Here are a list of 225 pleasant event that you can consider to brighten up your day! This list will serve as a suggestion, and also helps you to notice little things in life are pleasant and makes you happy, but got unnoticed and as it is taken for granted.
1. Working on my car
2. Planning a career
3. Getting out of (paying down) debt
4. Collecting stuffs (baseball cards, coins, stamps, rocks, shells, etc.)
5. Going on vacation
6. Thinking how it will be when I finish school
7. Recycling old items
8. Going on a date
9. Relaxing
10. Going to or watching a movie
11. Jogging, walking
12. Thinking, “I have done a full day’s work”
13. Listening to music
14. Thinking about past parties
15. Buying household gadgets
16. Lying in the sun
17. Planning a career change
18. Laughing
19. Thinking about past trips
20. Listening to other people
21. Reading magazines or newspapers
22. Engaging in hobbies (stamp collecting, model building, etc.)
23. Spending an evening with good friends
24. Planning a day’s activities
25. Meeting new people
26. Remembering beautiful scenery
27. Saving money
28. Going home from work
29. Eating
30. Practicing karate, judo, yoga
31. Thinking about retirement
32. Repairing things around the house
33. Working on machinery (cars, boats, etc.)
34. Remembering the words and deeds of loving people
35. Wearing shocking clothes
36. Having quiet evenings
37. Taking care of my plants
38. Buying, selling stock
39. Going swimming
40. Doodling
41. Exercising
42. Collecting old things
43. Going to a party
44. Thinking about buying things
45. Playing golf
46. Playing soccer
47. Flying kites
48. Having discussions with friends
49. Having family get- togethers
50. Riding a bike or motorbike
51. Running track
52. Going camping
53. Singing around the house
54. Arranging flowers
55. Practicing religion (going to church, group praying, etc.)
56. Organising tools
57. Going to the beach
58. Thinking, “I’m an OK person”
59. Having a day with nothing to do
60. Going to class reunions
61. Going skating, skateboarding, rollerblading
62. Going sailing or motor-boating
63. Traveling or going on vacations
64. Painting
65. Doing something spontaneously
66. Doing needlepoint, crewel, etc.
67. Sleeping
68. Driving
69. Entertaining, giving parties
70. Going to clubs (garden clubs, Parents without Partners, etc.)
71. Thinking about getting married
72. Going hunting
73. Singing with groups
74. Flirting
75. Playing musical instruments
76. Doing arts and crafts
77. Making a gift for someone
78. Buying/downloading music
79. Watching boxing, wrestling
80. Planning parties
81. Cooking
82. Going hiking
83. Writing (books, poems, articles)
84. Sewing
85. Buying clothes
86. Going out to dinner
87. Working
88. Discussing books; going to a book club
89. Sightseeing
90. Getting a manicure/pedicure or facial
91. Going to the beauty parlor
92. Early morning coffee and newspaper
93. Playing tennis
94. Kissing
95. Watching my children (play)
96. Thinking, “I have a lot more going for me than most people”
97. Going to plays and concerts
98. Daydreaming
99. Planning to go (back) to school
100. Thinking about sex
101. Going for a drive
102. Refinishing furniture
103. Watching TV
104. Making lists of tasks
105. Walking in the woods (or at the waterfront)
106. Buying gifts
107. Completing a task
108. Going to a spectator sport (auto racing, horse racing)
109. Teaching
110. Photography
111. Going fishing
112. Thinking about pleasant events
113. Staying on a diet
114. Playing with animals
115. Flying a plane
116. Reading fiction
117. Acting
118. Being alone
119. Writing diary entries or letters
120. Cleaning
121. Reading nonfiction
122. Taking children places
123. Dancing
124. Weightlifting
125. Going on a picnic
126. Thinking, “I did that pretty well,” after doing something
127. Meditating, yoga
128. Having lunch with a friend
129. Going to the mountains
130. Playing hockey
131. Working with clay or pottery
132. Glass blowing
133. Going skiing
134. Dressing up
135. Reflecting on how I’ve improved
136. Buying small things for myself (perfume, golf balls, etc.)
137. Talking on the phone
138. Going to museums
139. Thinking religious thoughts
140. Lighting candles
141. White-water canoeing/rafting
142. Going bowling
143. Doing woodworking
144. Fantasising about the future
145. Taking ballet/tap- dancing classes
146. Debating
147. Sitting in a sidewalk café
148. Having an aquarium
149. Participating in “living history” events
150. Knitting
151. Doing crossword puzzles
152. Shooting pool
153. Getting a massage
154. Saying, “I love you”
155. Playing catch, taking batting practice
156. Shooting baskets
157. Seeing and/or showing photos
158. Thinking about my good qualities
159. Solving riddles mentally
160. Having a political discussion
161. Buying books
162. Taking a sauna or a steam bath
163. Checking out garage sales
164. Thinking about having a family
165. Thinking about happy moments in my childhood
166. Splurging
167. Going horseback riding
168. Doing something new
169. Working on jigsaw puzzles
170. Playing cards
171. Thinking, “I’m a person who can cope”
172. Taking a nap
173. Figuring out my favorite scent
174. Making a card and giving it to someone I care about
175. Instant- messaging/texting someone
176. Playing a board game (e.g., Monopoly, Life, Clue, Sorry)
177. Putting on my favorite piece of clothing
178. Making a smoothie and drinking it slowly
179. Putting on makeup
180. Thinking about a friend’s good qualities
181. Completing something I feel great about
182. Surprising someone with a favor
183. Surfing the Internet
184. Playing video games
185. E-mailing friends
186. Going walking or sledding in a snowfall
187. Getting a haircut
188. Installing new software
189. Buying a CD or music on iTunes
190. Watching sports on TV
191. Taking care of my pets
192. Doing volunteer service
193. Watching stand-up comedy on YouTube
194. Working in my garden
195. Participating in a public performance (e.g., a flash mob)
196. Blogging
197. Fighting for a cause
198. Conducting experiments
199. Expressing my love to someone
200. Going on field trips, nature walks, exploring
(hiking away from known routes, spelunking)
201. Gathering natural objects (wild foods or fruit, driftwood)
202. Going downtown or to a shopping mall
203. Going to a fair, carnival, circus, zoo, or amusement park
204. Going to the library
205. Joining or forming a band
206. Learning to do something new
207. Listening to the sounds of nature
208. Looking at the moon or stars
209. Outdoor work (cutting or chopping wood, farm work)
210. Playing organized sports (baseball, softball, football, frisbee,
handball, paddleball, squash, soccer, tennis, volleyball, etc.)
211. Playing in the sand, a stream, the grass; kicking leaves, pebbles, etc.
212. Protesting social, political, or environmental conditions
213. Reading cartoons or comics
214. Reading sacred works
215. Rearranging or redecorating my room or the house
216. Selling or trading something
217. Snowmobiling or riding a dune buggy/ ATV
218. Social networking
219. Soaking in the bathtub
220. Learning or speaking a foreign language
221. Talking on the phone
222. Composing or arranging songs or music
223. Thrift store shopping
224. Using computers
225. Visiting people who are sick, shut in, or in trouble
Citation: Seiko Ryan Yamashita, Counselor
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