76 Little Things In Life That Bring Big Happiness

“There’s a guy who lives near me who started running during lockdown. He was overweight, struggling, wheezing, and slow at the start, now 3 months later he’s tearing it up. Anytime I see him running it brightens up my day.”

"My cat comes to the door when I get home and greets me with headbutts and meows. And the outdoor kitty I feed does the same. People who say cats are heartless have never tried being around a cat."

"The intern who sits in the next cubicle was messaging me about how bored he was. I messaged back "Stand up for a high five in 3.. 2.. 1..". We both stood up at the same moment, had a really loud high five for our quiet work area, and immediately Sat back down. Most successful moment of my whole day!"

"Girl next door has 2 cats. One time I left my door open and both went ahead exploring my large apartment.

Now every morning they go to my door and make a noise when they want to visit. They go in, look around and return to their apartment. It's kinda like a ritual right now.

And I really love it. One more reason to get up early. To allow someone else cats to check up on me."

“My kid experiencing her firsts and getting so overwhelmed by it. Yesterday she experienced a ladybug crawling on her hand for the first time and her genuine happiness was infectious. She kept going back to the same spot in the garden looking for it, calling out, ‘Heyo... bug’, looking for it under every leaf. Heh...”

"When you let someone in while driving and they wave at you."

matthewdrums comments: "I love this. In fact, I just love when people are driving nicely in general: not tailgating, not jumping around lanes, not speeding, merging correctly, etc. It feels nice like they are not just respecting the rules of the road but also being courteous as if to say, "Yeah, traffic/commuting/driving isn't just about me, we're all in this together let's try to do it well."

“Rediscovering the songs I used to listen to and either relive the memories or replace them.”

"When my cats sleep next to me, they always make sure that they touch me with their toe beans. If I slightly move, they readjust until they touch me again. Love it."

sadeland21 replied: "My girl cat does this once it starts getting cold out. She uses me as her personal hot water bottle, and I LOVE it!"

"The way my dog wags his tail literally every time I look at him."

“Rainbows.
I’m a 43-year-old man and will still excitedly run across the house to take a look when my wife or kid shouts ‘There’s a rainbow!’”

"Every day there's this neighborhood kid that bikes around with his what I assume to be his older friend or brother and they throw homemade newspapers. They write little notes and cards and update how they like life. He does it just for this block I'm on with my friend. Apparently, he's been doing it for about 6 months."

"A joke I've never heard before. A creative compliment I've never heard of before. Just... something different. Makes the day more interesting. The tiniest difference makes a big difference."

bourbon_legends replied: "I have bright pink hair, and one day at work I was wearing it in a high curly ponytail. A man came up to me and said "I love your hair. I hope this doesn't come off as weird, but you look like Pinkie Pie, and I love it. My daughter and I watch My Little Pony together and that's her favorite pony, she'd love your hair too." That compliment has stuck with me because that was the last kind of person I'd expect to get that compliment from. It was very sweet and I think about it pretty often."

"Friend bought me lunch since he knew I'm falling on hard times but didn't bring up the fact. I know he did it for that reason though. Thanks, dude."

“Coming home to a clean house.”

"I work out in the field all day, so seeing wildlife really does it for me. Especially foxes, as they so rarely venture in the open - but I was on a site once where we would spot one casually walking past us almost daily. Best times of my life. On a normal day, I settle for seeing red kites.

In the winter, the sun popping out to say hello after weeks of gloomy grey weather also really gets me going."

"The cat that usually doesn't want to be pet, allowed me to pet her for quite a while."

"Hummingbirds peeking through my window after they use my feeder. Feels like they’re saying, 'Top of the morning to you."

“Seeing tiny 4-day-old goats in the backyard jump around and play with each other. And when they finished after 10 minutes they instantly fall asleep.”

"My morning commute is 8 minutes walk by a small canal and there are a bunch of ducks and one goose that thinks he’s a duck. I named him Boris, saying 'good morning to Boris' every day makes my day a bit better."

"My dog loves laying on my feet. Just mine, not my parents or siblings. My heart sings whenever he does it 'cause it's clearly a sign of affection he reserves for me."