Think Happy Thoughts: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"When the dog bites, when the bee stings,

 

Times are tough. Your [[Love Interest]] has just been [[Zork|eaten by a Grue]], [[Sadistic Choice|you only had enough anti-venom to save]] ''[[Sadistic Choice|one]]'' [[Sadistic Choice|of your three adopted children]], your [[Doomed Hometown|hometown]] just got glassed by the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Kill Sat]], and to top it off you just [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|dropped your ice cream]]. Life absolutely sucks.

 

In short, a thought that instantly improves your mood, helping you survive your darkest hour or just brightening a humdrum day. Most commonly it's a really good memory, though thinking about what's coming after this terrible time in your life works too. A relative of the [[Survival Mantra]]. If you can no longer think happy thoughts , you may cross the [[Despair Event Horizon]], [[Beware the Nice Ones|teach your enemies the meaning of suffering]], or [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|attempt to reduce the world to ash]].

 

== [[Anime]] ==

* The [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Gurren-dan]] does this whenever they think of, remember, or quote Kamina. Same for the public: thinking of or playing [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Libera Me From Hell or even Rap is a Man's Soul]] always makes you feel like you could do ANYTHING.

* "We Need a Little Christmas" from ''Mame''.

* "Look For The Silver Lining" from ''Sally''. (Actually originally written for a musical version of ''[[Brewster's Millions]]''.)

 

== [[Video Games]] ==