So glad I found your newsletter. I'm also using writing to battle the omnipresent anxiety, it does help! Also love the unexpected smiles photography. My dad's favorite spot in the national forest near our home is marked with a smile painted on an ancient tree
I enjoyed your essay very much, Michael, but I have to say the accompanying selection of photos is incredible! Thank you for sharing the 6 secs & a smile tip, too. It works :).
Thanks for this. I've been thinking a lot about some of the concepts here (shoutout to the Stoics) and how to mentally handle things- especially the shit going on these days. Reading stuff like this helps.
I like leaving what I call "analog smileys" as part of my sentences. :) or :( or -:)
My source for a lot of this playfulness is a book that my dad had on his bookshelf and I like a lot. I am not a fan of autocorrect and modern "emojicons" being auto replaced on websites like Facebook.
So glad I found your newsletter. I'm also using writing to battle the omnipresent anxiety, it does help! Also love the unexpected smiles photography. My dad's favorite spot in the national forest near our home is marked with a smile painted on an ancient tree
Now I bet that would make an amazing photo!!
I enjoyed your essay very much, Michael, but I have to say the accompanying selection of photos is incredible! Thank you for sharing the 6 secs & a smile tip, too. It works :).
Thanks, Suzy! I’ve been slowly collecting photos of smiley faces over the years, and have only just now found a purpose for them!
Great series. Put a smile on my face :)
:)
What a moving essay. Thank you for sharing!
And thank you—as always—for reading!
Thank you Michael
Thank you!
Thanks for this. I've been thinking a lot about some of the concepts here (shoutout to the Stoics) and how to mentally handle things- especially the shit going on these days. Reading stuff like this helps.
Super collection of great moments! Very nice! Thank you for the smile....
Nice to have read this. And where the h did you find áll these smiley?
I like leaving what I call "analog smileys" as part of my sentences. :) or :( or -:)
My source for a lot of this playfulness is a book that my dad had on his bookshelf and I like a lot. I am not a fan of autocorrect and modern "emojicons" being auto replaced on websites like Facebook.
Over 650, Compiled by David Sanderson, the "Noah Webster of Smileys" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/167167.Smileys