📰 Monday, June 1, 2026 — 8:41 a.m.
Morning world.
Los Angeles.
I feel good today.
That sounds simple.
But there was a time when it wasn’t.
There was a time when I carried a quiet desperation around with me.
For those who feel shitty sometimes, I feel you.
I’ve been there.
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Simba, my orange furball, is resting in his box.
Coffee is brewed.
The morning is moving slowly.
The prompt asks:
What’s a song that always puts you in a good mood?
Recently, I went to see the Michael Jackson film at my local theater.
I’ve always been a Michael Jackson fan.
But for some reason, seeing the film hit differently.
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The song is Thriller.
Not because it’s the greatest song ever made.
Not because it’s perfect.
Because when I hear it now, it feels different.
Maybe the song didn’t change.
Maybe I did.
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A good cup of coffee.
A pair of headphones.
Thriller playing.
Doing chores.
Or sitting quietly typing away on a Mac.
That’s a pretty good morning.
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It’s funny how certain songs become attached to different versions of ourselves.
A song you heard during a hard period of life doesn’t sound the same years later.
Sometimes you hear the same notes and realize you’ve traveled farther than you thought.
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Today, Thriller sounds less like nostalgia.
And more like gratitude.
💬 Reader Question
What’s a song that hits differently now than it did years ago?
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