I have posted elsewhere that I am terribly upset at the division that we are experiencing through our reactions to some tragic international events and our domestic responses to them. Therefor, I am offering a feel good list of things that can hopefully brighten your day.
1. The crunch of a chicken wing
2. Puppies
3. Cats (not really)
4. Your favorite pair of jeans, out of the wash, still fitting
5. Your friend understanding when the jeans don’t fit (the wash shrunk them)
6. Your favorite tv show…NEW episode
7. Your favorite tv show…repeat for the 315th time
8. Laughter til it hurts
9. “I can’t believe you said that!” hilarious moments of surprise inappropriateness
10. Someone else’s food
11. Your favorite fast food…not awesome, just good (granted, not good FOR you but…)
12. When “food that’s good for you” meets “food that tastes great”…magical…rare
13. A good book (so I’ve heard)
14. Movie popcorn
15. Stadium/arena nachos
16. Bacon
17. THAT video that makes you (laugh, cry, giggle, be in awe…)
18. A great workout
19. Playing games with family
20. Eating with family
21. Getting lost on a drive to nowhere
22. Conversations with respected elders that leave you in awe of their wisdom
23. Finding out you’ve blessed others
24. Doing something because you feel lead and finding out it was needed more than you expected
25. Having an apple tree blow over and NOT cause damage to 98% of your property or cars
26. Sitting around a fire with friends
27. Chili on cold day
28. The first run down a freshly groomed ski slope
29. Going above the tree line while skiing in the Rockies
30. Being at the ocean at sunrise
31. Being at the ocean at sunset
32. Being at the ocean
33. Being anywhere where no one knows you
34. Being where everyone knows you (and likes you)
35. Good neighbors
36. Weird but not dangerous neighbors that give you something to talk about
37. Reading scripture and thinking, “was that in there the whole time? Wow!”
38. Fresh ripe fruit
39. Preferred parking
40. Awesome terrible movies
41. Tim Conway making everyone laugh on the Carol Burnett Show
42. Watching someone fall who doesn’t know you saw them fall (yes, they are ok)
43. Seeing your kids be happy
44. Wondering if the sound you hear is someone repossessing your car (or van) and realizing, “wait, we own both vehicles outright”
45. Remembering someone who cried with you over a tough story
46. Crying with someone as they tell you a tough story
47. Realizing what an idiot you must look like in a given situation and just not caring
48. That movie you watch over and over again
49. When you try a new recipe and it works
50. Not needing alcohol to talk to yourself in the morning, “Now Jay, that’s why we don’t eat wings two days in a row are we clear on this?”