An Internet outage
What might seem like a curse at first may be one of your biggest blessings. When the Internet is down you can’t use your phone, TV or computer. But! That also means you’ve gotten a reprieve from work emails, Facebook “friends”, ads for things you can’t afford, and videos you can’t help but watch and then wish you could have those minutes back. Enjoy the peace, the electricity will be back on soon enough. (Or feel free to turn off your wireless router and claim your own quiet time!)
Re-reading a favourite book from childhood
In the great green room there was a telephone. And a red balloon. And a picture of the cow jumping over the moon. We’re sure you can finish the rest from memory – and with good reason, some children’s books are classics for adults too. When is the last time you read The Chronicles of Narnia or The Velveteen Rabbit? You’ll love it just as much now as you did then. Some of your favourite childhood tales are surprisingly on this list of books we bet you never knew were banned.
Jumping for joy
You don’t have to buy a Toyota, get a promotion, win the lottery, or do any other TV-approved thing to have a reason to jump for joy. Simply being alive is an excellent reason to give a little hop, click your heels together, and maybe even give a little whoop. Not feeling joyful? This is one of those things that faking it may actually help you feel it for real.