Today I woke up to my housemate’s alarm, which happened to be opera. I noticed how the tune grabbed a hold of me, and I thought how music hadn’t affected me like that in a long time. I started thinking how I’m finding it really hard to be interested in things at the moment: things just seem really boring.

So, over breakfast, I decided that if I can’t make myself feel any better, I might as well try to brighten other people’s days. I’ve decided to make 5 people feel encouraged today.

And you know what? Life doesn’t look so bad any more.