The list started in the shower. I really love having a shower, because I love feeling clean and I also exercise a lot! Anyway, I was thinking: “Fu*k, I love the feeling of hot water on my skin”, which got me thinking about all the other sensations I love to feel. Things that make me feel really, really good.

What surprised me most was that so many of them can be done during lockdown – which I am currently in in Sydney.

And because we all need to feel good right now, I thought I’d share them. It’s a gentle reminder that what makes us feel good really doesn’t take that much.

Things that make me feel really damn good:

• A hot shower.
• Getting into clean bed sheets.
• The feeling when you finish a big day of training and you’re so exhausted but also buzzing.
• Belly laughter – when it’s almost uncontrollable and you can’t even breathe.
• Racing.
• Winning!
• Brushing my teeth.
• When my heartrate spikes doing high intensity exercise.
• The feeling after shaving my legs or having laser.
• When my abs feel sore the day after core.
• Falling asleep in the sun.
• Waking up from a nap when you’ve dribbled.
• Jumping in the ocean.
• Walking on the beach in the evening when the sand is cold.
• Being somewhere that you shouldn’t and the adrenaline of maybe getting caught. (No, this is not referring to lockdown FYI 😉)
• Riding my bike super-fast down the hill.
• Sending an unexpected gift to someone.
• Receiving a genuine compliment.
• Running when it feels light/free/flying!
• Getting to the toilet when you’ve been so bursting you were literally about to sh*t yourself in public!
• Being the perfect amount of drunk… where you are floating but not yet throwing up.
• When you’ve yelled out in frustration. I recently screamed at my neighbors for playing music till 4am every night. I truly felt fantastic afterwards.
• On the flipside… blasting music so loud I can’t hear myself think.
• Waking up truly refreshed after a good night of sleep.
• Dancing.
• Having a cold fizzy drink when you’re super hot and dehydrated.
• Running in new shoes.
• Taking a risk.
• When you try something you’ve never done before. I recently started boxing and I’m hooked!
• Writing down things that make you feel really, really good! Give it a try.

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