Are you ready to add more joy to your life each day? It’s something all of us need and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes it’s simply making a deliberate choice to choose joy in the moment.

I’ve assembled a list of 100 ways to add joy to your life. I hope you find many that enrich your life starting today.

• Hold a sleeping baby
• Put a flower in a jar near the kitchen sink
• Burn a votive candle while you prepare dinner
• Choose to live simply
• Leave a love note on someone’s pillow
• Treat yourself to a special take out item
• Bake your favorite dessert
• Re-read a favorite book from childhood
• Sing your favorite hymn out loud to God
• Reflect on what the Bible says about peace, understanding, and joy
• Watch cat videos on YouTube
• Drive down a natural beauty road
• Do something kind for someone with a chronic illness
• Sit by a fire
• Smile at strangers
• Relax and browse at a bookstore

• Use an alarm clock and wake up to hymns or Scripture
• Keep a gratitude journal
• Hold the door for someone
• Download a free cozy book for your Kindle
• Watch squirrels playing
• Read a cheerful book of poetry
• Buy some cozy slippers for fun and warmth
• Cook something special
• Read a Psalm

• Sleep in
• Watch a favorite movie
• Call a friend from long ago
• Buy a cup of coffee and browse an uplifting magazine
• Watch birds
• Choose to live a deliberate life
• Engage in a favorite hobby
• Spend time with an elderly person
• Watch dogs playing at a dog park

• Send a card to someone just because
• Read children’s picture books at the library
• Start a new hobby
• Say thank you and you’re welcome
• Put a happy picture on your phone’s lock screen
• Find a new cozy blog to read for inspiration
• Take a long bath or shower

• Get into a tickling game with a child
• Tell your husband how much you love him
• Embrace the cozy life in America
• Take a bag of groceries to a food bank
• Have a screen free morning, afternoon, evening, or day
• Choose not to worry about things you can’t control
• Discover the freedom of learning to say “no”
• Pet a cat
• Put on a favorite song from the past and dance around

• Watch the sun rise or set over a lake or ocean
• Clean out a drawer
• Make a lunch or coffee date with a friend
• Take a walk
• Snuggle with someone you love
• Eliminate emotional drainers
• Do something nice for a checkout clerk
• Make a list of blessings in your life
• Take a day trip

• Make cookies for the police or fire station
• Help a mom with little ones
• Buy something small you’ve wanted and don’t feel guilty about it
• Watch the leaves in the breeze
• Watch the snowflakes falling
• Take the time to look good
• Listen to the rain
• Put a birdfeeder in your yard

• Go to bed early
• Paint a room
• Make a favorite meal
• Make your bed with fresh sheets
• Eat a good breakfast
• Look your child in the eye and say, “I love you so much”
• Bless others by donating things you no longer need
• Drive the back roads and see something new
• Pay for the toll, coffee, or order of the person behind you in line
• Take control of your online usage
• Send a gift card to someone anonymously
• Do one thing you’ve been putting off for too long
• Find someone in need at your church and do something for him/her

• Compliment other people
• Slow down and stop rushing
• Do a brain dump to clear your mind
• Discover a wonderful cozy book
• Buy a pretty notepad and use it
• Enjoy your favorite junk food
• See God in the beauty of nature
• Collect sea glass
• Eat a piece of pie

• Get a bird for a pet
• Splurge on a massage
• Paint your nails a pretty color
• Create a cozy life
• Surprise your child with a fun activity to do together
• Look at the stars