The List of Natural Highs
A natural high is something you don’t have to buy to feel good; rather, it is a natural life experience. This list has been around the Internet a time or two and has stood the test of time.
It’s not just a list to read down, though you can, but rather, it is a list to linger over and for which you can savor each line as memories and emotions waft in with the mention of each idea. Or, if you’ve never had that experience, imagine how it would feel. Or go and DO one of these things!
it is highly encouraged that you customize your own list of Natural Highs with your preferences and joyful memories. Cultivate it. Manicure it. Infuse it with what delights YOU.
List of Natural Highs
Laughing so hard your sides and face hurt
Taking a hot shower
Sharing a special glance with someone
Getting mail
Falling in love
Taking a drive on a scenic road
Hearing your favorite song on the radio
Lying in bed listening to the rain outside
A pair of warm, cozy socks
A kitten purring beside you
Stretching
Hot towels out of the dryer
Finding the sweater you want is on sale for half price
A chocolate milkshake’s chilly journey from mouth to stomach
A long distance phone call from a friend
A bubble bath
Giggling
A good conversation
That first crunchy bite into a juicy apple
The smell of coffee brewing
The smell of the beach
The smell of freshly cut grass
The sound of the waves coming in
Sand between your toes
Finding a $20 bill in your pocket
Laughing at yourself, for real
Running through a sprinkler
Laughing for absolutely no reason at all
Having someone tell you that you’re beautiful
Sharing an inside joke
Friendship
Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you
Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep
Kissing
Making new friends or reconnecting with old ones
Playing with a puppy
Having someone play with your hair
Scalp massages
ANY massage!
Sweet dreams
Hot chocolate
Any chocolate!
Swinging on swings
Watching a good movie cuddled up on the couch
Wrapping presents under the Christmas tree while eating cookies and drinking eggnog
Song lyrics printed inside your new CD so you can sing along
Making eye contact with a cute stranger
Chocolate chip cookies just out of the oven
Hugging a person you love
Watching the expression on someone’s face as they open a present from you
Watching the sunrise … or sunset
Coming over a rise in the mountains and seeing a panoramic view before you
Getting out of bed every morning exuding gratitude for another beautiful day
Looking deeply into the eyes of the one you love … and seeing their soul
Accomplishing something you once thought was impossible
Watching willow fronds blow in the breeze
The sound of rain
The smell of rain
Dancing in the rain
Seeing the light go on in the eyes or mind of another
Cool soft grass on bare feet
Watching a happy dog
Comfy old homes
Comfy old jeans
Comfy broken-in shoes
Tropical Island music
The smell of a forest after a rain
Crunching leaves
Being in the Flow
Cloud watching
Birdsong outside your window
Being unexpectedly wrapped in a glorious bear hug
Hearing music from a musician who is so full of their craft that you don’t know where they stop and the music begins
A good belly rub – giving one to your favorite pet, or receiving one yourself
Looking at a stranger and seeing a friend
Happy coincidences, Synchronicities, Miracles
Listening to a thunderstorm from the safety of your home
Hearing happy drumming, so happy it makes you want to dance wild and free
Wriggling your toes in soft mud
The smell of lilacs in spring
Counting stars with a wide-eyed child
Sitting around a campfire with friends
Picnics
Fishing off a dock
Children’s artwork
Listening to the cutely distorted words of little kids and trying not to laugh
When all the pieces of the puzzle click into place
Experiencing an aha moment
Waking up to a cool, refreshing breeze
Festivals and Fairs
Sacred places
Looking out at the world from behind a waterfall
Listening to a babbling brook
Seeing stars overhead while you sleep
Warm strawberries in your mouth when they “should” be going into the basket
A walk in the woods
Rock hunting
Catching snowflakes
Whiling away a rainy day cuddled under a blanket reading a good book
Connecting to people all over the world via the Internet
Looking into the eyes of someone who is looking at you with love
Smelling the promise of rain on the air
That feeling of the arrival of Fall seeping through your veins
The feeling of inspiration to creativity something new
Lanterns at night that turn your yard into a Faerie Kingdom
Feeling someone looking at you and turning to see a little baby’s happy smile
Beautiful Art
Happy Endings
A chubby baby or puppy
The scent of pine wafting through the house when the Christmas Tree is arrives
Tubing down a slow river with friends
Wind chimes tinkling on the breeze
Waking to the smell of coffee, or a sumptuous breakfast
A child taking your hand