No.21945
Did something nice or positive today? Tell us about it. It doesn't matter how big or small the deed was, lets gather some good feelings together and forget the bad for a little bit.
In my case, I finally decided to stop posts from this one person I have on facebook. She always posts very left wing stuff and is never willing to discuss, only have people agree with her. I decided that to reduce bad feeling, I would hide her posts so I wouldn't feel annoyed or need to comment, which in the past has led to me being bullied.
She'll be happier in her delusional safe space and I will be happier not seeing her spread… lies…
In an actually good example, I cleaned the house today.
No.21951
I have done nothing all day.
Here, have a nice video that you can enjoy.
No.21953
There was a squirrel burying a nut in my path so I went around it so it wouldn't get scared off and have to abandon the nut.
No.21955
I cooked a curry that my sister got me the ingredient to do. it was really fun to do and tasted great. never tried to do something that complex before.
No.21956
We already have a blog thread…
No.21968
washed some dishes and filled the water bottles
i wish i had more chances to show how kind i can be
No.22011
I helped someone put windshield wipers on their car.
I asked someone else if they wanted help painting a brick wall, they said, "NO!".
No.22035
>>21953
A squirrel came near to me and took the leftovers of an apple someone had discarded on the ground. It was bigger than his head, but he still carried it all the way up a tree, then ate it while watching me kindly.
He cleaned the park for us. I don't usually think very well of squirrels, but now I feel /kinder/ towards them.
No.22036
>>22011
>I asked someone else if they wanted help painting a brick wall, they said, "NO!".
That's very rude, you should never ask someone if they need help without them asking, they may consider it an insult.
No.22040
>>22036
This is actually fair advice. I once was walking past someone in a wheelchair who was trying to pick up a lighter they had dropped. I picked it up for them.
They didn't thank me and a few paces later I realised why. They probably perceived it as subtly insulting and demeaning to their independence. While I disagree with this perspective, I've never helped a disabled person again.
I think they would thank me for not helping them if they knew I was helping them be independent by not helping them.
No.22054
>>22040
What would you want if you were discisabled?
No.22068
>>22054
To be honest, I'd rather have help. Not because it would allow me to be lazy but because I would know the community is helpful and friendly.
It's just little things here and there. When people help you, it's not because they think you are incapable, they just want to do something nice.
No.22145
>>22068
Maybe you could just ask, "Can I give you a hand with that?" first next time.
No.22154
>>22145
To be honest, even the simple act of asking can be offensive.
No.22258
>>21945
Just went outside for an hour and sat on a wall privately in a field and had a really therapeutic talk to myself about life. Wish I could have done it for longer but I was only in a T-shirt and when the sun started to set I was beginning to get a bit chilly.
Feeling pensive & stoic, part of me wants to cry but not for any real reason I don't think.
No.22261
>>22258
Also I'd like to elaborate on 'talk to myself'. Sometimes I like to speak as though someone is listening even if I'm alone. I don't have multiple personalities or anything really crazy like that. This probably seems really bizarre to most people but I've done it since I was a kid, I can talk to myself for hours yet still have trouble talking to other people strangely enough.
Also when I play videogames sometimes to make it interesting I'll talk as though I've got an audience watching me like it's Justin.tv or something.
Happy Halloween everybody.
No.22301
We need to up the cleansing.
No.22312
>>22301
Hey friend, your room/home might be a mess, but there's only one way to clean it up and it's to simply get cleaning. Unless you have the money to pay someone else to do it, you just have to crack on with it.
Trust me, once you're finished in your fresh clean room/home, you'll feel really satisfied with yourself. Cleaning really is a great way to feel good about yourself and not feel like you're wasting your life.
No.22689
I woke up early today and studied!
No.22690
I should have taken a picture while it was still daylight, but I raked up all the leaves in the back garden. My parents were shocked to discover there was grass underneath!
It looks pretty good now, although there's still plenty more leaves to come down. That's no bad thing, I can rake them up and feel good again~
No.22815
I corrected someone's spelling. I know this is generally frowned upon but I'm doing it for their own good, and the good of the English language.
No.22820
>>22815
what context was this in? were you typing to them in a text chat? were you reading something they wrote on paper?
No.22842
Helped coworkers with menial tasks.
No.22855
ran a mile and walked another two! i really need to work out more and hopefully i can keep this up.
No.22878
I wrote a little bit about a nice interaction I would have with my best friend, if I had a friend.
http://pastebin.com/wH80ED2K
Maybe I will write more later. It feels kind of good to pretend I have a friend with writing. It's better than feeling lonely all the time.
No.23225
>>21945
Wrote some advice for AnonFriend, who had no replies on their thread.
No.24446
Great thread! I was planning on making one similar.
It's important to do something you can feel good about every day. Whether it's raking leaves, reading from that book you wanted to get into, or perhaps even doing something good for someone else. As long as you're growing as a person!
I've been getting into exercise again these past few months. Today I was finally able to do chin-ups properly again after building up to it. Did 6 today in reps of 2.
>>22878
Jeez that's sad. The link doesn't work, though. But anyway, I'm sure you would make a great friend! I know you will find one.
No.24447
>>21951
2ch????????????????????
No.24467
I made food for my dad then ran some errands for him. I also went gym and met up with some old friends i didn't see in a long while.
I'm so tired now tho. Goodnight/kind/
No.24472
Does it count if it was just viking to and from work?
No.24474
I faced a fear and took a risk today. Actually, I took two risks, but one of them was a major risk. Possibly the first one of my life.
No.24478
I spent a couple of hours studying Japanese. I also stayed up until nearly 5:00 AM talking with a friend who's going through a tough time, despite my usually going to bed at 1:00 AM or so.
No.24486
>>24472
>viking to work
Nah, you did great, friend! Keep it up.
No.24496
I gave a pound to a man playing the cornet in the street. He played Silent Night for me, and then we wished each other a merry Christmas and shook hands.
No.24563
I've been doing this at least once a day!
>>21968
Aw lawdy, iz dat sum Kingdom of Loathing?!
No.24571
>>24472
That's pretty badass, anon.
No.24606
>>24474
How did this turn out, friend? Did everything go well? Either way, that's pretty brave of you.
No.24607
>>24486
>>24571
I meant to say biking.
No.24635
Yesterday I DIDN'T buy fast food or >4000 calories of ice cream after work!
No.24683
My head hurts. I spent roughly two hours on RealKana.com trying to remember my hiragana. This is how well I fared with just the M section, the only new one I started today. Time to give my brain a break and shit/fun/cutepost.
No.24709
For my next five work days I batch-cooked five glass tupperwares of steel cut oatmeal – with added rice protein powder, peanut butter powder, and a mix of freshly-ground chia, flax, and coffee beans. Tastes, well, mostly like coffee. But it'll keep me awake and satiated between breaks!
Also gonna have eggs-over-easy on coconut-oiled toast, then bring in one avocado to munch on right before I clock in. Then I'm going to try and NOT snack on horribly unhealthy foods when I come home as I've done a bunch of times already due to boredom and depression. Instead I'll microwave a big bowl of frozen peas, green beans, and broccoli and a can of black beans.
In about a week that frozen turkey will get thawed so I can make me a bunch of turkey-lettuce-mustard-sriracha wraps just in time for my next two days off!
Guess this is a simultaneous blog and daily good deeds.
No.24710
Forgot to mention I also did a few more hours of hiragana studying! And I did a bunch of cleaning! Still a bunch left to do but still, today has been a productive day!
No.24714
>>24709
When you feel a craving for unhealthy foods, try having some plain old brown bread with a topping of your choice. It's super quick, just like trash food. Except it's good for your digestion and very filling.
Your oatmeal construction sounds horrifying, to be honest. But I'll support you, friend!
>>24710
Learning a language you're passionate about is really rewarding huh? Good job, friend.
No.24826
I was about to get ice cream but laziness took over. I'll take your suggestion of bread + peanut butter! I admit I was in a rage-mood today and yesterday and had 3 shots of brandy.. but I guess ~300 calories from that was better than 1600 calories of processed sugar and fats and such.. maybe. I dunno if this is a good thing done today but… bleh.
>>24714
Minus the coffee beans the oatz would have been decent with the peanut butter powder (it's basically peanut butter minus most fat, which ends up with almost the exact same taste and texture with water added), even better had I mixed a few packets of stevia.
Maybe I should try adding, like, blueberries and raspberries next time for minimal additional calories and maximal flavors?
And thank you for reminding me about studying hiragana today since I almost forgot! I need to make sure I do that at least once a day for two weeks to try and make studying a lasting habit. I hope those continuous /a/ Daily Japanese Threads are right about how I "must" at least mostly-memorize hiragana and get a good handle on katakana before I move on to any other aspect of grorious nip tongue.
No.24894
I just learned it might be easier than I thought to memorize the hiragana with the weird characters in the upper right!
Now for some days of drilling this into my head.
And to learn what those marks are called.
No.24939
>>24894
Dakuten (濁点) or tenten (点々). The circle one is called Handakuten (半濁点). There's really no easy way to learn hiragana and katakana unfortunately, just got to spend some time grinding them out and trying to read it whenever you see them until you feel comfortable. Good luck!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakuten
No.24943
>>24939
Thank you!
I've spent many hours on RealKana.com, and many more hours lie ahead. This stuff's kinda addictive, especially when I went to a DJT thread and was kinda sorta able to "read" (veeerrrryyy sslllowwwlllyyy) some strings of hiragana!
Okay, not "read" since I didn't understand a bit, but I could kinda-sorta get the pronunciation!
No.24970
>>22145
>Maybe you could just ask, "Can I give you a hand with that?" first next time.
>See somebody struggling to do something
>Say, "Need a hand?"
>Turns to face you
>Notice he has no hands
>His face when
No.24971
I helped my pregnant wife around the house. I'm doing that a lot lately.
No.24988
>>24971
You make Alice and Athena happy!
No.24989
Today I did lots of good! Spent like 3 hours cleaning my apartment, spent $9 doing my laundry and cooked a 15-pound turkey and made myself six giant turkey wraps (with romaine lettuce, green peppers, and tomatos, the tortilla shells flavored cheese-and-jalapeno). I was almost full from just two! Took me hours to put away the whole plate; I'm stuffed!
No.25002
My head hurts. Dakuten are my nemeses!
No.25040
>>21945
I bought some random anon some vidya games. Not much but I hope they have a better Christmas because of it
No.25061
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recently I decided to help out and commission an artist that I really like who was going through a bit of a depression streak.
Just got it today actually, and was really surprised by it because of how busy he said he was with everyone else's commission.
I didn't feel content with giving him a simple thank you, so against my better judgment I went on a tangent about how grateful I was about it, and how much I feel like he's improved since I first started following him, and how he does have worth and does make others happy, using myself as an example. I probably came off as a serious kiss ass and now he probably thinks I'm just trying to swoon him for my own benefit, like receiving free art or something. Funny how this is what my brain thinks after deciding to try and cheer someone up with some kind words.
but anyway
As someone who's had a bit of a depression problem myself, a part of me now feels obligated to try and reach out tho others who seem to share the same negative feelings as I do. I don't do a very good job most of the time, but I'd like to think that somehow I was able to help him feel a bit better about himself in time for Christmas. Which in turn helps me feel better about my own situation. See what a vicious cycle being kind to others is?
Of course, this is combated a bit by the fact that telling others about it makes me feel a bit guilty, like I only do kind things for the sake of my own ego rather than genuinely wanting to help others. Hopefully posting something positive is able to provide others with a little bit more positivity, but eh, now I'm just over thinking it.
No.25066
>>25061
>it makes me feel a bit guilty, like I only do kind things for the sake of my own ego rather than genuinely wanting to help others.
If you really get down to it, in terms of evolutionary psychology, it is impossible for us to do anything that cannot somehow be construed as a selfish act. Think hard enough, and anything can be seen as self-serving. Perhaps it even is.
But the best thing to do is not to think about it. Feel good about spreading kindness, and don't regret it!
No.25682
I just dumped 2/3rd of a 1.75 liter bottle of 80-proof brandy down my kitchen sink.
No.25683
>>25682
I assume it was causing you problems? Good on you, friend!
No.25729
Left a $20 in quarters on top of arcade cabinets and in return slots so kids could find them and have some free games.
No.25802
No.25828
I'm making 1000 paper stars for a girl that I'm really interested in. She likes cute thing so, hopefully, I can brighten her day by doing this.
Sorry for the bad quality. It was dark outside and the lighting was very bad.
Have a good day /kind/.
No.25834
>>25828
That looks really awesome, friend! I hope you're not going to come on too strongly with something like that.
No.25867
My friends have been paying off student loans and other debts lately and have had no money to buy vidya games so I shelled out for undertale for 3 people in the same month.
No.25901
>>25729
That's really nice anon
No.25908
>>24943
>>24939
Certain brew of very good quality tea with L-theanine lower frequencies of your brainwaves. I drink some and give a chart with words or signs a blank, relaxed stare. It's kind of like meditation. Something changes in my perception and I can learn 5x faster, and it's fun too.
>>25834
There is the type of a girl who'd love it, and then there's the type that'd feel uncomfortable. You feel these things out on the spiritual level
>To be honest, even the simple act of asking can be offensive.
>That's very rude, you should never ask someone if they need help without them asking, they may consider it an insult.
The innate meme lurking in all cultures that makes us want to help the disabled is just as ridiculous and funny as complex of the disabled that makes them suffer because they get too much help. And then you have people like you, being condescending to the first group because of other memes in your heads, and effectively reinforcing new complexes in "the helpers". Where schizophrenia ends and humanity begins?
No.25912
No.25957
I just ordered a cheap grain mill and a 10-lb sack of einkorn wheat berries to get one step away from unhealthy eating! Got the idea from the following page (under "The worlds healthiest bread"):
http://scoobysworkshop.com/all-about-bread
No.25960
>>25957
I wonder if any of that guy's paranoia about "THE CHEMICALS" is justified. Seems rather unscientific.
But, I've no doubt that you're going to end up making some nice, healthy food. Plus, the satisfaction of making your own bread is probably pretty great.
No.25990
Today I spent the day sore in my legs, arms, and back from all my working out yesterday! O mein gott does 2 hour biking and doing some bodyweight skwatz and pushups and crunches and planks hit the spot.
No.26051
>>25828
jesus dude take some test
No.26052
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>>26051
Maybe we should all spend the rest of our lives taking tests.
No.26275
Another 70 minutes cardio, after doing 60 minutes cardio yesterday. I'm going to get my 5 hours cardio this week no problem!
No.26295
>>25957
I tried learning about wheat and about which bread is good for me, but there were always contradictory opinions. I ended up only eating eat bread without flour, pic related. Haven't eaten proper bread in years.
No.26296
>>26275
>>25990
You sound like the type of a person who experiences endorphin high after workout. I never experience it and it makes wonder whether I'm doing something wrong:
- slow running for 30-60 min just makes me sweaty and tired. no energetic good feelings after.
- HIIT running for 8 minutes just makes me feel as if I'm about to die. I rest for 20 minutes lying on the floor and not moving, or else I feel like puking
- when it comes to strength exercise, I just get exhausted before I even start to sweat. My muscles refuse to go on
No.26307
>>26296
I don't, really; it's just kinda fun, but also I have to to get to work and back.
Plus I love the general mood gainz. I've had bad things happen to me that normally send me on a depression and amxiety spiral when i wasn't going hard and heavy with exercise. We'll it did a little, but nowhere near as bad.
Plus it's great to have moderate short term weekly goals to meet!
And knowing I'm burning more calories and extending my life span and such. But that's just a side benefit in my opinion since concentrating on longterm stuff just makes me neurotic. Much easier to manage goals by dividing and conquering as what Scooby Werkstatt suggests in his time management video trio.
No.26641
I finally budgeted out my bills (including rent and food!) like I should have at least half a year ago.
In a rough estimate, I overestimate (to give myself a safe cushion that I have around $1,100 in monthly expenses.
I make (underestimating since I'm not counting overtime and tips and this is a below-average of my actual paychecks) around $1,450 a month. Hooray, poorfriend!
I also finally sold my car and got my tax return AND got my bi-monthly paycheck so for once I have a good amount in the bank, AFTER paying off about $1,500 in credit card debt that's been nagging me for the past four months! So I'm now saving about $200/month in car insurance and gas, not to mention my terrible luck with vehicles (random breakdowns and repairs, crashes [why I was giving ~$140 to Geico… JUST.. ONE… momentary lapse in attention on the road… TWICE! ;_; ]) I'll have plenty more cash to save and to buy toys!
Feels good, man. Speaking of toys, time to order that bread maker, electric grain mill, tortilla maker, video editing software, and a few sets of home exercise equipment (resistance bands, dumbbells, and maybe 100-150lbs of standard small barbell and plates since I learned my lesson about 200-300lb squats and deadlifts when I can't afford a professional trainer to teach form…)
No.26664
I like to bake cookies~
I don't like sweets tho, but other people will eat them.
No.26696
I got an internship at a school. They're really understaffed, so apparently in addition to being a photographer and a web designer I'm now also a librarian, substitute teacher, and an robotics expert.
No.26702
>>26696
That's very amazing. Congratulations friend. Keep on being successful.
No.26717
I cooked frozen tator tots in the oven today.
Sorry best I got
No.26719
>>26702
successful isn't exactly the right word it's news to me that I'm supposed to be capable of all this but I'm happy to help out if I can
No.26754
I went to a corner store to get something to drink after going to the bank, and I ended up going out of my way to help an old lady put her groceries into her care, I went back to pay for the drink and the guy behind me bought it for me. a few moments later a couple of women, one who looked about 40 and the other was in a wheel chair asking if I had any money to spare for food because the old lady's disability check doesn't come in till next week. I gave them a 20 and went on my merry way.
No.26759
>>26754
In all honesty, on my way home I got kind of worried about those old ladies, they looked kinda trashy. I really hope they were telling me the truth about their situation. Im not even mad if they lied, im more worried about what they'll do with the money.
No.28569
No.28570
I've done nothing kind for anybody in a long time.
I've done nothing truly kind for myself either.
I'm a terrible person.
No.28584
I slept in and went out for a walk today.
Had tofu as a snack and drank green tea with honey.
Feeling positive since I ate healthy.