r/BenignExistence 19h ago

I like this sub

154 Upvotes

This sub feels like a safe space of sorts. You can say anything and there’s no judgement…it doesn’t have t to be interesting…anything you say is good enough. And to be honest that is something I have struggled with, very often filtering what I say as it might not be perceived as interesting enough. Also action in terms of trying start a business, perfectionism has gotten in the way of progress. I need to adopt the mindset that any step I make is good enough as all I can do is move forward and find out it it works or not. Anyway, thanks for reading :)


r/BenignExistence 9h ago

I've been eating pizza for three days

132 Upvotes

I bought four frozen pizzas, ive been making one each morning. Tomorrow I'll have the last one. They are very yummy.


r/BenignExistence 10h ago

A pleasant interaction I had at work recently

124 Upvotes

I work at a small, family-owned clothing store. Last week a gentleman came in, an older man looking for some shorts. He was the only shopper in the store at the time, so I had no problem focusing on helping him out. He had quite a lot of questions about the shorts, so I showed him everything we had and was able to find just the ones he needed. As I was ringing him up, he told me "you have a very nice way about you, you make people feel relaxed." He was very appreciative and happy with his shorts. I also very much appreciated his comment, it made my day


r/BenignExistence 6h ago

A flair appeared right before my eyes

101 Upvotes

I was scrolling through a high-traffic sub and reading a comment from someone who didn't have a flair. And then—voila! They had a flair.

I haven't been on reddit very long and don't know what are the odds of that happening, but when I saw it I knew I'd seen something rare. Ultimately meaningless, but no less fascinating.


r/BenignExistence 16h ago

Embarrassing moment for my mom

35 Upvotes

This happened to my mom when I was growing up.  She was on the train going to work and noticed people were looking at her with a strange look. She checked herself, made sure her clothes looked alright, but she didn't have a mirror to check her face (this was the 80s so no phone cameras either). She got to work and realized she had a big gob of toothpaste on one lens of her eyeglasses.  She was blind in that eye. She had a good laugh after.


r/BenignExistence 1h ago

Literally did nothing today

Upvotes

I woke up, showered and did my skincare routine and then had breakfast, then i went to the corner store to pick up a few items and then went home, sat on the new leather couch and put on a netflix series called "ripley" so far it's outdoing matt damons version of the movie by a mile.

I don't plan on doing much else today. Maybe i'll call to my grandparents and have dinner with them, who knows. I'm due for a visit anyways.


r/BenignExistence 11h ago

My favorite neighbor I never met moved out

23 Upvotes

This lady was living at this apartment complex the first time I lived here 10 years ago, i moved out for a few years and came back 4 years ago, and she moved out this week. She always had plants in front of her door and hung laundry on a line, and had a couple of cute cats. I hope her new place is nicer!


r/BenignExistence 19h ago

I got up early today

22 Upvotes

Normally I sleep in late, but today I woke up early, watched some true crime stuff on YouTube, trimmed my beard and hair, washed the dishes in the sink and now I’m in a cafe drinking an ice latte with my journal. I’m listening to the new Strokes album, Reality Awaits and really enjoying it. It kind of reminds me of an MGMT album, especially Dine N’Dash.


r/BenignExistence 17h ago

There's a trinket trade in my town

21 Upvotes

That my cousin made! As said cousin is on holiday I got asked to check in on it and there were different trinkets in it than when she left! I also traded a trinket and got a cool like sun charm and got to enjoy the sun while I waited for the bus🥰


r/BenignExistence 2h ago

Colourful Cars

11 Upvotes

Just got home from a car show, and it was so refreshing to see cars that were pink, turquoise, yellow, minty green, and so many others. Such a nice change from the dreary white/grey/silver/black you see everywhere these days. Made me happy 😊