Get your donut today! Celebrate this big holiday!!

The Weekly Poll Results! 🎈

So many pop divas released a country album and we even have some more on the way. We are really blessed with some ones that are major slays! From the poll, it appears that Kylie wasn't a vibe, and sadly for me, no one voted for Lady Gaga, my mother! But people really did love Fearless but the winner is clear. It is Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé!

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In The Headlines! 

• The Summer Solstice is on 6/20! Get ready for the longest day of the year! June really is the best month of the year!

   

•  A mid-afternoon nap is great for everyone. A simple 10-20 minutes can reduce stress, boost memory, and life your mood! Take that nap!! Read more here.

• In Japan, scientists are working on a medicine that will help regrow teeth! I know that sounds crazy but, that's cool! Read more here!

The news here might be small but, it was good news! If you want consistent good news updates, follow The Happy Broadcast on Insta! Want to be featured "In the Headlines" or have an article that you want to feature? Share your good news here to have it featured in the next newsletter!

Friendly Reminders and Affirmations

• Inspiration comes in waves. Sometimes there will be off-seasons and that is okay.

   

• Progress is slow and is like sand. Each grain of sand is some progress and will eventually be noticeable.

   

•  Sometimes moving the art around your apartment provides a fresh feel! A little change is always good!

Alex's Book, Show, and Music Corner

• The Outsiders on Broadway - This may have been one of my top 3 favs of the new broadway shows of this season. The story a classic and so well put on stage. The rumble scene\ is amazing to watch. The execution of it all really well done.

What's Alex Working On?

Conversations with My Thoughts

Pride Draft

I started writing this last week and it isn't done yet. I am still running thinking about what I want to add and change to it but, I want to share the draft as it is a part of my process. Also, at times I have not been inspired to write and inspiration can come in seasons - that is okay! But for now - here is a draft of what I have been thinking of:

Our joy is a protest. Our smiles, our love, our queerness, our existence. When we convene, we say we are here. From a big prideful chorus to the bar on the weekends to the little dinner party at a friend's apartment - all an exclamation. 

It is easy to fall into a routine in which we take our joy for granted. I mean the life that I built, I get to live it every day. It does become our every day though and sometimes when something becomes your every day it can begin to feel mundane. Isn’t that insane? How can something that has to be fought for become mundane? But that is what is breathtaking - we get to live life authentically and get to live in this reality. But this reality isn’t every reality. 

Moments like this, a concert comprised of hundreds of queer folk singing their pride, a pride parade, or just acknowledging pride month, snap me back into the reality that our joy is very much indeed a protest. Go out on the streets and be joyful! 

This Week's Newsletter Poll!

Okay google, play Cowboy Cater. While we jam to Beyoncé, maybe we should venture to get a donut on this magical holiday! But where should the donut come from? For this week's poll, what is your favorite kind of donut brand? A great selection of options and curious to see what the people say.

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