I am one of the people that love to take life relatively light. No matter what is going on or how tough my day is seeming to get, I just love finding something to make me happy. Little things that serve so big as mood lifters and joy givers. This feeling can be relatble for a lot of people who also find joy in the little things. No, it's not food, although a good meal can contribute to a happy day. I can't imagine dealing with people when I'm actually very hungry, it's either I get easily irritated by anything and everything or everyone should stay on their own, because whatever you're telling me, rest assured it enters into one ear and go from the other.
Maybe not music too, I doubt I even remember to play music while having a bad day at work. Not to be dismissive over the fact that music is therapeutic and works for a lot of people. But in the end, everyone has their own way of finding themselves back in the right mood.
You see those random texts from friends? The kind that don’t ask for anything, just a meme, or a reel, or something absolutely ridiculous they saw online and thought, “let me send this to her real quick”, that’s my joy. That’s my type of reset button. One that works every single time.
I don’t know how to explain it, but it genuinely lifts my spirit. Like, I could be mentally over the day already, but once I get that notification and see something silly, my mood flips. It's not even always funny-funny. Sometimes it’s just nonsense. But it’s the fact that someone thought of me in that moment, that alone just makes it sweet.
My sister is top-tier at this thing. On every 1% of the time when were not together, she somehow still finds a way to make me laugh from wherever she is. Maybe she’s in a public transport on her way to work or getting stuff at the market, then boom, she sees someone random wearing something wild or something she knows I'll find funny , and guess what? My phone is already pinging. Before I even ask what’s going on, she has sent 10 blurry pictures, 100 laughing emojis and a caption that makes absolutely no sense but has me laughing for the next couple of minutes.
Those are the kind of interactions that lifts me.It's not every day deep talk and motivation. Sometimes joy is just sitting with my phone and laughing like a fool because someone remembered you when they saw a really funny TikTok about something absolutely silly and funny for no good reason. And those few minutes of madness? Epic. Sometimes too, they just send me pictures of how bad their day is going, and I also send them mine so we can laugh at ourselves and give each other unsolicited motivational quotes.
So each time I'm having a bad day, I remember that there a few DMs waiting for me to watch the 1000 funny reels the have sent. Most times, it's just us keeping a streak of nonsense that actually makes sense. So yeah, all the moments shared nonsense, inside jokes, and the reminder that I have people who randomly think of me during the day, those are what gives me that instant joy.
