The Most Awesome and Important Moments of Minnesotans’ Lives

Often times, the little things will make our day. I'd like to have little thing like winning the Powerball happen to me, but my therapist(s) told me to aim a little lower. "How low?" was not the reply they wanted from me.

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What tends to really make our day is when a delightful thing unexpectedly happens to us. I never expect to win the Powerball, I just hope that I do.

If you've ever wondered if a therapist can get suddenly violent, just trust me when I say, "OW. Yes!"

So what kind of things absolutely make our day?

Finding money in our pocket or getting a surprise refund

A stranger pays you a compliment

Someone allows you to budge in line

Hearing your favorite song on the radio

"But what about hearing my baby's first words, Choad?" Look, I didn't make this list, and the people who answered the question didn't bother to mention their baby's first words until #8 on the list.

So according to the people surveyed, they'd rather have a stranger pay them a compliment or let them budge in line for their morning coffee than hear their baby's first words. Ah, the human race.

Loonatics answered this question with:

• "Morning kisses from my dog Surly" ~Barley
• "Doughnuts" ~Karl
• "Getting our shy cat to audibly purr (she usually just vibrates silently)" - Jason
• "Slapping a coworker" ~Bill (we don't condone this, but most of us probably understand)
• "Coffee!" ~Karen
• "A walk with my dog" ~Steven
• "Call of a Loon" ~Craig

H/T: Mirror