Day Brighteners

Little things that bring me JOY!

HEY YALL! It’s been a minute I KNOW. Lately, I’ve been starting on my next piece before finishing the last, but here I am now, rested and ready. Recently, “bad” things have just kept occurring, and sometimes it makes me feel pretty down. However, looking for the little bits of good in the bad has had an insane effect on how these speed bumps affect me. For example, I had surgery last week and got super behind on school. How can having a lot of school work be a good thing?? At first, I was extremely stressed by the amount of work I had to complete. Then I realized that it actually gave me something to do while the rest of my team was playing softball. I recognized that this workload diverted my thoughts about the sad end of my senior season to something more educational and positive. Just that small change of perspective actually brought me so much comfort.

In order to brighten my days a bit more, I look for some little things that make me happy whenever I find them. In no particular order, here are my favorite day brighteners.

1. Peach Green Tea

2. Wordle

3. The app Alpha Bet

4. Sunsets

5. Dandelions

6. When I make a bracelet and the tie is hidden perfectly

7. Seeing someone smile after something I said

8. Making lists

9. When a sinks faucet isn't too close to the back of the sink

10. My dogs, friends, and family

11. Thinking about the fact that I woke up

12. Chicken

13. No homework days

14. Time to read a good book

15. When my Bible verse of the day is just what I needed

16. Hearing a funny story

17. Brushing my hair and there are no knots

18. Finding a lost Chapstick/ Aquaphor

19. The color green

20. Candles

21. Fluffy socks

22. Nature

23. Watching a thunderstorm

24. When my favorite song plays in a public place

25. Meeting new people

26. Stars

27. When an extra chicken nugget is put in my box

28. Cool looking clouds

29. Being at home when it rains

30. Seeing someone genuinely happy

Little things make a big difference. I have noticed that in all of my days, good or bad, it is always possible to find some good. I encourage you all to make a list of some of your favorite day brighteners and watch how they appear during your bad days.

Signing off,

Mir