Natural Highs

[Judy Harder]

Natural Highs
Think about them one at a time before going on to the next one. It Does Make You Feel Good!
1.      Falling in love.
2.      Laughing so hard your face hurts.
3.      A hot shower.
4.      No lines at the supermarket.
5.      A special glance.
6.      Getting mail or e-mail.
7.      Taking a drive on a pretty road.
8.      Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
9.      Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
10.    Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.
11.    Chocolate milkshake (vanilla or strawberry).
12.   A bubble bath.
13.    Giggling.
14.    A good conversation.
15.    The beach.
16.   Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last   winter.
17.   Laughing at yourself.
18.    Looking into their eyes and knowing they Love you
19.    Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
20.    Running through sprinklers.
21.    Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
22.    Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
23.    Laughing at an inside joke with FRIENDS
24.    Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
25.    Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
26.    Your first kiss.
27.    Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
28    Playing with a new puppy.
29.    Having someone play with your hair.
30.    Sweet dreams.
31.    Hot chocolate.
32.    Road trips with friends.
33.    Swinging on swings.
34.   Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
35.    Making chocolate chip cookies.
36.    Having your friends send you homemade cookies.
37.    Holding hands with someone you care about.
38.    Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change
39.    Watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you.
40.    Watching the sunrise.
41.    Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.
42.    Knowing that somebody misses you.
43.    Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.
44.    Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think.

[indygal]

I can agree with all but this one:

19.    Midnight phone calls that last for hours.

The (thankfully) few of these I've had were anything but pleasant, and most often from people who were artificially, rather than naturally, high!

May I add a few more "highs" to the list?

-- the smell of a freshly washed infant
-- the scent of burning leaves in the fall and honeysuckle in the summer
-- a fresh, juicy, just-picked peach
-- a night so silent you can hear the stars twinkling
-- a child on your lap
-- any creative activity that makes time stand still and the world go away for a while
-- a snuggly blanket, a good book and a purring cat on your lap on a snowy evening

[indygal]

My natural high for today was washing four loads of clothes at the laundromat (in less than 30 minutes!) then hanging them on a clothesline to dry in this lovely sunshine and breeze. I can't wait to climb between those freshly scented flannel sheets tonight! We're also going to open windows this afternoon and let some of the warm air move through. Yep, I'm in a heavenly place today!

[Jo McDonald]

A small child's smile brightens my day as much as anything else. 
   When we are out shopping and a small child is riding in the shopping cart basket - I always smile at the baby and so many, many times the little one will smile back and then lean 'way around to watch me and then will smile again.  Believe me, that is a wonderful naturaly high.  I LOVE CHILDREN !!

[JackieJoe]

And may I add....

Childeren, and the twinkle in the elderlys eye.

[Tobina+1]

And regardless of Rudy's recent editorial in the paper... I LOVE the smell of horses.  And sweaty saddles.

[Teresa]

Meeeee too Tobina.
I used to go to horse sales and I would go in smelling like perfume.. and within an hour ..after  roaming around in the stalls ,checking out and rubbing  and loving on all the horses that were for sale.. I smelled better ( to me ) than I did when I got there.
Used to just crawl up on my mare to just sit and lay on her a bit so I could get her smell on me and in my nose.
Dang I miss my horses.. 

[Joanna]

Watching a pair of chubby kittens play keep-away with a leaf in the wind....

[sixdogsmom]

Counting the number of redbirds at the feeders, and seeing all the stations on the thistle feeders busy with little finches! The downside of this is the price of feed right now! Ouch!

[Bonnie M.]

I can't help but feel happy when I hear some little girls giggling while they're playing!  Probably little boys, too, but it seems to me that little girls do a lot more giggling than little boys!