“Oh, to be alive in such an age when miracles are everywhere and every inch of common air throbs a tremendous prophecy of greater marvels yet to be.”
- Walt Whitman
Below you will find five YouTube Videos which will help remind you that we truly live in a wondrous time.
1. Louis CK on Conan: “Everything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy”
Louis C.K. is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, producer and director. In this snippet of an interview he did on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” he has some interesting things to say on how we should be amazed by the technology that’s available to us today instead of complaining over every last tiny hitch.
One of the examples he uses are airplanes: he explains that instead of grumbling because the seat won’t go back as far as we want it too or the internet connection is momentarily out-of-service, everyone should exclaim throughout the entire flight: “OMG, I’M FLYING, I’M FLYING!” The video lasts for a little over four minutes and it’s helpful for adjusting your perspective when things aren’t going exactly your way.
This video can no longer be embed, so you have to watch on YouTube: “Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy.”
2. Louis Armstrong: “It’s a Wonderful Life”
This is a beautiful and uplifting video for when you need a pick-me-up (I found it over at Lance’s “The Jungle of Life”).
3. Rod Stewart: “Forever Young”
“May the good Lord be with you down every road you roam. And may sunshine and happiness surround you when you’re far from home . . . Be courageous and be brave, and in my heart you’ll always stay forever young.”
4. The Cuppy Cake Song
The singer here is 3-year old Amy Castle and this is just one of the cutest videos I’ve seen on YouTube.
5. Bob Marley: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
Although some have called the lyrics of this song “the philosophy of denial”, worry doesn’t do anyone any good. If you can do something about a negative situation, do it; if there’s nothing you can do, there’s no sense worrying about it.
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