We Should All Feel Wonderful Every Day

Introduction

A ten-year-old post from Seven Days In showing that my attitudes have not changed much. It's just about caring for others and supporting them if you can, and how giving can be as gratifying as receiving.

This was written in a time of Tory Austerity in the UK and just before the twin horrors of Brexit and the first Trump presidency. The UK is still stuck in Brexit, but has a Labour government (still in the hands of big money and media), while the USA is now in a dictatorial nightmare.

More than ever, we need to be there for those who need our support, and if we can find and share positive things, that will help.

Hopefully, some of this will cheer you up a bit if you are finding things difficult, and then I said I would always be there for you and the same is true today.

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We Should All Feel Wonderful Every Day

I do. And I know doom mongers will say it can't last, but why not? I wake up every morning smiling, happy and looking forward to what is coming my way, even though sometimes I haven't a clue what that is.

I know bad things do happen, but a positive attitude helps over those things. I love it when good things happen for my friends and those I love (and that's a big overlapping group, everyone I love is my friend), and if something bad happens, I am a shoulder to lean on, and friend to talk to, and someone to bring a smile to your face.

I often buy small presents for friends, and they say you shouldn't. There is as much pleasure in giving as well as getting.

Sometimes friends will say they've let me down because they can't make a gig or something, because they are feeling under the weather. They never let me down, I am adaptable and sometimes able to stand on my own two feet, even. If they aren't well, I am looking out for them and thinking about them.

One thing about me is that I can adapt; things can change beyond recognition, and I'll keep on my feet and work out the next steps.

So, Everyone deserves to feel wonderful every day.

Yes, I am not a refugee; I am well aware of the plights of the oppressed, and while my only contribution is charity donations and verbal support, I do tend to concentrate my attention closer to home.

So please be kind, feel good yourself and look out for others.

I love my friends so much

I'm really sorry if this seems like a new-age rant. It's just to know that if I can be, I will be there for you because I know you will be there for me. I don't complain if I buy you a drink, a meal or a bar of chocolate; there is as much joy for me in seeing your smile and you get from what I give.

Give someone a hug and hold their hand today. They may need it, and I'm certain they will want it

Conclusion

Thank you so much for giving me your time. I really do appreciate it.

We need to be there for each other and to keep things that make life good in our minds, and share them with others.

The music is "I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts, the theme from "Friends"