{"id":6961,"date":"2025-07-24T00:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/do-the-things-that-make-you-happy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T00:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:57:39","slug":"do-the-things-that-make-you-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/do-the-things-that-make-you-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Do the things that make you happy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope I don’t get arrested, but I baked pumpkin bread in the middle of the summer.<\/p>\n

There was a can of pumpkin puree and all the other ingredients, and then there was me wanting to snack on something. And voila.<\/p>\n

I made four mini-loaves of pumpkin bread. And they’re kind of delicious.<\/p>\n

I added some mini-semisweet chocolate chips. I wish I had added some chopped nuts. But in all, pumpkin bread is delicious even when eaten outside of the autumnal season.<\/p>\n

I plan on letting two loaves be eaten, and the other two will be wrapped and frozen for future cravings.<\/p>\n

It’s the only thing I can do. I had to replenish the household supply of pumpkin bread \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n

The world is currently a point of crisis. Thinking about the events taking place want to push me into a panic attack. So I understand that other people are under a devastating amount of stress. It’s too much for anyone to handle.<\/p>\n

And so I recommend doing some of the things that make you happy. Fill your jar of memories with instances of quiet joy and contentment, so when everything seems bleakest, you can be a point of light for yourself and those around you.<\/p>\n

A light shining in the darkness.<\/p>\n

A candleflame flickering in the night.<\/p>\n

A metaphorical inferno ready to burn at any moment.<\/p>\n

~Harper Kingsley<\/p>\n

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I hope I don’t get arrested, but I baked pumpkin bread in the middle of the summer. There was a can of pumpkin puree and all the other ingredients, and then there was me wanting to snack on something. And voila. I made four mini-loaves of pumpkin bread. And they’re kind of delicious. 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