It’s nice to be nice!
My old English teacher would not be happy with that title. “Nice” would probably have been underlined in red pen – it’s just one of those words that seems so nondescript. And yet, with everything that’s going on in the news at the minute – awful crimes, businesses going under left, right and center and the inevitable “January blues” – we all seem to be searching for that little bit of niceness.
Maybe that’s why Tom from McFly’s wedding speech video has clocked up over 8 million views in under 10 days on YouTube. Even though it’s a tearjerker, (making everyone from teenyboppers to grown men cry if the comments are to be believed) it’s a refreshing change to see something genuinely…well…nice.
There’s also an idea that’s been knocking around the internet lately – a jar of happiness, of sorts. 2013 starts with an empty jar, which is gradually filled up over the year of the good things that happen – anything, from the little things that happen on a day-to-day basis to make you smile, to the bigger things that could have a massive impact on your life.
It’s quite a nice way of remembering the little things that happen over the year – and must e quite nice to (hopefully!) see the jar fill up over time! I think I might start one myself… Now, off to find a suitable jar….
If you’re reading this & you’ve got this far, I need a bit more of your help. I’m on the hunt for random acts of kindness – whether it’s something you do, something you’ve come across or something that a friend does.
Send me anything you’ve seen or done to lizzilovesreviews@gmail.com – I’m hopefully going to be posting some up here occasionally.
Oh, and do me a favour and share this around a bit.
I think we all need a bit of cheering up…