#spread smiles

[your-neighbours-cat]

[chirpyblues]

I think I have a craving for tangent hopes // and I think know I am not the only one. // what do I mean by tangent hopes? // articles that tell me about the goodness of the world in even the farthest corners // pictures of people being together for years and decades, as friends and/or lovers // when my mother sings songs in the morning and gives me a gigantic hug as I come down the stairs with sleepy hair // my father telling me about his favourite movie that he watched as a little kid and still remembers the entirety of // when I walk on the street of my neighborhood and say a dozen hello's to everyone who meets me on the way // meeting friends that I haven't since a long time and finding that nothing has changed except our heights // when my little brother pecks me on the cheek and pats me on the head because he's tall and I'm small now // when my friends know that I'm a person with multiple triggers and yet seem to find something to pull my leg about and make me laugh // all my birthday gifts from past years that I've kept safe with me to look at with a smile in my eyes // when the person I claim to love slowly blooms into a beautiful rose with time // when he starts to understand the map of my veins and my being just through our conversations // and when he makes me smile every so often by understanding the sort of mess I am and somehow making sense out of it // when I meet my grandmother and she launches into anecdotes of her life // when I visit friends and family, for dancing and chatting around // when I remember my other granny through her words and laughs // humanity is in being humans together before you stop being // being humans together gives you tangent hopes // and if you have tangent hopes to hold on to life, you have all that you need.

~ shreeya. //tangent hopes//

[peanutbutterpickletime]

I shouldn’t have to “be careful who I’m kind to.” I shouldn’t have to “expect” people to treat me unfairly. I shouldn’t have to question if every good deed is laced with “payback” expectations. Why must I restrict spreading joy and love while others are allowed to inflict pain and suffering? I don’t need to be less good, people need to stop being so evil....

[chirpyblues]

[peanutbutterpickletime]

Tell me something great that’s happened to you recently! Spread some joy 🤩

[peanutbutterpickletime]

😁Have you smiled today?😁

I’ve been helping a friend of mine remember, and here are some tricks we’ve come up with.

Release your inner child! If anyone asks, tell them you’re remembering to smile 😁

1. If you have an office chair, spin in it a few times. Don’t stop until you get just a little dizzy. Bonus points if you do this at work!

2. Do you brush your teeth? Of course you do! Rinse...spit...now make a face in the mirror. No I’m serious! Make the goofiest face at yourself you can muster. Keep trying until you genuinely smile at how silly you’re being😊

3. Bored and alone? Go through the Alphabet and think of an animal for each letter. Now...verbally make that animal’s noise. H is for horse and it goes “Nnniieieiieiegghhh”

4. Familiar with those sticky press hooks for hanging small random stuff? Grab a pack of those and a pack of elastics. Now stick those hooks in random places. If you’re in an office space this one is great to get multiple people in on from time to time. Set, aim, FIRE! See who can hook the most elastics!

5. Hey! Remember stickers? Time to get a new pack! Go pick out a set that makes you even the smallest bit happy. (Craft stores, dollar stores, and Walmart-like stores typically have these) Get some cheapy ones you won’t be worried about using, and won’t ruin anything you stick them too. Now when you get down and out, stick a few to your face and arms. throw some on the sides of your monitor, stick a few to your mirror, light switches, door handles. Anywhere you need to reminded that a small straw of happiness is just a small smile away.

A new outlook can help improve life. It won’t fix things or erase the pain, but it can remind us we need to enjoy what we can and make us feel even a little better. Remember to share your smiles 😁 they’re the fastest way to bring joy 💛

Stay happy, healthy, and safe 💕

** please suggest more!!! We can always use more smiles

[tessaanneslittleporchstudio]

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