37. Blurry Little Hand
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A submission from a listener shows that some of our happiest moments often come out of nowhere, and are the hardest to capture.
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INTRO MUSIC
I’m Nora McInerny, and it’s going to be okay.
And today’s okay thing was nine years in the making.
NARRATION
Listener: Hi, Nora. It’s Adriana from Chicago. Small thing that made my day today, made a difficult day a great day. I have a nine year old son on the autism spectrum who is deathly afraid of bugs. We were picking up his brother from school, and of course, there was a fly in the car. We lowered the windows, and for the very first time, as I sped up and we drove away from the school and he felt the breeze in the car on his hair, on his face, stuck his hand out the window — for the first time ever, he got to feel the freedom and he smiled and he laughed and he could not get enough of it. And I’ve waited nine years for it. And I tried to take a picture, and all I got was a blurry little picture of his hand. But, out of nowhere, first time ever. Little thing, laughing and smiling with the windows down. That’s all I got.
CLOSING NARRATION
Today, I wish you all the joy and the freedom and the wonder of a kid feeling the breeze in a car for the first time. And I wish you the happiness of the mother who got to witness it. Adriana thank you for giving us an okay thing today.
OUTRO MUSIC
A submission from a listener shows that some of our happiest moments often come out of nowhere, and are the hardest to capture.
About It's Going to Be OK
If you have anxiety, depression or any sense of the world around you, you know that not *everything* is going to be okay. In fact, many things aren’t okay and never will be!
But instead of falling into the pit of despair, we’re bringing you a little OK for your day. Every weekday, we’ll bring you one okay thing to help you start, end or endure your day with the opposite of a doom scroll.
Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube.
Share your OK thing at 502-388-6529 or by emailing a note or voice memo to [email protected]. Start your message with “I’m (name) and it’s going to be okay.”
“It’s Going To Be OK” is brought to you by The Hartford. The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that connects people and technology for better employee benefits. Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits.
The IGTBO team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu, Amanda Romani and Grace Barry.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcripts may not appear in their final version and are subject to change.
INTRO MUSIC
I’m Nora McInerny, and it’s going to be okay.
And today’s okay thing was nine years in the making.
NARRATION
Listener: Hi, Nora. It’s Adriana from Chicago. Small thing that made my day today, made a difficult day a great day. I have a nine year old son on the autism spectrum who is deathly afraid of bugs. We were picking up his brother from school, and of course, there was a fly in the car. We lowered the windows, and for the very first time, as I sped up and we drove away from the school and he felt the breeze in the car on his hair, on his face, stuck his hand out the window — for the first time ever, he got to feel the freedom and he smiled and he laughed and he could not get enough of it. And I’ve waited nine years for it. And I tried to take a picture, and all I got was a blurry little picture of his hand. But, out of nowhere, first time ever. Little thing, laughing and smiling with the windows down. That’s all I got.
CLOSING NARRATION
Today, I wish you all the joy and the freedom and the wonder of a kid feeling the breeze in a car for the first time. And I wish you the happiness of the mother who got to witness it. Adriana thank you for giving us an okay thing today.
OUTRO MUSIC
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The Hartford is a leading insurance provider that’s connecting people and technology for better employee benefits.
Learn more at www.thehartford.com/benefits.
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