Good things are happening all around you.

You can choose to see them if you want.

Photo: Sandie Clarke

Today, somewhere:

There’s a person planting radishes.

There’s a rescue dog on his way home.

There’s a couple who said I love you for the very first time.

There’s a person in the hospital who is expected to make a full recovery.

There’s a teacher who finally reached a student and changed their entire world.

There’s a person who looked in the mirror and felt beautiful for the first time in a long time.

There’s a high school senior re-reading the acceptance letter over and over.

There’s a trans kid sitting down to dinner with a family who loves them fiercely.

There’s a firefighter who saved a life. Again.

There’s a toddler tasting ice cream for the first time.

There’s a person who found a twenty on the sidewalk.

There’s a woman sobbing joyfully over a fuzzy sonogram photo.

There’s a child discovering what will become his favorite piece of art for the rest of his life.

There’s a teen letting her dad hold her hand.

There’s a server who got a tip that made their week.

There’s a writer staring at a blank page that will become something wildly important.

There’s a person who laughed so hard, they will never forget it.

There’s a woman who got bangs, and it works.

There’s a group of federal workers refusing to obey in advance.

There’s a whistleblower who reached out to a journalist.

There’s a group of lawmakers setting plans into motion that will make life better for millions of people.

There’s a judge who did the right thing.

There’s a person celebrating their 100th birthday with people they love.

There’s someone who got the hug they didn’t realize they really, really needed, exactly when they needed it.

There’s music.

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