💐 Flowers & Gratitude
- The sound of the needle first connecting with the vinyl on a record player.
- When a restaurant gives both still and sparkling water for free.
- My coworker asking me everyday if I want to smoke with him (I don’t smoke).
- Flower planter boxes hung on fences
- When strangers respond to cold-call emails.
- The older gentleman who calls everyone in the office “kiddo.”
- When dogs can’t stop looking at their owners on walks.
- The anticipation of waiting for a new roll of film to be developed
- The middle-of-chest pocket on overalls
- Successfully acknowledging a friend who has been working out
- A warm cup of tea in the evening
- People who tell you when you have something on your shirt
- Learning from mistakes
- Having responded to all texts
- A group hang involving no alcohol
- The 1st bite of food when you’re really hungry
- Grapes with that perfect ‘pop’
- All examples of Onomatopoeia
- Giving your subway seat to a stranger and a new seat opening at the next stop
- Listening to music in a foreign language, still feeling what they’re singing
- Elderly strangers who call me nicknames
- Songs that use the left/right headphone individually for stereo effect
- Creative sign-offs to letters
- People who pop their collars
- Inside jokes
- Picnics in good weather
- People who say “have a nice day” when exiting the elevator
- Cold brew in cold weather
- Wired headphones
- Art chats
- Hooks to hang belongings in bathroom stalls
- Finding nice furniture on the sidewalk in NYC
- Unexpectedly seeing someone you know on a subway car
- Belly laughter
- People who tell you when there’s something stuck in your teeth
- Drinking fountains with long arcs
- The whimsy of post-it notes
- Long voice notes
- Doorstoppers
- How clothes smell after leaving a coffeeshop
- Changing minds
- Tall windows
- High Ceilings
- Penicillin
- Low budget films
- Dirty jokes
- Coworkers who cook food for the office
- Ice Packs
- Heat Packs
- Deodorant
- Friends who dance
- Corner Booths
- Bright Socks
- Rollercoasters
- Board Games
- Songs with saxophones
- Thumbs
- Weather Reports
🍗 After listening to me complain about my impoverished cooking skills, dear friend (and very talented cook) Xander gave me a simple yet well-rounded lesson in all things salt, fat, acid, and heat.
The results of this first class were immaculate. 😍 it pays to have knowledgable (and kind) friends!
💐 I was delighted to come across the equivalent of a “Flowers & Gratitude” post from 2023 in my Notes app. Here are the best ones, imo:
💐 Flowers, lately (fireworks are flowers, just so you know):
💐 These deserve their flowers today:
📸 Skate Park in Manhattan #3
💐 Today’s flowers go to:
💐 Grateful for:
🪴 My local library in Brooklyn had a “plant swap” on Saturday, where I escaped with some great new greenery. I absolutely love this kind of interconnectedness and community-building.
💐 Mark Hurst from Creative Good:
The next time you’re feeling depressed, here’s what I’d suggest: Find something broken in your home, imbue that broken item with all of your negative emotions, and go get it fixed – at a repair cafe. Repair cafes are community gatherings where volunteers repair the items brought in by guests, for free… The day I visited, there was a palpable energy in the room: alive, positive, and even hopeful…
I love this. Find a repair cafe near you!
💐 Things that deserve their flowers:
💐 Things that deserve their flowers today:
💐 I’ve mentioned this before, but I am truly rooting for guys like iShowSpeed. His tour of Africa was such a fun showcase of nations, ethnicities, and culture. Watching him do interviews out of character always reminds me how polite, intelligent, and successful he is–at only 21 years old!
💐 GRATEFUL FOR:
🫶 Today in Central Park
🫶 That feeling when you’ve responded to all the texts in your inbox
🫶 When the Chipotle worker gives biiiiig scoops
🫶 When you’ve officially become a regular somewhere because the workers know your order
🫶 The Oxford Comma
🫶 NYC stores that provide free and clean public restrooms
❤️ Texts like these:
