99 Ways to Enrich Your Life

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
-Lemony Snicket

We can enrich our lives in many different ways. Obviously! The question is how do we want to enrich our lives? Yes, going to fast food joints, watching hours of tv or being around toxic people are usually easy, but are they enriching? If being well and living well are your goals, here are 99 ways to enrich your life:

1. Love Yourself. It all starts with self-love. Hard but worth the pursuit.
2. Exercise Your Body.
3. Take Risks.
4. Start Your Own Business.
5. Watch a Documentary.
6. Go to an Art Museum. Better than that, go to an art museum and spend 30 minutes looking at one piece.
7. Journal Write.
8. Spend 5 Minutes Savoring One Quarter-sized Piece of Dark Chocolate.
9. Read. See the quote above.
10. Listen to Classical Music.
11. Adopt a Pet.
12. Cut Your Own Hair.
13. Sip a Hot Mug of Herbal Tea.
14. Travel.
15. Hike.
16. Hang Around People Who Care About You and Have Habits You Want.
17. Meditate.
18. Write Down Your Ideal Day.
19. Learn to Play a Musical Instrument.
20. Skydive.
21. Go Vegan.
22. Meet Your Soulmate.
23. Keep Your Identity After You Meet Your Soulmate.
24. Learn to Salsa. Or ballroom dance or dance hip hop.
25. Take a Class at Your Local Community College.
26. Eat at an Ethnic Restaurant You’ve Never Tried Before.
27. Watch the Sunset.
28. Take a Yoga Class.
29. Brainstorm Ideas.
30. Volunteer Somewhere on a Regular Basis.
31. Listen, Really Listen, to People When They Talk.
32. Walk a Dog for an Hour.
33. Get Rid of Negative Self-Talk.
34. Become an Expert on Your Hometown.
35. Stop and Smell the Flowers.
36. Learn the Basics of Cooking.
37. Go on a Detox.
38. Solve a New York Times Crossword Puzzle…even if you have to Google different clues.
39. Shop at Goodwill.
40. Make one of Julia Child’s Famous Recipes.
41. Take a Vow of Silence for a Day or a Week.
42. Read an Autobiography of Someone You Respect.
43. Laugh More.
44. Go See a Play.
45. Listen to Podcasts.
46. Run or Walk a Charity Race.
47. Treat Others How You Want to Be Treated.
48. Stop Using Technology for One Day Every Week.
49. Set Goals. For the month, for the year, for 10 years.
50. Eat More Veggies.
51. Learn to Sew.
52. Stop Gossiping.
53. Prepare Your Breakfast the Night Before.
54. Help Someone in Need.
55. Use Positive Mantras.
56. Text a Friend What You Love About Him/Her.
57. Write a To-Do List and Follow It.
58. Stop Right Now and Appreciate Your Surroundings.
59. Drink More Water.
60. Think the Best of Other People.
61. Constantly Improve.
62. Try New Classes at the Gym.
63. Write Down Ideas as They Come.
64. Keep a Notebook with You Always.
65. Smile.
66. Live Simply.
67. Be Kind.
68. Get Rid of Negative People and Toxic Things in Your Life.
69. Drive Below Speed Limit in the Rain.
70. Write a Blog.
71. Use Your Library Card.
72. Follow Your Passions.
73. Learn a New Language.
74. Watch an Old Movie.
75. Recycle.
76. Stand Up for Your Beliefs.
77. Go Listen to the Beautiful Sounds of a Symphony.
78. Buy Clothes You Absolutely Love…don’t buy something because it’ll be adequate.
79. Spend Time Focusing Inward.
80. Read About the History of Something that Interests You. They have books on the history of many things!
81. Don’t Get Stuck. In jobs, in relationships, in ruts.
82. Write Down Your Dreams.
83. Organize Your Closet.
84. Take a Drawing Class.
85. Let Change Happen.
86. Tour Official Government Buildings.
87. Clean Your Computer Desktop.
88. Sit at a Coffee Shop with a Book.
89. Listen to Old Crooners like Frank, Dean and Sammy.
90. Stop Caring What People Think.
91. Be Calm.
92. Go See an Opera.
93. Walk to Do Your Errands, Not Drive.
94. Take a Road Trip with No Destination in Mind.
95. Stay Open Minded.
96. Stay Positive.
97. Spread Love.
98. Breathe.
99. Bask in Life.

xoxo pia