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The comedian Fortune Feimster (I watched all three of her Netflix specials and wish I could invite her over for a dinner party.) The Smartless podcast (Started by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett during the COVID lockdown days, this is genuine, warm, authentic, fun conversation among these three friends. In each episode, one of the hosts reveals his mystery guest to the other two. I laugh out loud often and I’m touched by how real these guys are, and I’m so grateful to my friend Heather for recommending it.) The fact that a baby platypus is called a puggle (Plus, have you seen a baby platypus? Google that and you’ll be happy.) Sir Indiana Bones, the museum cat who parades around after hours ruling over all the bones at Oklahoma’s Museum of Osteology (The cat was named Employee of the Month and is an online sensation. You can follow him on Instagram at sir.indiana.bones. He regularly hosts fundraisers for the animal shelter that was his previous home.) Walking on fresh, crunchy snow Eating too much cheese and laughing hard with good friends Watching Serena use her little footstool to get on and off the couch (She’s an older lady and we’re trying to be good to her joints.) Hilariously creative snow sculptures (This month I’ve seen a snowman standing on its head, a giant snow cat with twigs for whiskers, a snowman with a “kid’s” legs and feet sticking out of its mouth, snow penguins, snow sharks, and snowmen with glowing eyes.) The grace, dignity, and bravery of Bishop Mariann Budde (Did you know she has published a book—How We Learn to Be Brave? Let’s all order it…and maybe from a good indie bookstore!) Talk before sleep: long conversations in the dark Reasons to be happy, also known as “glimmers,” are the opposite of triggers. Glimmers are those moments in your day that make you feel joy, happiness, peace, or gratitude. Once you train your brain to be on the lookout for glimmers, these tiny moments will appear more and more.
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