Do you remember what it was like when you were first in live? Your feet didn’t touch the ground and there was a tune on your lips. What happened to that feeling?
You don’t have to get a new partner in life to experience that feeling again. It doesn’t have to be a person you fall in love with, although it can. Fall in love with something else- an art, a craft, your kids, your job, flowers, spring, anything at all. Just go out and find an excuse to skip in the air and hum a tune.

Have you built something out of nothing with your very own hands? If not, you have no idea what you are missing out on. Ask the people whose work or hobby involves creating something and they will tell you of the joy and satisfaction it brings.
You don’t have to worry about how good looking or useful your creation is. It could be a palace made of cards, a new recipe, a poem, a toy, a painting, a piece of woodcraft or any other thing you can think of. The sense of achievement you will feel when your creation is complete is incomparable to anything you have ever experienced before.

Most of us are racing toward our next car, the bigger house and fancier gadgets. While there is nothing wrong with being ambitious, in this race, we sometimes forget about the simpler pleasures in life.
Sure, winning a smile is not the same as getting a promotion, but yet, a smile can make us feel better and wholesome in a way that has nothing to do with our success. Simple pleasures in life simply make us feel good about being alive and being ourselves.
Indulge yourself. Learn to pursue simpler pleasures in life along with your large ambitions. It will improve the quality of your life.

When was the last time you had a full belly laugh. So dire is the situation that most of us cannot even remember. All scientific evidence points to the fact that laughter is extremely good for our health and well being and yet we deprive ourselves of the simple pleasure.
Laughter is not just good for our body, it is good for our spirit. It makes us feel happy and complete. It renews and refreshes our spirit. It makes us want to go on and not give up. Laughter is therapeutic. Go ahead, indulge yourself, laugh a little, smile a lot!

The importance of education in the development of a child cannot be stressed enough. And yet, there are millions of children worldwide who are illiterate because of lack of funds.
You will be surprised to know how little it costs to educate a child. It may even be lesser than the amount you spend on an evening out. Making a small sacrifice on your part could make the world of a difference in the life of another human being. It will also be something you feel proud of yourself for doing. Make a difference, contribute to make the world a better place.

We all know the bad shape the environment is in. Experts tell us we should have started caring about it a long time ago. But, we didn’t and here we are on the brink of destroying the planet as we know it.
It’s never too late to start. It doesn’t have to be big and overwhelming an activity. You can start with something as small as using recyclable products or donating a small amount to an environmental charity. Or you could do a number of other things to help the cause of protecting nature. Do your bit. You owe it to Nature.

Are you someone who donates to charity on a regular basis? If not, consider doing something for people who are less privileged than you are. Find a cause that appeals to you. You could contribute to the care of veterans, people from war ravaged zones in the world or the disabled. You could help people fight diseases, illiteracy and hunger. You could also care for pets, endangered animals or plants.
You don’t have to donate thousands. Just donate say worth one cup of coffee a day and the satisfaction you will derive from it will be unequalled by all the coffees you can have.

They say there is a story within all of us. I say, there is a poem within all of us too!
There is nothing so romantic or innocent as writing a short poem. You need not worry yourself with rhyming lines, meters and scansion. Just let yourself go and write a poem. Write a love poem or a poem about a friend. Immortalize your pet, your child, your passion or your life in a few verses written by you. Express gratitude to your parents or undying love to your partner. Just put your feelings down on in the form of a poem.

Every single one of us has a creative streak within ourselves. Just because we may not be talented enough to make our livelihood out of it does not mean that we cannot engage in creative activities. It is important to let your creative juices flow. You can’t imagine how refreshing and revitalizing creating something can be.
Write something, paint something, cook something. Create a new dance step, make artistic doodles. There is no limit to what you can create when you put your mind to it. Let yourself go. After all, you don’t have to worry about selling it.

When was the last time when you had the time to do nothing at all? Most of our lives get scattered between keeping deadlines and getting done with our chores. We hardly give ourselves time to stop and think.
Take a break. Take a day off and don’t schedule anything for that day. Wake up when you do and let your heart decide what to do next. Curl up with a book, cook a fine meal, go for a walk or drive around the countryside. Just do as you please for one day. Your work, worries and concerns can wait.