01. The Joy List
- Shai Deandra
- Jul 7, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 10, 2025
When you’re a kid you don’t think about finding the time to do what you like, you just make it happen. You’ve made it to The Joy List, welcome! This is a community compiled list of simple activities you can do to give your inner child the hug, giggles, lightness, softness and release it deserves.
Take what resonates. Leave what doesn’t.
Don’t stop P L A Y I N G !
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piggy back rides
be in the ocean on a sunny day
make clown masks
drawing
take myself on a picnic
wander through the day with a schedule, plan or expectations
do tarot
hugging a friend
taking off my shoes and feeling the grass
smoke a j
watch a mind tingling film
make love
drink coffee or tea while watching plants rustle in the breeze
activate lizard mode in the sun
dance it out
read a book in a beautiful place
create music
paint outside on a nice cloudy day
search for beach glass
therapeutic cry
connect with friends
going outside to play
reading books that inspire expansion with that AHA moment
pilates classes
bird watch
eating fruit with just my hands and letting the juices drip all over
laying in the grass and looking at the clouds pass
go to experimental art shows
go to spoken word performances
game night with friends
having a day out with friends that doesn’t involve drinking
meeting interesting people and having enlightening conversations
new experiences with kind people
creating home decorations
finger painting
dressing up and styling myself like a character
riding horses
snorkeling
making a nourishing meal
feeling sexy
inspiring photoshoots with friends
trips with friends
creating art with friends
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