Despite all the crap, the tribulations and the trials of life we all go through, there’s always that space provided for us to appreciate and enjoy what life has to offer.

Enjoying life to its fullest for me is appreciating small things around me.

Here’s My Top Absolute 25 things to fully enjoy life…(not only you’d be happy, but you will be able to maintain a positive outlook on everything)

25. Walk! Don’t take the bus or don’t drive you car. If you have a camera, bring it with you. You’d be surprise what you can actually see when you have a camera in your hand. It makes you notice things you’ve never seen or appreciated before – things that you don’t see normally yet they’re there all along. I recently have done this and walked all of the streets of San Francisco and it was an awesome time.

24. Take your friend to dinner. It doesn’t have to be a date! Call someone you haven’t hung out in a while and catch-up. Go to a new restaurant and just let it be; let the conversation flow with good food.

23. Drive to the beach early in the morning. You can either stay in your car or go outside staring at the ocean for half and hour. It’s a form of meditation and reflection. The sound of the ocean is an absolute therapy.

22. Watch a movie once-a-week. ALONE! Seriously, there is something meaningful when you watch a movie alone. I highly recommend watching Independent or Foreign films.

21. Play Poker! Now, I’m not telling you to become a gambler, but play poker with your friends. My friend Jenesa host a salsa poker once-a-month and let me tell you, it’s damn fun!

20. Log on to several Social Network. If you haven’t done this, you’re missing out. It can be salsa, bachata, or a non-dance network group. Sign up, build your profile and post away and express your opinion. It doesn’t really matter whether millions would listen to you, but it’s for you to express yourself.

19. Take a dance class. No, don’t bring a partner. Learn a dance you like that you’ve never danced before and go there with an “empty cup” and open mind. Not only you’d get to meet new friends but you’d get know another side of you.

18. Go and travel! If you have the money, fly somewhere far. If you are tight on a budget, drive somewhere far. Do not go on the tourist spots but go to places where the locals hangout. Bring camera, etc.

17. Read a book. It doesn’t matter whether it’s fiction or non-fiction. Follow your gut-feeling, buy a book and finish reading it. You’d be surprised how enlightening it is.

16. Flirt with someone. Flirting is an art. Some are natural at it and some need to really learn how to flirt. A flirt can be innocent, healthy and just plain fun.

15. Attend a dance congress or festival. It’s a weekend full of people, dancing and workshops. To get the whole essence of the event, buy a full pass and stay at the event’s hotel. Do not attend the big ones. I recommend a bachata festival; you get to meet and dance with everyone, making new friends at the same time.

14. Go to the wine country on a date. There’s just something about wine tasting and enjoying the whole wine country atmosphere. It’s so serene.

13. Visit your parents! Spend time with your mom or your dad. Nope, don’t wait for thanksgiving. You will make them happy.

12. Go to the gym! A healthy heart goes a long way enjoying life at its fullest. Take a cardio class and spend time at the sauna after.

11. Challenge your fear of heights! Bungee jumped, sky dive or fly a plane. You’ll be proud of yourself you did it.

10. Dance with someone more than once. Recognizing chemistry and appreciating it is enjoying what life has to offer.

9. Take a private lesson. Going beyond an interest on a certain dance you like is an investment. Private lessons corrects your ego, fixes your foundation and fundamental problems.

8. Talk to a stranger! “Hi” is the best line-opener you can ever deliver. Location isn’t important. You can be in a plane, a bus, a train on walking on a street, enhancing your social skill.

7. Enjoy a facial treatment. Get a full-body massage. Why not, eh? Pampering yourself from time to time is part of enjoying life.

6. Go to the doctor every 6 months. Yup, physical check-up is part of enjoying life. You don’t go to a doctor when there’s something wrong. Prevention is the key to living life at its fullest.

5. Tantric Sex. Extended orgasm, anyone? Tantric sex will reinvigorate your lovemaking. If you like Kama Sutra manuals, you’d even love tantric sex.

4. Laugh hysterically! Go and see stand up comic with your friends. It is very true; laughter is the best medicine.

3. Watch a Broadway musical. I recommend Les Miserable’s or Phantom of the Opera. Bring a date and dressed up a little.

2. Compliment your love one. It feels good to make someone smile. “I can live for two months on a good compliment. - Twain”

1. Look at yourself in the mirror, smile and say, “God, I love you.”