Natural Highs

Years ago, when I first started my own web page, I asked people who signed my guest book to add to a list of natural highs. This list is the result.

• Falling in Love…
• Having your 2:00 class cancelled on a beautiful day…
• Laughing so hard your face hurts…
• Watching a child do something for the first time after you taught them…
• A great idea…
• A scholarship…
• A hot shower…
• No line at the book return…
• A hug…
• A special glance…
• Acting in the theater…
• Tailgating on a warm Saturday…
• Clean sheets…
• Getting mail…
• Walking your dog…
• Love…
• Listening to your walkman…
• Falling asleep in the sun on a cool day…
• Taking a drive on a pretty road….
• Hugging a big teddy bear…
• Playing miniature golf…
• Getting a strike in bowling…
• Catching your soap on a Friday…
• Working on a successful project with a good friend…
• Going out to dinner…
• Getting an “A” on a paper…
• Going out on a Saturday night, coming home sober and having had a great time…
• Going dancing…
• Not getting carded…
• Listening to loud music…
• Lying in bed listening to the rain outside…
• Walking out of your last final…
• Finding the sweater you want is on sale for half price…
• A chocolate milkshake…
• Getting a good grade…
• Oreo ice cream…
• Findind out there is no final in a hard class…
• Getting accepted to a program abroad…
• A long distance phone call…
• Birthday cakes…
• Going to the movies…
• Your favorite lunch…
• Getting invited to a dance…
• Being a senior…
• Clean laundry…
• Not having an 8:00 class…
• A bubble bath…
• Giggling…
• Holding someone you love in front of a fireplace…
• Being in love…
• Whitewater rafting…
• A ski trip…
• Seeing someone you love do something outstanding…
• Making the winning score…
• Rollercoasters…
• Spring Break…
• A Saturday shopping trip with a good friend…
• Being told you did an excellent job by your peers…
• Going home for Thanksgiving Break…
• Chocolate chip cookies…
• A care package…
• Seeing the Grand Canyon…
• Sliding down a waterslide…
• Taking a walk singing Christmas carols…
• Sledding during fresh snowfall…
• Hearing a song that reminds you of someone you love…
• Running your best time…
• Watching a beautiful sunset…
• Hugging your mom or dad…
• Being yourself…
• Holding a kitten…
• When your boss says “Perfect”…
• When your dog jumps around because he is happy to see you…
• When a friend says “You’re someone special”…
• A clear day at the beach…
• Pay day…
• An unexpected present…
• Knowing someone really understands…
• A surprise visit from a friend…
• Seeing a shooting star…
• Fresh flowers…
• A special smile…
• Finding quarters for your laundry…
• Solving a problem…
• Eating…
• Laughing at yourself…
• Watching a candle burn…
• Saying “I love you”…
• Slam Dunk 360 degrees…
• Being the ACC champs…
• Midnight phone calls that last for hours…
• Driving in the rain…
• Walking barefoot in the sand…
• Snowboarding/skiing on a beautiful day…
• Scoring a goal in a game…
• Dancing with a beautiful man…
• Singing cheesy songs with your friends…
• Driving in the rain…
• Walking in downtown Buenos Aires in the Spring…
• Sex on the beach…
• Walking barefoot in the sand…
• Marshmallows over campfires…
• Crying in the rain…
• Camping in the mountains…
• Resting after hiking all day…
• Hugging your daddy…
• Watching the sun rise over the river after dancing all night…
• Taking off high heels…
• Walking barefoot on the wet grass…
• Running through the sprinklers…
• Building a fire on the beach with your friends…
• Screaming at a fan-filled game of “futbol” (the real football)…
• Laughing for absolutely no reason at all…
• Having someone tell you that you’re beautiful…
• Getting all hot and sweaty and then diving into a cold mountain lake…
• Sleeping naked in silk sheets…
• Taking off your ski boots after a day’s skiing…
• Multiple orgasms…
• Reading a book for pure enjoyment…
• A great night out with the “girls”…
• Walking out of your last class on a Friday without any homework…
• Rollerblading on the first sunny day of Spring with friends…
• Daylight saving’s time…
• “Picnic” lunches by the millstream…
• Watching someone you love make the right decision…
• Hearing Dad’s (or Mom’s) voice on the answering machine…
• The smell of freshly picked flowers as you walk into your room…
• Watching an outdoor baseball game on a great day…
• Holding hands…
• Going to Disneyland…
• Writing a poem…
• Picking your friend up at the airport who has been away since March…
• Wearing a Mickey Mouse watch…
• Walking outside to find a sunny warm day, realizing how much God loves you, and slamming a five…
• Holding someone’s hand when you know you have their heart…
• Sleeping under the stars…
• Going from boyfriend/girlfriend to fiancee…
• Climbing to the top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere…
• Backrubs…
• Finishing something you didn’t think was possible…
• MIdafternoon naps in the sun…
• Innertubing in the snow or water…
• Planning your own wedding…
• Meeting an old friend unexpectedly…
• Harvest moons…
• Appreciating the majesty of God’s creations…
• When someone says they believe in you…
• Sharing laughs with scattered friends…
• Realizing love will last…
• Doing housework with the one you love…
• Not going to Lordsburg…
• Takeoff in an airplane…
• Skurfing — yes, the “k” is supposed to be in there…
• Winning AD!!!
• Flying of any kind…
• Rainbows…
• Skydiving…
• Getting out of your tent nude in the middle of the night and gazing at the star-studded sky…
• Working under deadline pressure (for the newspaper)…
• Love is a gift from god!…
• Long distance running…
• Watching a 007 movie…
• Italian sodas…