  90. learning something you didn't know
  91. pizza
  92. binge reading over holidays
  93. oversized sweater
  94. buying things for yourself with your own money
  95. creating new dreams to conquer
  96. chocolate
  97. freedom
  98. being true to who you are
  99. surviving
  100. being loved



Katya Podkovyroff
"The September Journalist" 

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