I think it’s natural for humans to have a sort of negativity bias, and while it is important to acknowledge struggles and negative things and not completely dismiss them, it’s also good to acknowledge the feel good stuff too. Not as a toxic positivity type of thing, but just as a balanced view.
I want to share some things that made me feel good lately, even if they seem small.
🎮 1. Listening to old gaming music from games I played as a kid, and even remixes of them. Lately it has been this song that lives rent free in my head. Seriously. I may look like I’m deep in thought sometimes but it’s basically no thoughts, just yoshi’s story theme:
😲 2. Which reminds me of something else that I’m excited for – the new Yoshi game! The art style looks amazing and it looks like a cute game with a cute soundtrack. It has been over 7 years since a Yoshi game so it is long overdue.
🖼️ 3. Getting a photo accepted into October’s local art exhibition. It’s my second photo so far that got accepted into an exhibition and it’s so cool to be a part of another one, even if it makes me nervous having my photo seen by a lot of people
🖌️ 4. Creating more things. I’ve been making different types of art. Some might not turn out the best but some I actually wind up liking. I’m not being as judgy with the results as I used to be.
🫶 5. Feeling appreciated in general by people. It is really nice when someone takes the time out of their day to compliment you or show appreciation in some way. It also motivates me to compliment more people too and spread around the good feels.
🎞️ 6. I discovered how to use video mode on my camera, and the videos are way better quality than I expected. It makes me want to practice more high quality videography which is something exciting and newer to me
🎃 7. Seasonal flavored things! I love pumpkin flavored things and I’m taking advantage of however many I see while they are here. I’m also looking forward for more seasonal flavors to be released during the winter time ❄️
So those are just 7 things that have made me feel good lately. Maybe you can come up with your own list? It’s worth a try.
I never claimed to be normal 