As a long time collector of vines/gifs for every occasion and emotion, I happened upon 'its an avocado thanks' in one of the compilations I watched. I have many favorites depending on the situation. "Its an avocado, thanks" turned into something I would say to myself (and sometimes to others) whenever something would happen that I didnt really like. It was my way to say I don't like this very much, but I'm going to continue on with my good vibe regardless. I was working with social media and youtube at the time, and I was researching algorithms and how social media platforms would push certain content to the user. Whether you say I hate this thing or I love this thing, it doesn't matter, the algorithm will push that content at you regardless. I have realized over time that life can also be like this. When we complain, we can notice more and more things to complain about. This is when I decided to be more selective about my own personal algorithm. It felt better to talk about and share things I was enjoying like wholesome content, animal videos, and vines.

One day I was browsing a store and saw some balloon animal dog pendants and some astronaut pendants and I thought, "Oh these are for sure for me, these are my jam." Looking at these happy/goofy things brings me joy, and I figured why not share that with others.

Life is short, spread joy, be kind whenever possible.