Hey you. Yes, you. I challenge you to make a list of 100 reasons to live. Anyone who completes this challenge gets free traditional painting or art!

Hey guys, I'm not sure if anyone will remember the topic I made a couple of years ago regarding reasons to live, reasons why you live. I tried looking for it, but it seems to have disappeared from the forums. I needed to bring it back, my personal list, but it's gone.

Two years ago, my depression declined my mental health to the point of manic episodes; thus leading to Psychosis. Two days ago, I attempted to end my life. And here I sit in the hospital, waiting to go home. And during this time I realized that my family and friends need me. I had no idea how much of an impact I made in anyone's life.

Below is a new list of reasons, my own reasons to why I am going to continue living from this day on. I encourage others to make their own list, or even just give one reason to live.

1. My family and friends.
2. Someone needs to care for my father after his liver transplant.
3. The beach.
4. Nature.
5. My religion. It brings me life.
6. Painting and drawing.
7. I still have yet to find my other half.
8. If you look for the light, you can often find it. If you look for the dark, that is all you will ever see.
9. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
10. Korra, season 4! OCTOBER 3RD!
11. There are so many nice people out there to meet.
12. Life is a gift, and should be lived as one. You may as well make use of it.
13. I still need to paint a sky for my friend.
14. I haven't encountered or seen any wolves in real life yet.
15. I haven't seen snow.
16. I have yet to get a degree is Visual Arts.
17. I'll get out of here someday.
18. Imagine how many people if would affect if I died today.
19. I'm going to cosplay Ming-Hua next year at MetroCon.
20. I will not leave this Earth behind in an unsubtle way.
21. As evil as it sounds, I'm still waiting for the hilarity of the day my ex's new relationship crashes and burns.
22. If I could go a year without relapsing, maybe I can go further this time.
23. If I was happy once, I can be happy again.
24. Food.
25. It's a goal of mine to cut down to 120-130 pounds. (I weigh 160)
26. I still haven't dyed my hair pink! (It's blue)
27. I'd like to go to a Pagan meetup or festival.
28. Still waiting for the day my mother and I finally go to the beach.
29. I still want to go back to the library.
30. School! I'm studying for my GED, and would like to even learn beyond that.
31. I want to learn a new language. German, maybe.
32. I want to witness the day my friend finds true happiness.
33. I want to positively change someone's life.
34. I want to have a family someday. Of dogs
35. Writing. I haven't finished the story I'm working on.
36. I'd like to make more personal characters.
37. I'll live on the beach one day.
38. I'm going to buy a Minecraft account and rebuild my kingdom.
39. Music, and artists and songs yet to discover.
40. My dog would be lonely.
41. I want to get my septum pierced, as well as an industrial.
42. Maybe there is a point in living.
43. People depend on me. ...to be added to!

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I remember this! I sat at work the first time you made a thread like this and typed out all 100. This is a nice thing to do, helpful, for people like me who have depression. So I'mma gonna give it a go again!

1. my parents
2. my furred/scaled/feathered family members
3. rain, the pitter-pattering of it and the lovely scent
4. Celtic Woman
5. Doctor Who
6. Stargate and Stargate Atlantis
7. chocolate
8. carrot cake (I'm eating a piece right now lol)
9. good incense
10. singing
11. drawing
12. snuggles with my kitties
13. watching my hermit crabs freak out when I put new things in their tank
14. working in the garden and growing things
15. my choir friends
16. Destiny (the game lol)
17. music in general
18. finding true love
19. making new friends
20. learning new things
21. watching crappy movies and making fun of them with friends
22. zoning out for hours on tumblr
23. zoning out for hours on Subeta
24. pancakes for dinner
25. Sea Shepherd
26. fighting like hell for what I believe
27. supporting my friends to fight for them
28. bubble tea
29. Sobe Lifewater Blood Orange Mango
30. saving turtles, deer, dogs, etc. when I find them in the road
31. learning to be a runner and losing weight
32. visiting different places I've never been, including Ireland and Hawaii
33. going to the Mall of America
34. finding another choir or two to sing with and having the balls to audition
35. going to more Celtic Woman concerts (I've ONLY been to 7 lol)
36. shopping for things and finding exactly what I need
37. more kayaking with friends
38. hiking the Appalachian trail, all of it
39. going to another Red Wings game and another Tigers game
40. seeing whales, manatees, sea turtles, and dolphins in the wild
41. getting my scuba certification
42. dive the Great Barrier Reef
43. making myself an awesome Steampunk costume
44. ordering a Stargate Atlantis cosplay outfit from Stitch's
45. going to the Stargate convention in Chicago with friends in 2015
46. helping people on issues/etc. threads here
47. helping people irl
48. getting Misha Collins' attention on tumblr through his Random Acts charity (again! :D)
49. getting better at drawing
50. sell my artwork and jewelry for money
51. get a better car, maybe a Ford Fiesta or Focus
52. get my fucking swearing under control (maybe...XD)
53. control my shrieking when on xbox
54. find a boyfriend who loves all the geeky things I do
55. find a cure for misophonia
56. and depression
57. and anxiety
58. and sociophobia
59. get a better job that has something, at least, to do with my bachelor's
60. cooking for people and having them really enjoy it
61. meet Paul Watson and the rest of the Sea Shepherd crew
62. get an hour massage (or two...or three...or ten..)
63. get more Midnight Cookies
64. meet Tia Torres and her family and crew
65. drive really fucking fast on the autobahn
66. spend an entire day on the beach doing absofuckinglutely nothing
67. get some art for my pets from others here and actually finish some myself
68. spruce up my pets' profiles and my own
69. get a legendary weapon or armor or ship on Destiny
70. laugh at my guy friend when he cries because I'm a higher level then he is XD
71. explaining game-related things to guys online in text and then watching the shit hit the fan when they find out I'm FEMALE gasp
72. standing up for people in public when they're being bullied or talked down to
73. giving people shit for being bigoted racist asshats
74. seeing my friend who lives 150 miles away move back closer to the rest of us
75. meeting (and getting a hug from) Jason Momoa drooolsqueefawn
76. meeting Misha Collins
77. meeting everyone who's ever been involved with Celtic Woman
78. letting Celtic Woman know how much of a positive influence they are and how much they and their music mean
79. seeing my best friend and her brother get an actual house that's their own
80. getting tweets/answers from people I love
81. moving back to my hometown and visiting all the places I used to go (although my favorite coffee place is gone T_T)
82. see about reopening my favorite coffee place
83. learning a new craft (maybe crochet or origami...)
84. learning new herbal remedies that I can make at home
85. making it to December to see what the Destiny expansion has in store
86. more color options on Destiny
87. a way to change your character's looks in game without creating a new character
88. art for my hunter
89. become fully vegan
90. getting my belly button pierced as a reward once I've lost the weight I want to lose
91. I can't leave my kitties. We're family.
92. maybe adopting a child some day. maybe.
93. selling some of my photography
94. thinking of even more reasons than this list can hold, because I know they're there
95. cat gifs
96. watching stupid people be stupid in those video shows on tv
97. seeing eagles in the wild again
98. hiking, camping, and kayaking in the Pictured Rocks area
99. the things I have yet to discover yet!

I've actually done your ! Granted, it was a wildlife sanctuary, so they weren't wild, but that's probably a good thing because I dun wanna be eated.

I am COMPLETELY jealous of you right now. Wolves are such an interesting animal, and I would so much love to see them. Of course, not in the wild.

I noticed you're looking for art of your hunter. Since you've completed the challenge, I'd love to offer you some free art! ^_^ If you'd like to see some examples, let me know.

I've seen/touched wolves during a field trip with my school. Such majestic creatures.

Ahhhhh. So much envy right now. They are majestic, indeed. Magical creatures, they are.

1. Learning to live for myself
2. Getting more involved into arts
3. Visiting more museum
4. Going to France
5. Going to London
6. Giving to a wildfire for wolves
7. Finishing school and get my degree
8. Losing weight
9. Dip dye my hair purple
10. Have chicken nuggets pizza with my friend
11. Learn to accept myself
12. Go back to New York
13. Music
14. See all possible and impossible Marvel/DC movies
15. Go to Greece
16. Meeting some of the Teen Wolf cast (that one is impossible somehow, unless I go to SDCC.. or another con)
17. Going to SDCC
18. The 100 season 2
19. Reign season 2
20. Arrow season 3 21. Be with the person that I love (it's impossible)
21. Learn archery
22. I want a dog, peharps a pug.
23. Yolo; literally
24. Books. Like drowning in imagination
25. Iced Tea
26. My mother's meatloaf
27. I'll get out of here someday
28. Reeses chocolate cup
29. Learn self-defense
30. Let goat of the past
31. Learn more, always more
32. See wolves again
33. Go to Universal
34. Go to Hogwart (or well the Florida replica)
35. Go to Disneyland again
36. My mother's pancakes

... It's a good start

1, My Skype friends 2. I might find a boyfriend tomorrow, who knows? 3. The hope of being able to own a pet again (long story) 4. Music, especially Celtic Thunder 5. The sound of rain 6. Cookies 7. My library job (one of the few things I actually do outside of the house) 8. Doctor Who 9. I also haven't seen wolves 10. Roleplaying 11. Moving to Florida in a few years, will finally be able to meet my best friend. 12. Cooking, experimenting with tastes. It's awesome. 13. The hope that my social anxiety will indeed get better 14. Delicious snacks from Trader Joe's 15. Cosplay groups that may accept me 16. My anime plushies 17. I still want to visit Ireland someday. 18. And Comic-Con. 19. Season 4 of Sherlock, whenever that happens. 20. My dream of writing a book. 21. Reading new books. 22. Pokemon games 23. Showers. There's something magical about them that makes you feel better. 24. Loneliness isn't forever, no matter what that meme says. 25. How my family would feel if I died. 26. The peace and quiet of walking in the woods. 27. Trying to earn my license. That'll help me get more freedom. 28. Homestuck 29. Cute kitten videos 30. Ice cream 31. Waves crashing on the beach 32. Going to the mall, even if I'm by myself. 33. Tumblr 34. Subeta 35. I want to continue learning things. 36. D&D 37. Sea glass 38. Flowers 39. Fresh blackberries 40. Fruit in general. Yum. 41. Coffee. 42. The fandoms that may pop up at any time. 43. An upcoming sequel to Frozen. 44. Nanowrimo is coming up. 45. More from the Harry Potter universe. 46. The furry fandom 47. Playing around and being an overgrown kid 48. My mom's upcoming wedding. 49. The Incredibles 2 50. My 6-year-old cousin Caleb 51. Visiting my friend in New Hampshire 52. Cosplaying in public for no reason whatsoever 53. The upcoming MLP movie

I remember this! I had a list going on that board foreverrrr ago. I tried to look it up a couple months ago and got sad when I couldn't find it. :c I remember you though! And also, I know I don't really know you but please, if you need someone to talk to, don't hesitate to smail me or something. Seriously, I care, and I've had some experience with stuff like that myself. No one deserves to have to deal with that alone.

Since I have no idea where my old list is either, I guess I get to make a new one too!

1. My best friends.
2. Winterguard season's gonna be awesome this year.
3. And the marching show's pretty cool too (although idk if we're going back to state...).
4. I still can't do left inverted 45 tosses.
5. Region band auditions (and I actually know the music this year).
6. AcDec! This is my first year and it's pretty awesome.
7. Dance!
8. I have to live through AP bio. Just to say that I did.
9. Got dragged to take yet another PSAT (cause NMS is this year and everyone's losing their minds) and I want to know if I beat the score I got last time they insisted on testing me.
10. My little brother.
11. I still can't do fouettés.
12. Still have to figure out what to do with my life. Molecular biology? Elementary music? Who knows.
13. Someday, someday, I will figure out how to keep a plant alive.
14. I haven't read ALL the books yet!
15. Or listened to all the music.
16. My little cousin, Addy.
17. One day I'm gonna actually write up Da Capo Al Finne in proper musical notation and give it values (or maybe just write it in free time, but idk, that's a lot of arrows) and hunt down all the melodies in there.
18. And figure out string theory.
19. And I still haven't gotten back to sculpting!
20. Someday I'm gonna go to Sweden and visit the foreign exchange student my family had when I was about three.
21. There's still a lot of jigsaw puzzles that remain in pieces.
22. I still haven't learned to play chess.
23. Or ride a bike. (Whoops.)
24. Soccer games with my best friends.
25. And baseball games with ballet shoes.
26. Show days with the guard and our crazy stand dances.
27. To go to state Solo & Ensemble for real, either this year or next.
28. One of these days, I'm gonna have a Christmas tree decorated solely with music note/instrument ornaments.
29. Making ice cream out of snow.
30. And hoping for another white Christmas.
31. Halloween! I'm dressing up as either the Cheshire cat or something Doctor Who or Pokémon related.
32. I haven't learned all the languages yet!
33. Eventually I'm gonna live in New Orleans. I have family there, and it's the most amazing city I've ever seen.
34. And one of these days, I'm going back to Virginia in the autumn to see all the leaves again. They're so incredibly colorful, it's astounding.
35. College.
36. I still haven't written a book, or even a poem that I really like.
37. And there's still instruments that I don't know how to play.
38. Eventually I'm gonna figure out how to draw, too.
39. My wall collage isn't done.
40. I'm still not too fantastic at jazz improv.
41. And astronomy! I'm gonna figure that out someday.
42. I haven't convinced myself that math isn't a form of sorcery.
43. Nor have I managed to run a mile in less than 7 minutes and 7 seconds.
44. My photo wall is far from complete.
45. And the writing club this year is going to be awesome!
46. I might get to take forensics next year.
47. My pets!
48. And my pets on here, because I still have to finish writing/coding/messing with profiles for them.
49. I haven't gotten a particular English teacher to read House of Leaves yet.
50. The musical (and I use the term lightly) compositions of John Stump. Funniest things I've ever encountered.

I'm gonna come back and add to this as I think of more.

I have suffered from depression and bipolar disorder since my early teenage years and I still struggle with it as an adult. I think this is a wonderful and positive thread for us all to realize that no matter how small, we all have things to live for.

1. To watch my children grow up. (I have 4.)
2. To experience being a grandmother.... (hopefully no time soon.)
3. To finish writing the book that I keep starting over.
4. I would like to learn to love myself all the time as I am.
5. To be healthy physically, emotionally and mentally.
6. I want to be brave enough to wear a bikini to the beach.
7. I would like to go on a vacation with my kids.
8. I would like to go back to college.
9. I want to find the man of my dreams, or at least the one I am meant to be with.
10. travelling, especially outside of the US
11. I want to go camping on the beach.
12. fishing
13. hunting
14. watching football.... Especially the SAINTS
15. I want to see my daughter experience all her "firsts" in life
16. I want to own a house one day
17. I want to buy a new car
18. I love to dance.
19. I love Subeta, and I have no gotten close to completing my achievements.
20. I want to see a Broadway show.

TO BE CONTINUED.................

1. Have to renew my vows with my husband and get the wedding we couldn't afford the first time around.
2. My 3 cats
3. The few friends I have
4. My parents
5. Need to get back into dance
6. "My shows"
7. Music
8. Need to really write something
9. Need to get better at cooking
10. Have to make a mod for any of the single player games I'm into

Will come back to this later.

I love this idea! Can't think of 100 at the moment, but I can list a few:

1. My boyfriend
2. My friends
3. Being alive
4. Food
5. Cooking
6. The internet
7. Being an adult
8. Music
9. Seeing people smile
10. Letting go of a painful past
11. Swimming
12. Learning how to create and design costumes
13. Need to get back into drawing
14. Sunrises and sunsets
15. I want to see autumn leaves some day
16. I also want to ski and play in snow
17. Travel to other countries
18. Walking in the wilderness
19. Meeting new people
20. Want to move out of my mom's house one day
21. Getting back in touch with my true self
22. Video games
23. Getting/making a faux fox tail and ears to express the kitsune inside me
24. Hopefully adopting a cat some day
25. Learning to forgive myself
26. Working in theater after I graduate college
27. Inspiring people to be the best they can be
28. Never letting go of hope

Oh, I very clearly remember your last topic, ! It's been a while, but it really helped me out when I saw it last. I think making my own personal list was one of the most jarring, effective things I did to start to turn things around after a breakdown I had-- and while things have changed for me, thankfully, it's still a very strong reminder of what's important and how far I've come.

It really, really made me happy (and a teensy bit emotional) to see this thread again. So thank you, very much. I hope that can count towards # 33 on your list, at least a little.

I think I'll have to start another list, or at the very least continue to make additions. c:

As a person who struggles with depression on a day to day basis, this is so nice to see. Reading everyone's responses and their reasons to live, helped inspire me to write my own. I probably won't get to 100, but here's my start:

1. My family
2. My friends
3. I want to watch my nieces grow up and be their cool aunt
4. To get my degree
5. Internet
6. Coffee and Tea
7. I want to learn to ride a motorcycle
8. I want to get my mental illnesses squared away, so I can have a normal, happy life
9. For my future husband
10. For my future children
11. I want to travel
12. I want to write
13. I want to play the ukulele again
14. I want a lifestyle change
15. Crunching the autumn leaves
16. To build my dream house
17. To watch the sun rise over the mountains
18. To start practicing yoga
19. Snowball fights and sledding
20. Watching Disney movies and drinking wine with my best friend
21. To learn to love myself-- scars, flaws and all
22. To see a wolf in real life, not in a zoo
23. Sappy, chick flicks
24. Long, hot bubble baths
25. Horseback riding
26. Nature
27. Beach trips
28. Bonnaroo
29. Cat videos
30. To get a puppy
31. To learn to knit/quilt/crochet
32. Make soap
33. Open up my own business someday
34. Get back in touch with my artistic side.
35. To be friggin awesome on Subeta
36. To get a job at a video game store, which working through school

I'm in tears right now, from happiness and motivation, but that's all I got so far! xoxo

o1) My mum, boyfriend, and gran might be sad o2) I need to lose 20lbs o3) I want to travel o4) I want to adopt animals o5) I want to cosplay o6) I want to be happy

Where do people get these? I mean, seriously…. I'm being sincere when I say I can't think of even a one GOOD reason.

I have two to add:

• My dying would affect more people than I first thought. My family, friends, work colleagues, friends of family, people I talk to regularly...the list goes on.

• I have barely seen any of the world. I live in a goldfish bowl; work, home, college, work, home, college, work, home, college...same places every week, nothing ever changes. But there is more out there. Beautiful things and terrible things, but the point is that there is more to life than the situation I'm in right now. I want to see new things, to travel, go on holidays.