Life is Good

it may be spring, but rebirth can happen at any time of year — so if now isn't feeling right, you don't have to force it.

what's your longest-term goal? something concrete, something measurable — but something that'll take years to achieve.

let's make everything into tournaments. reigning champion #1 seed t-shirt still the favorite to be worn on Saturdays. underdog menu item at your go-to restaurant takes it in a nail biter! microwave opened at 0.1 seconds to prevent loud beep — UNPRECEDENTED buzzer beater!

Conan: So let us celebrate - not because we think all is well, but because we work and hope for better. @ConanOBrien @TeamCoco Us: 🙌 #optimism at the #oscars

who else used to fill out brackets based on which team sounded cooler? who else picked Gonzaga to win it all back in the day for this reason only? just us?

a few to-dos for this week: 1. write a letter or postcard and snail mail it (you can get stamps at the grocery store) 2. fold your laundry with no show or movie or podcast on in the background 3. go to the bookstore and judge a book by its cover (buy a random one that looks good and give it a go) 4. pick something you're struggling with and think: what's the best that could happen?

if you have a pet, we just want to congratulate you. you're very lucky. pets are special. give 'em a lil chin scritch for us, will ya? sending us a cute photo wouldn't hurt either.

SPRING FORWARD! otherwise known as: the day we remember exactly how crucial to our mental wellbeing that extra hour of daylight in the evenings is

there really is something undeniably special about football. it makes so much less sense than basically any other sport, and yet how many people watched the super bowl last year? 130 million. if that was a country, it'd be ranked #11 in world population. (#1 in buffalo chicken dip consumption per capita.)

when we say "Life is Good," we're not saying "Life is Good, actually." it's really the opposite. we're saying life is everything — it's complicated, scary, sad, difficult, and overwhelming. It's beautiful, funny, exciting, calming, and joyful. it is bad. and it is good. we just don't want you to forget that last one. too many people do.

March is Optimism Month — and between the start of spring, basketball madness, St. Patty's celebrations, daylight savings time, and baseball's opening day, we'd say there's plenty of justification for the timing.

optimism is easier when the sun is shining and the grass is green. but there's goodness all year round — are you still finding it?

@JenWilfongCanDo there are a few of those too! lifeisgood.com/search?q=hockey

@Lifeisgood Love these. But please, add 1 more: both USA men and women winning gold

USA Hockey just showed OUT 🇺🇸🏒🥇 Men AND women bringing home gold.

a truly heated rivalry: the tension between wanting to watch a show and falling asleep on the couch during the show

leap year fact (it's not a leap year, btw): before the 1400s, instead of adding a February 29th, it was the convention to just double February 24th — to live two days successively with the same date. talk about déjà vu

AI Overview: you can do it. you can do it. you can do it.

optimism is a choice — but choices become habits, and habits become foundations. little pebble, big ripples.