February 2023
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
It seems a bit crazy to say it, but February is almost over. 🤯 The weather has been a wild roller coaster, but the good news is that spring (and the warm weather) will be here before we know it. We don’t know about you, but the best part of the colder weather months is the ultra-flattering winter gear. Cuddle season is in full swing, baby!! So, mix up a glass of your favorite True Lemon beverage (high key recommend the True Lemon Hot Toddy), throw on your favorite comfy hoodie, snuggle up under your favorite blanket and let’s get into all the things that are making us happy so far this year.
Before we get started, we want to hear from you. Have a happy news story that you want to share? Come across a video that makes you giggle? Have a book that you can’t put down? We want to share the joy, so let us know what is bringing you the happy feels here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/7f843dbdc614042030e34850bc77d513?r=use1
Happy Videos
The tears of joy as an 11 year old boy sees his mom in her wedding dress for the first time is guaranteed to give you all the feels.
Music in the wild? This woman made a few surprising new fans.
Middle School students decided to challenge their teacher to a dance battle, but were not prepared for her to have serious moves. Age ain’t nothing but a number, indeed!
Animals do the cutest things! Need some cute animals doing funny things in your life? Well, we have you covered.
News That Makes Us Happy
Tired of Doom-Scrolling on your phone? Samesies! We have rounded up some of the happiest headlines from around the internet and put them in one place.
TikTok Food Reviewer helps struggling food truck
On the way home from a bike ride, Keith Lee came across a new food truck that interested him because he had never seen it before. When Lee, who has a shellfish allergy, noticed that the menu included seafood, he explained that he couldn’t eat anything due to his allergy. Gary Shanks, the owner of Southern Taste Seafood food truck that was struggling to survive, offered to make him something else but would use separate bowls and oil to accommodate Lee, if he would come back the next day. Lee returned the next morning to enjoy his allergy-free meal and posted a now-viral video about his experience. That video has resulted in the owner receiving $30,000 in donations in 24 hours.
https://afrotech.com/tiktoks-keith-lee-helps-las-vegas-food-truck-owner-raise-30k
Dolly FTW: New rock album in the works and hopes to reunite legends
Dolly Parton has confirmed that she will officially make a rock album titled, RockStar and one of her goals for the project? Reunite Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant on it. That may be a tough feat, but if anyone can do it, it’s Dolly. The upcoming album will also include features from Paul McCartney, John Fogerty, Stevie Nicks, Cher, Joan Jett, Pink, Steve Perry & Aerosmith.
https://www.today.com/popculture/music/dolly-parton-rock-album-guest-musicians-rcna67208
NBA Player Marcus Smart Scores Transformation for Children’s Hospitals
Celtics basketball star lost his brother and mother to cancer, but he has turned his pain into his purpose, working to ensure children confined to hospital beds could still have a social life and some semblance of a childhood. That’s truly a game changer.
Read more here: https://theathletic.com/3700379/2022/10/24/marcus-smart-boston-childrens-hospital-innovation/
Maybe Bob Marley was right: Listening to birds singing can reduce anxiety & paranoia, study suggests
When you next hear cheerful twittering of birds, you should stop and listen: new study suggests that listening to birdsong reduces anxiety and paranoia. Learning more about the sweet song stylings of Mother Nature here:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20841-0
