10 Things That Make You Feel Good

This was a powerful exercise I learned from Rhonda Byrne in The Secret. While utilizing the Law of Attraction, it’s important that you put yourself in a positive state of being so that you attract what you want. I mentioned this excercise here, but I thought it needed it’s own post.

Make a list of 10 things that make you feel good. Also, be careful not to include things that make you feel good in the moment, but make you feel guilty afterward. For example, eating your favorite food might instantly make you feel good but if it’s unhealthy you might feel guilty after eating it, so instead of being in a positive state, you’re in a state of guilt and that’s not what we want.

Here are 10 things that make me feel good. I have more listed in my journal, but I picked these out because they are timeless and would always put me in a positive state, so here they are:

  • acknowledging a personal accomplishment
  • listening to positive music
  • giving someone else a compliment or encouragement
  • being aware of what I’m thankful for (another list in itself) and truly feeling the feelings of appreciation and gratitude
  • visualizing and feeling exactly what it would be like to accomplish any goal I have
  • being in another person’s presence
  • giving money
  • gaining clarity about a problem
  • putting something I’ve learned into action
  • helping someone else

  • I thought it was weird how many of the things on my list don’t involve any intense physical labor. Much of it is visualizing, feeling, and listening, which all can be done by just sitting still.

    What’s great about having this list is that you only have to make it once. Then you can keep adding to it and tailoring it as you go on your journey of personal growth, and it’s there to go to whenever you feel down. It also forces you to be aware of what you don’t like doing and helps you center your life around what genuinely makes you feel good. The more you actually do what’s on your list, the more momentum you build in the creation of the life you want.


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    1. Daphne said on February 25th, 2009 at 7:24 pm

      Hi Broderick, that’s a good list. I too have found that giving someone a compliment, encouragement, or money makes me feel good, perhaps even better than they feel for receiving it!

    2. Broderick Durisseau said on February 26th, 2009 at 9:34 am

      Hey Daphne! Thanks for stopping by, and yes, acts of giving can be an instant way of making a person feel good.

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