Day Two

We Smiling Today Boys.

Here it is folks, day two. This one’s for the fellas. I want you guys to dig deep into your nutsack today and pull all the positive energy out of there. Figuratively of course. This one’s mainly directed at us sad single boys too. Trust me fellas, the last thing a decent female wants is a sad sack. Smiling and laughing are those happy signals we give off. Don’t be a buffoon, but don’t be afraid to show them choppers. Brush your teeth too while you’re at it. Floss if you feel so inclined! More power to ya, brother.

Show up to work early. Be patient with that one guy at work who annoys you. When he sneaks up behind you with a brain full of 85 IQ thoughts take a deep breath and realize he’s just being friendly. This is his way of showing you that he cares about what you think. So do him a favor and smile and laugh when he jokes with you. Ask him about his weekend. His wife is a pain in the ass but he loves her and he shows up to this fucking office every day to pay the bills to keep her happy. He’s a good dude and he’s got a couple kids and a wife which is something that you’d like someday. Maybe he knows more than you think.

The best thing you can do for yourself is just fucking relax. This doesn’t mean to sleep late and eat like shit and don’t exercise. It means to take a deep fucking breath. Deep into your lungs. It’s going to be OK. If you’re feeling stressed out find a way to just close your eyes and take a deep inhale. I know you’re feeling alone. You’re in your late 20’s and a lot of your friends have found great girls and they’re engaged or married. There’s also a lot of guys just like you. We treated girls like garbage in our late teens and early 20’s and this is our penance. We’re going to get through this. Now that we’ve got jobs and consistent life we want someone who’s going to like our simple lives. Turns out that’s not a great sell to girls. Who knew! They like guys who take adventures, who play in bands, who don’t have a 9 to 5 job that they barely tolerate. They don’t like guys who work Monday to Friday in boring jobs and then go get hammered with their buddies on Saturday.

Make a change man. Tomorrow go workout for an hour. Train for a marathon or something. Scrape your knees. You’ll like yourself more. Try to make one healthy food choice. Find what works for you. Keto, vegan, gluten free, ice cream diet, I don’t give a fuck. Try something and laugh about it when your friends make fun of you for it. At least your doing something. It’s a conversation topic. “Haha yea dude, haven’t eaten meat in a couple days. I know, I’m a lunatic.” The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. Just be something. Read books and become insanely informed on a topic. And then when your smart friend still somehow knows more than you about that topic, laugh about it. Who cares man. Trust me man, anger is weakness. Anger solves nothing.

You can still go get drinks with your friends. Instead of drinking til 3 in the morning though why don’t you go to a nice restaurant and split a bottle of wine. That’s different! If you’re still feeling energetic go out to a bar after! I’d avoid the shots though, those hangovers a brutal. Have 3 beers at the bar! You’d be surprised at how social you are when you aren’t 9 drinks deep. Turns out talking to new people is kind of fun when you’re buzzed!

And then when you wake up the next morning get back to your place. Don’t waste a bunch of time smoking weed and watching superhero shows on Netflix. Get back, drink a cup of coffee, and clean up a little. Go to the grocery store. Fuck it, maybe even meal prep! Save yourself some money! You know you spent about 120 bucks on a shitty dinner and about 6 drinks total last night so you’re going to need the cash. Whole Sunday to yourself might as well go workout or take a nice walk. The world is your oyster brother.

We Smiling Today Boys.