Natural Highs

[Dee Bee]

Here's a forward I'd like to share. I'm sure each of you can add more!

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/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 (or 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

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

24. Friends

25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you

26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep

27. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner)

28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones

29. Playing with a new puppy

30. Having someone play with your hair

31. Sweet dreams

32. Hot chocolate

33. Road trips with friends

34. Swinging on swings

35. Making eye contact with a cute stranger

36. Making chocolate chip cookies

37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies

38. Holding hands with someone you care about

39. Running into an old friend and realizing
that some things (good or bad) never change

40. Watching the expression on someone's face
as they open a much desired present from you

41. Watching the sunrise

42. Getting out of bed every morning and
being grateful for another beautiful day

43. Knowing that somebody misses you

44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply

45. Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think

[brunota2003]

Seeing the perfect eye of a Cat 5 hurricane...(isabel anyone??? or statium effect??? )

[coriolis]

Ahhh, those simple pleasures that we so easily forget. Why is life so complicated?

[breeze]

Aw, I was thinking really naturally "high"...LOL, like being
in a greenhouse with 100% oxygen, shopping for flowers...
...Mmmmmm....that pure oxygen makes you feel good...!

[brunota2003]

26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep

Or, waking up and realizing that you dont have to get up period...

[WindRunner]

Aw, I was thinking really naturally "high"...LOL, like being
in a greenhouse with 100% oxygen, shopping for flowers...
...Mmmmmm....that pure oxygen makes you feel good...!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I get one every once in a while because after you've been running long enough (about 10 miles or so) your body starts producing its own version of opium, the drug in heroine. Not a ton of it, but still enough that makes you happy when you're running. I don't think too many people on this board can claim to have done this, but I'd thought I'd share anyways.

[azsnowman]

Making an arrest of a child molester, drug dealer, METH cooker, wife beater, someone who abuses a child, a drunk driver.......the list goes on and on and on and on................................................

Dennis

[Skywatch_NC]

Having a homemade marijuana drag from your garden j/k

Eric

[O Town]

Having a homemade marijuana drag from your garden j/k

Eric

[streetsoldier]

Getting a new "toy" (gun, knife, sword, any militaria) as a welcome gift.

Dennis, my days chasing thugs are over, but I DO still retain the urge..

[j]

Making an arrest of a child molester, drug dealer, METH cooker, wife beater, someone who abuses a child, a drunk driver.......the list goes on and on and on and on................................................

Dennis

and then seeing them sentenced fairly --- unfortunately, this usually results in a natural low

[DaylilyDawn]

A natural high for me would be seeing blooms on my daylilies in Dec which might be what I will have if the weather holds and doesn't freeze.

[arkess7]

Having your daughter tell you that you are the best mommy in the whole word.....and know she really means it.