100 reasons to stay alive:
- to make your parents proud
- to conquer your fears
- to see your family again
- to see your Favorite artist live
- to listen to music again
- to experience a new culture
- to make new friends
- to inspire
- to have your own children
- to adopt your own pet
- to make yourself proud
- to meet your idols
- to laugh until you cry
- to feel tears of happiness
- to eat your favorite food
- to see your siblings grow
- to pass school
- to get tattoo
- to smile until your cheeks hurt
- to meet your internet friends
- to find someone who loves you like you deserve
- to eat ice cream on a hot day
- to drink hot chocolate on a cold day
- to see untouched snow in the morning
- to see a sunset that sets the sky on fire
- to see stars light up the sky
- to read a book that changes your life
- to see the flowers in the spring
- to see the leaves change from green to brown
- to travel abroad
- to learn a new language
- to learn to draw
- to tell others your story in the hopes of helping them
- Puppy kisses.
- Baby kisses (the open mouthed kind when they smack their lips on your cheek).
- Swear words and the release you feel when you say them.
- Trampolines.
- Ice cream.
- Stargazing.
- Cloud watching.
- Taking a shower and then sleeping in clean sheets.
- Receiving thoughtful gifts.
- “I saw this and thought of you.”
- The feeling you get when someone you love says, “I love you.”
- The relief you feel after crying.
- Sunshine.
- The feeling you get when someone is listening to you/giving you their full attention.
- Your future wedding.
- Your favorite candy bar.
- New clothes.
- Witty puns.
- Really good bread.
- Holding your child in your arms for the first time.
- Completing a milestone (aka going to college, graduating college, getting married, getting your dream job.)
- The kind of dreams where you wake up and can’t stop smiling.
- The smell before and after it rains
- The sound of rain against a rooftop.
- The feeling you get when you’re dancing.
- The person (or people) that mean the most to you. Stay alive for them.
- Trying out new recipes.
- The feeling you get when your favorite song comes on the radio.
- The rush you get when you step onto a stage.
- You have to share your voice and talents and knowledge with the world because they are so valuable. 64.Breakfast in bed.
- Getting a middle seat in the movie theater.
- Breakfast for dinner (because it’s so much better at night than in the morning).
- Pray (if you are religious)
- Forgiveness.
- Water balloon fights.
- New books by your favorite authors.
- Fireflies.
- Birthdays.
- Realizing that someone loves you.
- Spending the day with someone like you.
- Opportunity to create meaningful and lasting relationships.
- Potential to learn, grow, and evolve as a person.
- Joy and happiness in the little things.
- The power to inspire others.
- The ability to create art, music, and other forms of self-expression.
- To explore different cultures, traditions, and ways of life.
- To make a positive impact on the environment and help protect the planet.
- Experience the joys of parenthood and raise a family.
- Learn new things and develop new skills.
- Create a legacy that will outlive you.
- Being wrapped up in a warm bed.
- Cuddles
- Holding hands.
- The kind of hugs when you can feel a weight being lifted off your shoulders. The kind of hug where your breath syncs with the other person’s, and you feel like the only two people in the world.
- Singing off key with your best friends.
- Road trips.
- Spontaneous adventures.
- The feeling of sand beneath your toes.
- The feeling when the first ocean wave rolls up and envelops your toes and ankles and knees.
- Thunderstorms.
- Your first (or hundredth) trip to Disneyland.
- The taste of your favorite food.
- The child-like feeling you get on Christmas morning.
- The day when everything finally goes your way.
- Compliments and praise.
- to look on this moment in 10 years time and realize you did it.