21 Adorably Happy Animals That Will Instantly Make Your Day Better

17. The First Time

We all remember the first time we did something as a child. Riding our bike unaided. Climbing that tree at the bottom of the garden. Switching on an IPad for the first time (one for the kids there).

There€™s something about the winter though. That first time you go into the hills with your sledge and spend all day flying down that one hill with a massive smile on your face. Happy in the knowledge that you do extreme sports now (and even happier that there is a nice bowl of warm soup waiting for you when you get home).

16. Old Age

Some people are scared of growing old. The creaking joints. The annoying gags from people half our age. Scary kids on street corners. It can be terrifying. If you let it be. Why not embrace it. Grab life by the scruff of the neck and live your old age with more excitement than your youth when, let€™s be honest, you spent half of it in bed. When you€™re older, grab that parachute and jump out of that plane and, if you€™re a man, feel the wind blow through that huge moustache you always wanted to grow because you thought it would be funny.

15. When You Laugh, Laugh Big

Yeah, a polite little giggle in public is probably socially correct but, sod it, if something funny happens, and it tickles your funny bone, let out a guffaw so big that other people turn round in shock. Laugh until your ribs hurt. Laugh until you can€™t breathe. Laugh until the tears roll down your cheeks.

Laughter. It€™s the best medicine.