Do you want to live a happy life? If you say yes like most people do, then it’s important to learn to enjoy life. Some people may think that they can only enjoy life when they already have a lot of money or have a successful career. But that’s not true. You can enjoy your life where you are with what you already have. You can enjoy your life now.
Here I will share with you how to enjoy life. But before that, I’d like to share two tips that are essential to live a happy life. The first one is to be grateful. I can’t emphasize enough how important it is. No matter how many pleasant things you do, if you don’t learn to be grateful you will always see things negatively.
The second one is to slow down. Life has a lot of simple things you can enjoy. But if you move too fast you will overlook most of them. So don’t be in a hurry. Don’t move too quick. Slow down and pay attention to the world around you. Most of the ways I’m about to share will work well only if you slow down.
With those two tips in mind, here are 30 ways to enjoy life. Pick the ones that work for you:
- Enjoy your meal. Don’t just eat. Taste it and appreciate its richness.
- Learn to cook.
- Feel music and not just listen to it.
- Play music. More than just listening, playing music allows you to express yourself.
- Sing.
- Gather with old friends.
- Take a walk in the park.
- Go hiking.
- Read a novel.
- Find and watch a movie you like. IMDB‘s recommendation engine can help you find movies you may like.
- Give yourself a lazy day.
- Play board games with your friends.
- Have a candle-light dinner with your spouse.
- Play mini games.
- Read comics.
- See beautiful pictures.
- Read inspiring quotes.
- Learn to paint.
- Read a classic book.
- Exercise with friends.
- Watch funny videos.
- Play with kids.
- Play a mind game.
- Have a cup of coffee.
- Get a massage.
- Go to a museum.
- Go to a theater.
- Watch sunrise.
- Take pictures.
- Browse your photo album for your treasured memories.
I’m sure there are still a lot of other ways to enjoy life. What is your favorite way to enjoy life?
Photo by Per Ola Wiberg
Categories: Attitude
Great list, Donald! I like all those! I’d add to it:
31. Stretch
32. Take a hot bath
33. Dance
34. Give a massage
35. Daydream
36. Diary
37. Read poems
38. Write poems
39. Tell jokes
40. Watch the sun set : )
how can u do without money???
Lets all slow down ,i find life is passing me by
Donald – Another nice new quotes page is Tina Su’s empoweredquotes.com, one of my new favorite sites.
In addition to the IMDB recommendation engine, I like to use Netflix and Amazon =)
Hiking and walks in the park are absolutely underrated. Whenever I can motivate myself to actually go hiking, I end up being very glad I did.
Shanel,
Nice suggestions! I like your suggestions especially read poems and write poems.
Sid,
Thanks for the information about empoweredquotes, Netflix, and Amazon. I also agree that hiking and walks in the park are underrated.
Great post!!
I love #3… feeling music is incredibly fulfilling, and takes listening to an entirely new level. On that note, I would add: #41- dance!
and a few more:
42. spend time with puppies and/or other wonderful pets
43. Do something for someone else (anything- giving for no other reason that you want to is always fulfilling!)
Simple and wonderful post…………….I am gonna cook and eat this weekend.
I totally agree with your first two and the rest. Gratitude is one thing we teach our clients. If you want to live a better life start with being grateful what you currently have.
Simply a great post.
One of my favorite quote is “Some pursue happiness, others create it.”. And I think it’s so true.
I would love to add some of these inspirational tips to my blog @ http://i-feel-happy.blogspot.com/
Play or Learn Guitar!
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i think we should also add “travel different cities, if possible countries. observe various cultures, food, architecture.”
Very nice article. If you have interests, you’ll have an interesting–and thus enjoyable–life.
The problem comes when people can’t find an interest, and therefore feel bored or feel that life has no meaning. You can give them that list of things to do, but you can’t make them want to do any of those things. They have to want to do them. Thus I wonder if the column is preaching to the already converted, at least a little.
I agree with this 100% Most people that are enjoying their life wouldn’t be looking for ways to enjoy their life… but apparently they have..?? All I know is that you worded what I was thinking much better than I could have:)Way to give some perspective!!
Earn money and spend it !
This are some of my favourites
- have a dance party with friends and music you like, i like this one cause you feel comepletely free.
- go sky diving :D
- go buy new cloths you really like, and wear them the next day.
- get a dog, i would recommend a labradoodle, they’re the ideal dogs!
- Get a boyfriend
- Get an idol, some of them are really good rol models, and you can learn from them how to enjoy your life, mine is gerard way.
he’s a really good roll model.
that was it , enjoy ;)
life is a, if u doing business or any kind of work then it will be good ya beautiful if no thing to do so boor so that work hard on our life then enjoy fully & happy with all off.
Thanks for the list.. I’m one of those who lives bored and does not want to do anything… I really don’t know how to enjoy my life and it has always being this way. If I look back, i see i have done noting with my life. but i think the list is a good start. I’m not one of the converted people, but i hope i will soon. it takes a lot of mental effort and determination to force myself doing sth… because i just dont want to do anything. I think I am depressed, but if I dont help myself finding a way out.. how will i end up? I’m young… I want to be successful, and have a successful career too because that has always being my goal.. That’s also a way to thank my mother for everything she has done for me… and to make her feel proud of me. Thank you guys.
Nice, interesting list. Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately for me, I have tried most of these ideas and regularly do things like appreciating food, music and nature, but I still can’t enjoy life, despite my knowing that it is good. Gotta love depression!
This is mindblowing,since 3 years I have been trying to identify ways to enjoy and i found 18 of them already on my own, i used to write all the points in a book . and iam wondered to see these here. the second tip is really my way.
im happy to read this article
Hi Donald,
You sure gathered an important set of ways to enjoy life (more often).. On the site below a few (amateur) philosophers gathered around this very same subject. You (and all others) are very welcome to comment on this page:
http://sites.google.com/site/howtoenrichlife/
I Enjoy Wiht my Meal and i am not jst eat i Enjoy With FOOD
I like to Cook
I like to Sit with Friend in the Night time
and i like to Enjoy with my spouse
But i’ll Tell you one think Money is not Evey Think in the life you will get the money Easily, But can not get to Most beautiful Movement in your life
while reading the 30 days to enjoy life ..i was smiling because i’ve done almost all of this..now i can say im a happy person…
I enjoy life by being grateful with what i have ..they say content makes the poor man rich uncontent makes the richman poor..enjoy and share what you have. live simply and always be happy..first thing you need to do before getting out of bed is to PRAY.i always thank God for giving me such a wonderful life and i always ask for guidance so that i can make the best decision making through out the day, second, never forget to greet the first person you meet a “good morning ” with a smile..it will not only make you happy ..it will also make the person you greet Happy…before eating your breakfast say thanks to God for the food .and before getting out of your house think Positive , that you’ll enjoy the day..whatever problems you had for the day that you weren’t able to solve leave it outside your house ,enjoy your dinner and before you sleep talk to God again ang thank him for giving you a wonderful day,,mention to him the things you’ve encountered and leave it unto Him He will Guide and help you solve it the next day.
need more
oh! wat a great job done! congrats for the work who have done it… everything is not just a phrase it has a deep mening with it. thank u guy/gal for giving us such a beautiful tips…… my greatest policy is to ” ENJOY THE LIFE TO THE FULLEST”. Thank u once again…
When we have the peace of mind then we can enjoy only.
No matter you have money or feel grateful in life.
Because there are some circumstances which you can not enjoy your life.
” brings calmness and tranquility into your mind and life. You can have peaceful life and you can enjoy your life”
Thanks & Regards,
Ritesh Thakur
all of the 30 ways are the best to enjoy and feel thetrueness of life………..
care on & TAKE CARE/.///
I found the tips so opening my eyes and showing me what the world has hold for me to enjoy life. I mean young as i am, sometimes i found myself depressed and feeling very down… With these tips for sure i find the reason to enjoy. I am greatful with what i have.
money is such factor of happy life that is not ignorable or can give less importance. so for the enjoyment of life, method of HOw HANDLE MONEY EFFICIENTLY will be the effcetive.
Alcohol: does it makes happy by its use . if yes, how ? does it makes happy by not its use? how ? let us make a discusion.
I feel the life has become a race though everybody has heard story of hare and trotoise , it is difficult to understand why we always behave like hare . We are aware that tortoise won the race but alas we never take a lesson.In life we tend to overlook many incidents which have given us joy, but we tendto remember bad days forever.
this is pretty good. I think I need to be more grateful, cuz I’m pessimistic and angry that my life isn’t as good as it should be. I’m young and I act as if I have nothing to live for hopefully I can change that. And music is about the only other thing I really enjoy wish I could play the guitar
do something for the world…just before suiciding think of the things you used in your life- Your car,tooth paste, soap etc …these are made by our fellows..for the welfare of us….We should also do something for the welfare of human.
The world requires u.
Think of the global warming.No scientist can singly handle it.BUT each of us can make change by reducing co2 emission. The world is in your hands……….
Be responsible…
Live as if u are a going to die next day………….
I love to live life to it’s fulles.
I liked the suggestions nd the comments. They are good nd wounderful. But before all of that you have to belive in God nd to pray sincerely.
I would a lot of info on make my life better
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you know what guys….? the best for me are; 1. to take a very deep breath and feel the life oxigen inside your lungs. ( best known for people with breathing dificulties) 2. to feel that people love me. 3. to see people around me finding and enjoying my smile 4. to make people happy around me 5. to see the relief on people’s faces that you just helped 5. to enjoy relaxed how strong i was when i was in trouble and how well i went through to find a solution 6. my mums proud face 7. feel protected 8. the wind refreshing my face 8. to feel very cold! and get quick but with careful under my duvet and hug my warm and beautiful wife 9. to shout very loud!!! 10. and the last one but as important as the first one…..TO IMAGINE YOU‚ READING MY WORDS WITH A BIG SMILE* thank you for make it real.
they are very good advices and i will
use them for my topic
This list has helped me a lot. I’m a young kid, and I was always taught that money comes first, but i think too much and I said to myself, if the point of making money is to have a good future, and we can’t live in the future, why not live in the moment? And, for that matter why live at all? There is no purpose to life on earth? No, i’m not suicidal. If anything my discovery has brought me to be a better person. I have been searching for the reason for life though… and then something hit me. We all have to do things we don’t want to. That’s just life. But why? Why not live to be the happiest person ever? For example, no one likes to have to visit the dentist twice a year. Therefor why dont we all stop doing that? Maybe our teeth will turn ugly and perhaps rot away but if it was that bad, we would visit the dentist again and enjoy it this time! If us humans all do this we can live a better life so easily. Tell me what you think!
great post Guys…
I asked for permission to copy it