Transmission 037: What a Wonderful World

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I gave up. Donated the toaster to a nearby shelter.

No haggling. No disappearing. Just kindness.
The person thanked me and carried it away gently.

The toaster’s cord waved goodbye.
It felt like the right ending. For both of us.

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It’s easy to forget how good this place can be.

You get caught up in the noise. The outrage. The algorithms.
You miss the soft marvels in the corners.

But they’re still there.

A child sharing snacks with a pigeon.
A parent pretending to lose a race on purpose.
Someone pulling over to rescue a turtle from the road.

You don’t have to fix everything.
Just look for what’s already working.

It’s a wonderful world.
But only if you notice.

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Today, pay attention to kindness.

The quiet kind. The background good.
Let it colour your perspective. Let it restore your faith.

Don’t just notice what’s broken.
Notice what’s beautiful.

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- - - - - EARTH TREASURE - - - - -

Airplane Mode

What a brilliant invention.

A little switch that silences the world.
Not forever. Just long enough to remember your own thoughts. Long enough to notice the world around you. The universe that you’re a part of.

Use it today.
Not to fly, but to float.

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Float well, Earthling.
NeilA

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Greetings, Earthling is a free daily newsletter designed to help you slow down, feel better, and start your mornings with a sense of meaning. Written from the perspective of a curious space observer named NeilA, each transmission blends mindfulness, motivation, and emotional insight with a hint of cosmic wonder.

Inspired by Stoic philosophy, behavioural science, and the strange beauty of being human, these messages offer gentle reminders to live with purpose, pay attention, and appreciate the little things. Part alien wisdom, part self-help, part poetic dispatch, it’s a daily pick-me-up disguised as a transmission from the stars.

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