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What makes you smile?

JustJuno

Greetings beautiful people!

Life is a struggle at the moment. And I know I'm not the only one. I wanted to do a shout out to anyone out there struggling with depression, anxiety, loneliness or just generally having a hard time of being autistic in a world that really doesn't seem made for us. People are unfathomable. Everywhere is so noisy. Life is really lonely being different.

Following a recent suggestion from my therapist, I have been trying to focus on the good things in life... i.e. making a list every day of reasons to smile. Despite covid and the war in Ukraine and all the other hell that's going on in this world, it's made me realise how much happiness can be gathered from the simple pleasures of the present, and how colourful our lives can be... especially for us folks on the spectrum. 

So... what makes you smile? What is everyone's "autistic obsession"? Does anyone else get those WOW moments when you notice beautiful things that everyone else seems to miss?

Here are some things that make me smile:

1. Being outside. Today I went on a walk and picked wild garlic. Does anyone else think April is the most beautiful month of the year?

2. Animals. I could watch lambs play all day. My horse is my best friend and I know him and love him as much as any human. Anyone else have a special pet?

3. Physics. Maths. Philosophy. Okayyy so I'm a bit of a nerd... but isn't the mystery of existence itself a thrilling thing?

4. Books. Trying to put together an Easter reading list currently. Any recommendations?? Gotta stop reading Lord of the Rings over and over again...

5. Creative Writing. Anyone else get the feeling that their imaginary world is more real than reality sometimes??

If there are any other night owls / insomniacs awake right now, let me know what's cool and quirky about your life. I feel we all need a little something to smile about!

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  • Thanks for the thread (if you‘re still reading this)! And thank you,  for reviving it! Here are some things that recently made me smile:

    My dog (Kalle, my beautiful and kind lab)

    A friend gifting me a bunch of medical books her local library would have thrown out otherwise

    My favourite nature documentations (mostly about whales and elephants)

    Rewatching some Star Trek - Next Generation

    Today I cried tears of joy because I finally had a completely free day and the weather was so nice that I spent hours outside walking my wonderful Kalle and listening to the same song over and over

    A classmate that keeps asking me questions about medicine and biology even though she could just research this stuff online (she knows how much I love info dumping about this stuff)

    Reading some of the poems and short stories I wrote several years ago


    I really needed this, thanks! And here are some book recommendations (even though you can never go wrong with LotR and it is far too late by now… three years are quite a while): Good Omens (one of my all time favourites), The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, Dune by Frank Herbert, What if by Randall Munroe (light entertainment) and honestly rereading stuff like Percy Jackson, Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter always does the trick for me.

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  • Thanks for the thread (if you‘re still reading this)! And thank you,  for reviving it! Here are some things that recently made me smile:

    My dog (Kalle, my beautiful and kind lab)

    A friend gifting me a bunch of medical books her local library would have thrown out otherwise

    My favourite nature documentations (mostly about whales and elephants)

    Rewatching some Star Trek - Next Generation

    Today I cried tears of joy because I finally had a completely free day and the weather was so nice that I spent hours outside walking my wonderful Kalle and listening to the same song over and over

    A classmate that keeps asking me questions about medicine and biology even though she could just research this stuff online (she knows how much I love info dumping about this stuff)

    Reading some of the poems and short stories I wrote several years ago


    I really needed this, thanks! And here are some book recommendations (even though you can never go wrong with LotR and it is far too late by now… three years are quite a while): Good Omens (one of my all time favourites), The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, Dune by Frank Herbert, What if by Randall Munroe (light entertainment) and honestly rereading stuff like Percy Jackson, Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter always does the trick for me.

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