Reason #8

Fear

Ok.

I know what you're thinking now. Yes, somethings on this blog don't sound the happiest but this one must cross some sort of a line. Fear? Being one of my 20 happy things. Please, just give me 300 words to explain.

Fear is one of lifes most necessary feelings.  Without it, our ancestors would have been eaten alive by bears or fallen off of cliffs.  Fear today is still one of our most vital emotions, without it, we wouldn't have been able to survive bears and lions and things like being afraid of people who had spots all over them.

Today, we don't need feel for all those things but it is still programed within us.  The world can now market "fear" as an experience of positivity.  We pay to ride scary rides, go in haunted houses and watch horror films. By far, one of my favorite experiences is where your so scared your stomach rises to your throat, your heart pumps and brain turns foggy. But then, theres that moment when on that roller coaster your screaming turns to laughter and your left after that scary movie going "wow that was good".

It's an emotion that reminds us we are alive and vulnerable and that's something to be happy about.