In case you’ve been living under a rock with no wifi for the past days weeks 1 year 8 months 20 days since January 20th 2017… the news is full every cycle of no good, very bad, things. It’s important that we pay attention and know what is happening so we can do all the things we’ve done for the past 628 days: keep from normalizing a single thing the man in the Oval Office and his deplorable Republican party have done, persist in resisting, and work to take the House, Senate and eventually the Oval Office back.
As BeninSC said so beautifully last nite in his diary about coping in the face of these trying times:
I prefer to “live to the joy’ in life, to focus on the things that take me forward. I like operating in the light, feeling and using its energy, working toward things rather than reacting to things. [...] I feel better, I feel stronger, when I turn into my creativity.
I was reminded in his diary that we cannot exist solely in anger and reaction. Going from Twitter to Facebook to Daily Kos and back again. We need to rest, recharge, rejuvenate. Give ourselves a moment to reset ourselves and in doing so gain strength to rejoin the resistance. Grab a beverage, and consider the message from our sponsor (really a plea from your TC diarists to help us by nominating comments and to spread the work how to do so!!) as we hop over the Story Break and think Happy Thoughts…
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In times when all seems hopeless and bleak, it can be hard to find instances of joy or happiness, and especially to remember that they are there. So tonight, my dear readers… what made you happy today? What brought you joy? It doesn’t have to be anything more complicated than “I saw the blue sky and smiled because it had been grey yesterday”, or “I made myself food”. I believe we ALL have at least one thing happen each day that fulfills the definition of happy or joyful or even didnottotallysuck.
Here, I’ll start us off. Today, these things made me happy or brought me joy:
- I got a genuinely happy smile and a ‘thank you’ from my 13yo son. If you know 13yo boys, you understand this almost counts as a Miracle.
- I went shopping at the clearance racks at a local department store and between clearance and a store coupon I was able to bring home 2 pairs of pants and 5 shirts for what one pair of pants and a shirt cost full-price.
- I turned OFF the news I’d been listening to most of the past few days, and turned ON a series of music stations. How do I know I’ve left the awfulness of the world behind for a few minutes and am recharging my soul? I sing along to the music.
OK, now it’s your turn. What made YOU happy or joyful or not-sucking-so-badly today? Did anything give a boost to your inner strength? Share in the comments after perusing what we come together for here each evening… the trio of Top Comments, Mojo and Pictures that are the staple of this longrunning dKos community. Thank you to BeninSC for formatting tonight… he is ALWAYS someone who brings me joy, every time I think about how lucky I am to call him friend.
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Highlighted by Tamar:
Is this terrific comment by peregrine Kate on an opportunity in Michigan to take the Supreme Court, and about the importance of absentee voting.
Highlighted by bill dog:
Is this comment by thurayya, with a video tune about what a Scary Time it is.
Highlighted by RAVENEVERMORE:
Is this comment by Southern White Boy accentuating how difficult it is to pin down just how bad Twitler is.
Highlighted by Liberal in a Red State:
Is, in response to this comment by Chuck001, this clever and entertaining comment by LordRobin.
Highlighted by samanthab:
Is this comment by jrfrog, with a pootie pic that we may see again in tomorrow night’s Picture Quilt! (Please read the Gloria Steinem quote caption!)
Highlighted by neuroguy:
Is this comment by Reader Ray with a much more accurate perspective on Republican electoral reality.
Highlighted by aamail6:
Is this comment by Hawaiiexpat with a link to a terrific anti-Ted Cruz ad!
Highlighted by niftywriter:
Is this comment by Concinnity about ways Twitler may have screwed himself, may even have helped make his miserable brand permanently toxic. Fingers crossed!
TOP MOJO
Top Mojo for yesterday, October 8th, 2018, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on FAQing Top Mojo.
TOP PICTURES
Top Pictures for October 9th, 2018. Click any picture to be taken to the full comment or picture. Thank you jotter! (Our favorite tonight is the Conservative VICTIM card!!!!)