There were two girls I knew from high school who went on Speaker's Corner the year after I graduated, and they basically listed off things that they loved and that were awesome. Just stupid stuff like, "Rain is awesome." "Yeah, because jumping is puddles is awesome." "I love chocolate chip cookies." "Sitting by the fireplace is awesome." "Fluffy dogs are awesome." Stuff that sounds incredible vapid and worthless, except for the fact that it's all true, and all they were doing was trying to show people how many good things there are out in the world. It's stuck with me for... well, longer than I'd like to believe at this point, but the point remains: Making lists of the good things in life is pretty darned easy, but we all choose to focus on the negative. Why? Hell if I know, but we do. So every one in a while, I sit back with either a pad of paper or Windows Notepad, and write out all the things that make me happy. It makes me feel better, and if I don't just throw it out or close the file without saving, I can occasionally
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