Happy National Almond Day!

Fun Fact: California produces 80% of the world's almonds! Now that is a lot of almonds!

The Weekly Poll Results! 🎈

The Super Bowl has come and gone! What a game that was! It was intense to the very end. It was a big year for a lot of reasons. Taylor Swift was a part of the super bowl. Usher was the halftime show and we got a lil' Alicia Keys appearance. The Chiefs won! The commercials were fab and Beyonce dropped music! Given all that, it appears that people were here for the game! Even though a lot of us were here for something other than the game.

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In The Headlines! 

Are you tired of all the constant headlines popping up on your phones? Does the news sometimes ruin the day? Here is a place where you can find uplifting, fun, and good news in the world around us and some people in our own community. Keep your open for those good headlines for a smile!

  • Germany's Roncalli Circus replaced their live animals with holograms! Yay to no animal cruelty!! Read more about it here!

 

  • Singing or playing an instrument is associated with better brain health! Music helps your brain so, SING IN THAT SHOWER! Read more here.

 

  • Australia will introduce the right to disconnect! This means after work, employers can't contact their employees and if they do they can potentially be fined! 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

  • Some things are worth repeating because you might need to hear it more than once.
     

  •  You might feel like you have to do things all alone but you don't. Ask for help.

 

  •  Spend time with people who enjoy spending time with. Time is precious.

 

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Alex's Book, Show, and Music Corner

  • I Love You So Much I Could Die: I hated this. I would not recommend it. The lighting design made me uncomfortable and I was anxious, stressed, and uncomfortable the entire time. I know that may have been the point but, not uncomfortable in a productive way. It was in a way that I wanted to run out of the theatre.

What's Alex Working On?

 

The next "episode" is out! Check out Nikki's Marathon Day! It was a marvelous day and this "story" is just the beginning! Stay tuned for more in time!

 
Episode 3 - The Marathon!
 

Posting ~one a week! Check out a lil' rant, and Former Best Friends. Wanna see more, follow the channel so you can see when they come out!

 
Spoken Word

Conversations with My Thoughts

Former Best Friends

You don’t really forget a best friend, do you? Doesn’t matter how long you considered them a best friend. Doesn’t matter how long it’s been since they’ve been your best friend. It could’ve been a couple of weeks, a few months, a bunch of years, or even decades. No matter how much time passes by, their name is still ever so present on my mind. There are days when I wish I didn’t think of them and there are others that I’m so glad I feel the warmth and joy of what that friendship was. 

 

At one point, there was this person who knew everything about me and I knew everything about them. That closeness is nearly impossible to replicate. It is because I can always find a new best friend but they will never know who I was when I existed in that time and place. I can tell stories and anecdotes. I can share pictures and videos but, no one can understand what it was like existing like that. Existing with that person, that best friend

 

I miss my old best friends. I miss the laughs we shared and the memories we carried together. There are even moments I long for another quick chat, late-night conversation, or that deep belly laugh that makes you have to pee. Even though there were moments between us that were ugly, scary, upsetting, and infuriating that triggered me immensely - I still think of you fondly. 

 

I can’t forget you because I can’t forget all those moments we shared, beautiful and ugly. We once walked life together and now we walk it separately. Maybe that’s for the best but, I sometimes wish we could walk together at least one more time. Maybe we will. Maybe we won’t. I don’t know. What I do know is that I’ll always think about you in some way or another and I’m sure you’ll think about me.  After all, we will always be a part of each other's life story. 

 

Thinking of you fondly,

Your former best friend

This Week's Newsletter Poll!

In honor of National Almond Day, the right thing to do is ask a question a NUTTY question! This week's poll is "What is your favorite type of nut?!" One more fun fact: Chocolate Companies are on of the biggest buyers of almonds!

 

One more thing: Want to see your poll question in the newsletter? Submit your ideas here!

This Week's Poll!

Thank you for reading this and if this brought a smile to your day, feel free to forward it on and spread the cheer! Don't forget the impact a little kindness can have. It can create lots of change!

 

'Til next time,

...alex is out

 

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