Bonus Tips to Make Your Life a Pleasure!

Some More Exciting Ways to
Enjoy Your Life!

89.      Go through your wardrobe and see if you can come up with new ways to mix and match your clothes. While you’re at it, look for special things you’re no longer using and see if you can think of a friend who might like them. 

90.      Go to your local library, check out some children's books and try reading them. One of the really fun things about these books is that they generally always have happy endings.

91.      Join a group or club where the members do something you've always wanted to know more about. For example you could try a gardening club, cooking group, book club, chess club, computer club, skiing club, or hiking club. Look in your local newspaper to get some ideas or check out the Internet. Joining a group is also a great way to expand your horizons by meeting new people.  

92.      Get some travel picture books from the library and imagine a place you’d like to visit. Look at a globe or world atlas and locate the place you want to go. Cut out travel pictures from magazines and put them in your “Dream Book”.  Visualize yourself being there and you may end up there soon!

93.      Practice the art of letting others go first when you’re driving. Notice how good you feel by giving others the gift of the right of way.

94.      If you have a zoo nearby, spend half a day there or go to an amusement park. You could also go to your local playground and enjoy the carefree enthusiasm of the children as they play. 

95.      Read something that you normally avoid because it seems self-indulgent and enjoy it. You could also watch a TV program or video that you normally wouldn’t - just for fun.

96.      Travel to a nearby small town or rural area and appreciate the slower pace of life there. If you live in a rural area, travel to a large city and visit the museum, the stores or other attractions that you don’t find in your town. 

97.      Go window-shopping in a local town or city. Let yourself imagine all the great things you’d like to have. You can look at clothing, things you’d like for your home, electronic equipment, computer equipment or even cars. Use the daydreaming technique mentioned in tip number 41 of this booklet. You might find yourself getting what you want very soon even if you think you can’t afford it right now! 

98.  Try cooking with ingredients or seasonings you've never tried before. You could also try a new or exotic recipe. If you have interesting ethnic markets in your area, go to one and look at all the unusual items they have there. You might like to try a new food just for fun or buy all the ingredients for your recipe. 

99.  Hang out with some three-year-old children and notice how silly they can be. See if you can be that silly also. 

100.  Discover the treasures in your local library. There are videos, books, magazines, audiotapes, DVD’s, CD's, and software. Your library is overflowing with things for you to enjoy. Libraries have great resources to expand your knowledge as well. Plus, there’s even a reference librarian, who can help you to get information on almost any topic you can imagine and it’s all free! 

101.  Bake cookies or bread. Keep some for yourself and share some with friends or neighbors. 

102.  Pick a day when you don’t have any obligations. Get in your car and start driving without knowing where you are going. Let your intuition guide you and you may be surprised at the adventures you have. You might end up meeting interesting people, find a quaint little town or see some beautiful scenery.

103.  Play with your photo album, look through it, add to it or put stickers in it. If you don’t have one, buy an album at your stationery or drug store. Enjoy looking through old pictures as you place them in the new album. You could also make a point of taking some new pictures to add to your photo collection. 

104.  Do something outrageous. Use temporary dye or color spray to dramatically change your hair color. Buy or borrow a wild outfit and wear it. You can get temporary hair color and wild outfits at party supply or costume shops. Call a friend or loved one and read them a serious or silly poem, etc. 

105.   Buy a soft natural bristle brush with a long handle for scrubbing your back. It feels great to get a body brushing from yourself in the tub. You can also brush your skin when you’re not bathing.

106.  Look for a farmer’s market in your area and go there on market day. If you don’t have one, try a local fruit and vegetable stand. Look at all the interesting produce they carry and try some fresh produce or new foods you’ve never tried before.

107.  Donate your used books to the local library. Then, when they have a used book sale at the library, you can buy some new books at bargain prices.

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