100 REASONS TO STAY ALIVE:
1. to make your friends proud
3. to see your favourite artist live
5. to experience a new culture
8. to have your own children
10. to make yourself proud
12. to laugh until you cry
13. to feel tears of happiness
14. to eat your favorite food
15. to see your siblings grow
18. to smile until your cheeks hurt
19. to meet your internet friends
20. to find someone who loves you like you deserve
21. to eat ice cream on a hot day
22. to drink hot chocolate on a cold day
23. to see untouched snow in the morning
24. to see a sunset that sets the sky on fire
25. to see stars that light up the sky
26. to read a book that changes your life
27. to see the first flowers in the spring
29. to learn a new language
31. to tell others your story in the hopes of helping and inspiring them
34. swear words, and the release you feel saying them
38. taking a shower and then sleeping in clean sheets
39. receiving thoughtful gifts
40. "i saw this and i thought of you"
41. the feeling you get when someone says "i love you"
42. the relief you feel after crying
44. the feeling you get when someone is listening to you / giving you their full attention
48. completing goals / a milestone
49. the kinds of dreams when you wake up and can't stop smiling
51. the feeling you get when you're dancing
52. the people who mean the most to you
53. trying out new recipes
54. the feeling you get when your favourite song comes on the radio
55. the rush you feel when you step into a concert
56. sharing your voice, talents and knowledge with the world because they're so valuable
61. realizing that someone loves you
62. spending the day with someone you love
63. eating a whole pint of your favorites ice cream
64. floating on your back in warm water, staring at the sky and thinking
65. first dates (even the bad ones make for funny stories!)
67. coming home to someone you love
68. singing at the top of your lungs with your friends (or on your own!)
70. being wrapped up in a warm bed
71. someone's skin against yours
74. spontaneous adventures
75. the feeling when the ocean wave rolls up and envelops your toes and ankles
76. peaceful thunderstorms
78. the child-like feeling you get on christmas morning
79. the day when everything finally goes your way
80. compliments and praise
82. taking care of yourself
84. waking up on summer mornings
87. feeling like reality is finally better than dreams
91. feeling confident, like you can openly be yourself
92. creating ambitions and aspirations
93. putting yourself first
94. memes and funny jokes
97. learning to love yourself
98. falling back in love with living
99. feeling genuinely at peace with yourself
100. looking back at this moment in the future and thinking "i made it"