Happy Buttons

What makes you happy? What are the simple pleasures that bring you great joy? Review the following list slowly, taking time to savor each one and remember the emotions it evokes.

What would you add to the list? What are your happy buttons?

  • The first flower in the spring.

  • Hearing your favorite song on the radio.

  • Someone who winks at you.

  • A hot shower with soap that suds.

  • Finding a 20-dollar bill in your coat pocket.

  • Getting mail that isn't a bill.

  • Having someone brush or play with your hair.

  • Hot towels straight out of the dryer.

  • Hot bread straight out of the oven.

  • A clerk who goes out of their way to assist you.

  • A thick chocolate milkshake.

  • Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.

  • A big bowl of hot soup when it is snowing outside.

  • A good book that you don't want to end.

  • No lines at the supermarket.

  • Getting a real person when you need assistance.

  • People coming to your party.

  • A bubble bath with lots of hot water.

  • Going to the beach and wading in the ocean.

  • A really good hamburger and fries.

  • Finding a sweater you want on sale.

  • Having someone tell you that you are attractive.

  • Running through the sprinklers.

  • Laughing out loud in the movies.

  • A really good conversation.

  • Receiving a birthday card.

  • Sending a birthday card.

  • Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours you can sleep.

  • Going to a 50th anniversary party.

  • Having a happy dream and you wake up smiling.

  • When your child apologizes for something he did or thanks you for something you did.

  • Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.

  • Having old friends drop in to visit.

  • Making a new friend.

  • Red toe nail polish.

  • Holding hands with a child.

  • Holding hands with a lover.

  • Road trips with friends.

  • Watching the sunrise.

  • Finding a parking meter with time left on it.

  • Counting your blessings

    Thank you for visiting our site at www.ArtichokePress.com. Please feel free to share this article with others, but we ask that you include the author's name and contact information. It will push my happy button. Have a wonderful day.

    To learn more about the books, articles, workshops and tele-classes available from Judy H. Wright and to receive a FREE newsletter on finding the heart of the story in the journey of life, please go to www.artichokepress.com

    ©Judy H. Wright, Parent Educator and Family Coach - www.artichokepress.com

    In The News:

    BBC News
    Does Powys really hold the recipe for happiness?
    WalesOnline, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago
    Cliff Arnall, a happiness psychologist living in Brecon, agreed that Powys benefits from a low crime rate and a “safe and stunning natural environment”, ...
    Rainy Manchester may need defending, but it scores highly in ... Times Online
    Happiness Map Declares Powys The Winner Find a Property
    Welsh county top of happiness map CBBC Newsround
    Reuters UK - Scotsmanall 28 news articles

    Why our happiness is taking a dive
    The Canberra Times, Australia - Aug 27, 2008
    BY MICHAEL RUFFLES For the first time in seven years men are feeling better than women, but overall happiness is taking a dive as inflation hits the hip ...
    Inflation deflating women: report ABC Online
    Women's wellbeing linked to CPI: survey The Age
    Women aren't as upbeat as men Sydney Morning Herald
    Adelaidenow - The Ageall 163 news articles

    Happiness and Satisfaction Might Lead to Better Health
    Newswise (press release) - 3 hours ago
    Moreover, the benefit comes with a quick turnaround time, with greater happiness possibly boosting health in as little as three years. ...

    Defamer.com
    Inside A Pee Wee-Starring 'Happiness 2' and a Peter Gallagher ...
    Defamer.com, CA - 12 hours ago
    If the idea of a Happiness 2 makes you feel just this far from being completely hysterical 24 hours a day, why not meet its unlikely cast of Pee-Wee Herman, ...

    Disgraced Pee-Wee returns in Solondz's Happiness 'sequel'
    guardian.co.uk, UK - 20 hours ago
    Variety also says that the new film will represent a companion piece, a "quasi-sequel" as it were, to Happiness, Solondz's jarring 1998 comedy about sexual ...
    Solondz Plans Sequel To Happiness Empire Online
    all 2 news articles

    Happiness is? Tell your library
    WalesOnline, United Kingdom - Aug 28, 2008
    LIBRARIANS throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf have a simple question to ask – what makes you happy about your local library? Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Libraries ...

    Sense and Nonsense About Happiness
    Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - 5 hours ago
    There has been a long debate in the economic literature on the subject of happiness. A much-cited 1973 article by an American researcher Richard Easterlin ...

    Why happiness is a postcode lottery
    Independent, UK - Aug 27, 2008
    It is the conclusion of a survey attempting to measure happiness across the country, not by focusing on income, health and quality of life in a given area, ...

    High energy prices getting you down? At least you're working
    Bizjournals.com, NC - 14 hours ago
    That's according to findings from the second annual SnagAJob.com Labor Happiness Index released on Wednesday. The job Web site found that 65 percent of US ...
    A Kick in the Career: It's Labor Day, Get Back to Work! Huffington Post
    all 13 news articles

    New York Times
    Happiness Abounds, With Extra for the Ladies
    New York Times, United States - Aug 27, 2008
    By JON PARELES Carnival arrived early when Alison Hinds turned the crowd at SOB’s into a shouting, singing, flag-waving, hip-grinding ruckus on Tuesday ...
    happiness - Google News


    • Ebooks, Scripts, Websites, and more...

    Adsense websites

    Find Shortcuts To Happiness

    If someone said you could feel inner peace and joy... Read More

    Be Happy, Join The Wednesday Worry Club

    Of all the people who know me, no one would... Read More

    Are You Doing What You Love Each And Every Day?

    It is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day... Read More

    Are You Hooked On Love?

    When you're in love your eyes and your face light... Read More

    Quick Steps On Being Happier

    Want to be happier?Edward W. Smith, motivational speaker, author and... Read More

    A Shortcut to Happiness -- Vote with Live 8

    Did you see any of the Live 8 performances in... Read More

    OBSCURED (Angel)

    Being raised in a household without a mother or a... Read More

    How To Be Outrageously Happy

    You can be as happy as you want whenever you... Read More

    Helping Happiness Along

    Happiness is worth helping along.The benefits of being a happy... Read More

    In Pursuit of Happiness

    In pursuit of happiness, what will we do as women?... Read More

    Quick Tips On Staying Positive In A Negative World

    Looking for a way to stay positive in a negative... Read More

    Creating Better Relationships

    The most important achievements you can ever have in this... Read More

    What is Happiness and How to Achieve It?

    True happiness is such a rare commodity that the whole... Read More

    Principles of Human Misery / Happiness

    Sometimes we are so occupied with our daily routine in... Read More

    The Elusive Butterfly of Happiness

    Are You Chasing the Elusive Butterfly of Happiness?For many people... Read More

    Change 1 Thing Per Month - Making it Great One Step at a Time

    So you're stuck in a rut, bored with how your... Read More

    Looking In The Eyes Of Happiness

    From what you see around you in your daily lives,... Read More

    Finding Your Life Purpose

    You have a purpose in life. You have a unique... Read More

    Love is All You Need

    Boiled down to all of our essence, all we really... Read More

    Ten Ways to Eliminate Guilt From Your Life

    1. Say "Yes" Only When You Want ToYou want to... Read More

    Have Fun, Make Friends, Be Happy

    I always marvel at the way people shine when they... Read More

    7 Gifts that Multiply Happiness

    Did you know that there are gifts that will multiply... Read More

    Does Money Buy Happiness?

    According to researchers like Martin Seligman, Daniel Kahneman and Ed... Read More

    Top 25 Happiness Quotations

    "There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a... Read More

    10 Tips for Living the Life of Your Dreams

    Why Are You Here?When I ask this question, I'm not... Read More