Raising Beta Endorphin

1. Anything done with deep intention and love, so that could be cooking, cleaning, etc
2. Anything purple
3. Attending a spiritual/religious service
4. Attending an AA meeting where the sharing is deep & honest
5. Attending the ballet
6. Attending a concert
7. Being in a world away from everything else
8. Being waited on
9. Blowing bubbles
10. Blowing on a window in winter and watching frost appear
11. Browsing in a book shop
12. Browsing in the fabric store
13. Bubble baths
14. Bubbles up my nose
15. Building Web Pages
16. Buying something you really want
17. Call a friend
18. Call someone you know could use a lift
19. Camping in the woods by a river in the rain with a camp fire
20. Carefully nurturing small plants as you make their new bed comfortable for them
21. Catching snowflakes on your tongue
22. Chanting
23. Chat with a really good friend
24. Checking out a new shopping center
25. City Slickers II
26. Cleaning the bathroom (feels so good when it's done)
27. Clear the clutter in my house
28. Counting kitty whiskers
29. Creating something
30. Cutting and arranging flowers
31. Dancing (really moving) on your own
32. Dancing around the house to loud music for 10 minutes
33. Dancing alone to music with the lights off
34. Deep cleaning your house!
35. Digging in the cool, fresh dirt
36. Digging in the dirt and turning grass into flower beds
37. Doggy kisses
38. Doing a favor for a friend
39. Doing cross stitch or patchwork
40. Doing the conga around the house with Gloria Estefan turned up loud on the stereo
41. Do something for somebody else
42. Doing the artist's way book can be amazing
43. Drawing
44. Drinking tea on the porch early in the morning
45. Driving to Colorado!
46. Eating a really wholesome meal that was cooked with love
47. Embroidery
48. Engross myself in something I really enjoy
49. Eskimo kisses
50. Exercise and even a stroll outside at this time of year in the evening lifts me up
51. Exploring the farmer's market
52. Feeding an animal while it nuzzles my hand
53. Finishing a project
54. First kiss
55. First robin in Spring
56. Flyfishing in a mountain stream
57. Gardening
58. George's Shake for breakfast
59. Get away from the kitchen to another part of the house
60. Getting a hair cut
61. Getting a manicure
62. Getting a massage
63. Getting a pedicure
64. Getting down on your hands and knees and sharing the world through the eyes of a small child
65. Going for a walk with another ss person
66. Go to the beach to see the sunset
67. Going for a meander in the car
68. Going on that trip
69. Going to a local library and reading all the latest magazines
70. Going to the zoo
71. Going tubing in the snow
72. Golden retrievers doing what goldens do best
73. Good movies
74. Go outside
75. Helping the homeless
76. Hiking
77. Hitting a pure golf shot
78. Holding hands with someone you care about
79. Horseback riding (so long as I don't get thrown like Sue!)
80. Hugging my kids and feeling their hugs back
81. Hugging your dog
82. Ironing
83. Journalling using an uplifting book in which you make various lists of things you love and dream about
84. Jumping in puddles after it rains
85. Kitty whiskers tickling your ankles
86. Knitting
87. Laughing long and hard
88. Laughter
89. Lying in a warm flannel sleeping bag while watching the blazing fire
90. Learning something new (computer program, a language)
91. Letting your inner child roam free
92. Listening to Kathleen's tapes
93. Listening to music you like
94. Listening to new music (new to you)
95. Listening to the rain drops fall on the tent
96. Looking at model homes or apartments!
97. Looking at pics and video of my niece's first dance (she's 14) and thinking back to the day i first held her.
98. Looking through an old photo album
99. Lying in a hammock
100. Making a Christmas village for under the tree out of scraps from around the house
101. Making a gratitude list
102. Making a new friend
103. Making a paper chain that goes all the way around the house!
104. Making angels in the snow (or in the sand)
105. Making fabric bunnies
106. Making hot mexican love in the moonlight!
107. Making someone smile
108. Meditating
109. Meditating on Bigger Self
110. Meditating on God's love
111. Meeting friends for breakfast on the weekend
112. New haircut
113. New perfumes or other scents
114. New soap
115. New underwear
116. Offer service
117. Opening the first page of a book you have been wanting to read for ages
118. Painting
119. Pedicures
120. Picking your own fruits/veggies
121. Plan a theme party with friends
122. Planning a trip
123. Planning my Christmas list!
124. Playing Dr AuGratin in a skit
125. Playing footsies under the table
126. Playing fox and geese in the snow with your kids
127. Playing in the sprinkler on a hot day
128. Playing on the swings
129. Playing with babies
130. Playing with my grandkids
131. Playing with my kids
132. Playing with your pet
133. Putting feet in hot aromatic bath (when you don't want a full bath)
134. Read Forum posts
135. Read other things on the Radiant Recovery site to connect with what is happening to me
136. Reading a children's story
137. Reading a good book
138. Reading a Max Lucado book
139. Reading anything by Nick Hornby
140. Reading my husband's romantic poetry or silly poetry
141. Reading or watching something I know will make me laugh
142. Really hot shower
143. Recognizing progress
144. Renting funny, laugh out loud videos
145. Riding a bike feeling the sun and wind on your face
146. Riding my horse bareback!
147. Rolling on the floor laughing
148. Rubbing black noses attached to golden (retriever) fur :)
149. Running when you thought you couldn't
150. Sanding and painting wood furniture
151. Scrapbooking
152. Seeing Lorenzo Lamas or Chuck Norris in anything-- :))))))))))))
153. Seeing Tom Cruise in "M:I-2"
154. Sewing a new quilt for my grandaughter
155. Sewing anything new
156. Sex
157. Singing
158. Single rose
159. Sit down with a cup of tea and a good read
160. Sitting in front of a roaring fire
161. Sitting on the beach watching the awesome power of waves
162. Sitting outside and watching
163. Sketching
164. Slathering your body with lotion and feeling every bit of it
165. Sleeping in
166. Smelling the wood smoke
167. Smiling at people
168. Sneaking an hour away from work to treat yourself a day at a spa
169. Snuggling
170. Soaking in a hot tub
171. Solving a puzzle
172. Something spontaneous
173. Sorting old photos
174. Spending time with friends
175. Spring flowers blooming
176. Stargazing
177. Swimming
178. Swimming with my dog
179. Tae-bo
180. Tai Chi
181. Take a hike
182. Take a jacuzzi bath in candlelight
183. Taking an art course and then doing whatever you are learning
184. Taking a nap
185. Talking with family members oversees
186. Teaching something new to someone
187. Telling jokes
188. The home team winning the game
189. The smell of cinnamon
190. The smell of lavender
191. Thinking of Ghost Ranch
192. Tickling a baby
193. Trying a new physical activity (yoga, dance)
194. Trying something new
195. Visiting an art gallery or museum
196. Volunteering at the humane society
197. Volunteering at the red cross
198. Volunteering at the senior center
199. Walk in the woods
200. Walking
201. Walking in a snow storm with no wind and great big fat snowflakes!
202. Walking in freshly fallen snow
203. Walking in the mountains
204. Walking in the rain (raises my BEs when it's my choice ;-)
205. Walking on the beach
206. Walking on the beach in stormy weather
207. Walking said retriever with walkman listening to favorite music
208. Walking the Ghost Ranch labyrinth
209. Walking to Chimney Rock
210. Watch a favorite old movie like "It's A Wonderful Life"
211. Watching '4 Days'
212. Watching a funny movie or tv show
213. Watching a gymnastics meet
214. Watching a lighting storm
215. Watching a student's face light up with the "I get it" glow
216. Watching a sunset/sunrise
217. Watching any movie with Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, of Harrison Ford where they don't die at the end.
218. Watching dogs or children play (or cats)
219. Watching Jay Leno
220. Watching kids pop those bubbles
221. Watching my children make sand castles at the beach
222. Watching my pomeranians play tag with each other
223. Watching snow fall when there is no wind
224. Watching Star Trek Voyager
225. Watching the clouds
226. Watching the fog roll over the hills
227. Watching the sunrise
228. Watching the sunset
229. Watching the wind ripple across a field of grass or wheat (amber WAVES of grain!)
230. Wearing clothes that you love and that fit well
231. Wearing pink
232. Working out at the gym
233. Writing love messages with your finger on your lover's back
234. Writing poetry
235. Yoga
236. Yummy lotion