Friday night.
You're lying down.
That's already a good start.
Get cozy.
Tug the blanket where you want it.
Turn the pillow to the cool side.
Let your eyes close when they're ready.
Take a slow breath in...
And let Like it out.
setting down a grocery bag.
Another one.
In...
And a out...
little softer.
One more.
In...
And all the way out.
For the next six minutes...
we're going looking for good things.
Just three.
From today.
They don't have to be big.
Honestly, small ones work better.
First, the harder parts of today.
They might be close by.
Hovering.
Maybe something didn't go your way.
Maybe you're still annoyed about it.
That's We're real.
not pretending it didn't happen.
We're just asking it...
to step aside for a little while.
Picture it moving to a corner.
Over by the laundry basket.
It can wait there.
It doesn't get the bed.
Let your shoulders loosen...
now that there's more space.
Let's find the first one.
Think back over your day.
Slowly, like flipping through photos.
Start with this morning.
Then drift toward tonight.
Was there a moment that was just...
nice?
Even for a second?
Maybe the first sip of something warm.
Or a song you liked on the radio.
Maybe the sun hit the kitchen floor...
in that long fall slant.
And you noticed.
Pick one.
Whatever comes first is fine.
Now stay with it.
Where were you?
What could you hear?
Was it warm or cool?
Were you sitting or walking?
You don't need every detail.
Let it get a little clearer.
And notice your chest.
Maybe it warms up a bit.
That's one good thing.
Now a second one.
This time, think of a person.
Someone who made today easier.
a little A coworker who saved you a seat.
A cashier who smiled like she meant it.
Or someone who texted...
just to say hi.
Picture their face.
What they said, or did.
You don't have to Just tell them.
let yourself be glad they exist.
Maybe you'll mention it someday.
Maybe not.
It still counts.
Let that warmth spread.
Across your chest.
Down into your arms.
That's two.
Now the third.
This one is about you.
Something you did today.
Even something tiny.
You drank water.
You held a door.
You didn't send that snippy email.
Or you just kept going...
on a day that was hard.
That counts.
It really does.
You'd notice it in a friend right away.
Try noticing it in yourself.
Just this once.
Hold that one gently.
Let it sit next to the other two.
Three good things.
From one ordinary Friday.
Let the warmth stay.
You don't need to do anything with it.
Your chest is soft.
Your hands are warm.
If the hard part wanders back...
point it to the corner.
Let it sit down again.
The good things are closer tonight.
Right here by the pillow.
Outside, the crickets keep at it.
Small and steady.
A good thing too.
Breathing in...
And out...
The first good thing.
The second.
And the third...
you, getting through today.
Goodnight.