These are hard times we’re living. I don’t mean to sound dramatic, but it’s the truth, world economy is going from bad to worse, natural disasters keep on striking our lives and sometimes we forget to smile.
Let us remember that even when facing difficulties in life, there are small things that by simply doing them you’ll make someone’s day better, or even your own!

This is the second most used emoticon on dA, if you do it using two simple symbols : and ) why not make it more often in real life?
You don’t need money to smile or be happy, all you need is to remember what’s really important in life.

This started of as a simple journal entry, but with your suggestions I decided to turn it into a news article.

Please read and enjoy


The small things in life that make our journey more enjoyable:


1. Fall in love

2. Waking up in the middle of the night and realizing that you still have a few hours of sleep left

3. Being given something that you were definitely not expected but have wished for all your life

4. Hearing someone say good things about you by accident

5. Those times when you can't stop laughing for no apparent reason




6. Reunite with an old friend

7. The sound of birds and the sunlight entering your window in the morning

8. A good night of sleep

9. Old photographs that make you smile when you remember when they were taken

10. Drinking a full glass of water when you're really thirsty




11. Riding a bike downhill and just let the wind blow through your face

12. Lying in the sun when it's not too hot

13. One word: bubble wrap

14. Seeing someone fall comically (with no injuries, of course)

15. When someone is really polite to you and simply says thank you, smiles and looks at you




16. Stare at the clouds moving

17. The love and support of family and friends no matter what!

18. A child's laughter.

19. A beautiful sunset and/or sunrise

20. Random acts of kindness.




21. A wonderful dream.

22. Walking alone in a desert street

23. Cuddle in the arms of the person you love

24. That feeling of relief you get when you find something you were looking for desperately

25. Finding money in your jacket’s pocket from last winter




26. Hear a music on the radio that you haven’t heard for so long and turn the volume up and sing it at the top of your lungs

27. Being home alone and do whatever you want to

28. Allowing yourself a treat once in a while (a huge chocolate bar, a long bubble bath, …

29. Arriving home when it’s freezing outside

30. Going through this list and remembering things and finding new ones to make you smile





Take your time to go through all those wonderful works up there they'll make you smile ^^




Spread the word about this article if there’s someone you’d like to see smile more often. Let them know that hard times aren’t what life is all about.


Yours truly, Jo