#ThriftyThursday: "Life is good"

#ThriftyThursday: Before I packed my bags and moved away from my quaint small town to pursue my college career, I had a come-to-Jesus meeting with myself. I realized that I needed to be happy. From the inside out, I had to be happy with my decisions, my life, and myself. This meant more than sporting a sweet smile and pretending life was full of candy and kittens.

You’re wondering where this is going.

I was shopping at the Taylorsville Road location two weeks before I moved into my dorm at the University of Kentucky. I found these two shirts. (The ones pictured to the right.) Besides being pink, they spoke to me: “Life is good.” Did I believe it in the moment? Sort of, but not really. To be honest, I had not experienced “adulting” and independence. I had not experienced a good life on my own.

Within a month, I began to love these two shirts.

Life was, and still is, hard – but it is so good. I have learned that when you project happiness, or in my case wear it, you begin to feel it.

Happiness: it is great. Mine came from a Goodwill find because life is oh-so good.

Best,

A

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our history

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Louisville since 1923. Goodwill gives people up—not a handout—so they can experience the dignity and independence that comes from earning a paycheck.

 

our mission

We help people with disabilities or other disadvantages achieve and maintain employment to gain a better quality of life.

what we do

Goodwill collects and sells donated items to fund programs for Kentuckians who have disabilities or other challenges in finding and maintaining traditional employment. On-the-job training, job preparation skills, and employment counseling are just a few of Goodwill's services that benefit thousands of adults each year and strengthen families in Kentucky's communities.