52. Thank your Maker every morning for giving you the privilege to experience another day.

53. Ride a bicycle just for the pleasure of it.

54. Think of foolish things you have done in the past and laugh at yourself.

55. Take a dance class.

56. Paint your place or decorate it with new pictures, new furniture or new cushion covers. Use colours that bring a smile to your lips.

57. Take notice of the people you meet as you go about your day. Smile and make small talk with the newspaper vendor on your corner, the woman who sells you your train ticket, the guy who hands you your coffee at the doughnut shop.

58. Make funny faces while looking at yourself in a mirror.

59. Bring to mind someone with whom you are angry; say within yourself that you forgive this person his or her behaviour. Picture the dividing wall between you and that person dissolving before your eyes. Write, call up or visit that person and start your relationship afresh.

60. Read an inspirational or motivational book.

61. Join a gym.

62. Get back in touch with your old school buddies, even if it is just to e-mail them once a year to say hello.

63. Pop some popcorn, turn down the lights and watch your favourite, joy-inspiring movie. 

64. Do cartwheels.

65. When you are doing routine work that is uninteresting or does not require concentration, sing, hum or whistle your way through it. Enjoy making and listening to that sound.

66. Take some cans of food to the local food bank.

67. Clear your closet of old, worn-out clothes that make you look frumpy. Promise yourself to dress yourself the best you can.

68. Learn to play an instrument.

69. Say hello to and smile with complete strangers as you pass them by. 

70. Write down your memories of all the times you have been challenged by life and have had to be strong; recount and celebrate your every triumph.

71. Make and fly a kite.

72. Sit for a while in the bus or train station or airport or park and just watch people as they interact with each other.

73. In the bath or shower, slow down and pay attention to the sensation of the water caressing your skin.

74. Put on your favourite up-beat music and shake your body to the rhythm without worrying about how you look.

75. Learn a new language. Expose yourself to it as far as possible: make friends with those who speak it; try out their food and music; go to the neighbourhoods or countries where your new language is spoken.
 

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