Feel-Good Things for Sad Days
Sadness passes too, but it helps to have a good movie, a warm song or a book beside you while it does. Here you'll find lives that open up to new adventures after loss, songs that whisper “everything will be okay,” and books that feel like a hand on your shoulder. They weren't chosen to make you cry, but to comfort you.
Films
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1 Film
Up
A hopeful balloon journey showing that life can open onto a new adventure even after loss.
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2 Film
Coco
A feast that says we keep loved ones alive by remembering them, and that family and music bring hearts together.
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3 Film
The Holdovers
Broken hearts healing one another in the middle of winter.
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4 Film
Inside Out
A masterpiece that gently teaches us sadness is as valuable as joy, and to make peace with all our emotions.
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5 Film
Paddington 2
A marmalade-scented feast that makes the world a kinder, gentler place.
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6 Film
Good Will Hunting
The healing that comes from making peace with your flaws and realizing you are worth loving.
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7 Film
About Time
A lesson in making peace with time and love, whispering that ordinary days are the most precious treasure.
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8 Film
Bir Yudum Sevgi
A hopeful story of Aygül, who struggles to keep going with her children and finds her way back to life and love.
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9 Film
Mucize
The healing power of a kindness that patiently melts a village's prejudices, and of the belief that no one should go without love.
Songs
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10 Song
Three Little Birds
A soothing remedy that melts worries away one by one in that calm voice saying "every little thing is gonna be alright."
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11 Song
Here Comes The Sun
Pure brightness announcing that the ice is melting after a long, dark winter.
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12 Song
Lean on Me
The warmest song of solidarity, saying you can lean on me.
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13 Song
Stand by Me
A classic about not being afraid, even in the dark, when someone stands by you.
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14 Song
You've Got a Friend
The loveliest song about friendship, reminding you someone is there for you on a hard day.
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15 Song
Over the Rainbow
A magical rendition that carries the hope beyond the rainbow into your heart with just a ukulele and a velvet voice.
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16 Song
I Can See Clearly Now
A radiant song that says the rain has passed and now everything is clear.
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17 Song
Firuze
A timeless song about the love and hope we feel for a child, wrapping the heart in gentle tenderness.
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18 Song
Aşk Yeniden
A warm song that whispers you can start over from anything, filling you with the freshness of spring.
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19 Song
Bu Su Hiç Durmaz
A wise song that describes the flow of life with the stillness of a river.
Books
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20 Book
The Little Prince
A masterpiece that reminds us of the innocence and true friendship we forget in the rush of growing up.
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21 Book
Tuesdays with Morrie
Heartwarming lessons on love, time and meaning, learned by a journalist who meets his old professor every Tuesday.
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22 Book
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
A book whose gentle drawings and brief words remind us of friendship, courage and the strength of asking for help.
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23 Book
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
A heartfelt journey in which an ordinary man learns to hope again while walking across the country.
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24 Book
Miracles of the Namiya General Store
A novel in which small kindnesses connect through letters of advice that arrive from beyond time.
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25 Book
Yaşamak Güzel Şey Be Kardeşim
A novel that clings passionately to life, just as its title says, and never lets go of hope.
Paintings
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26 Painting
Almond Blossoms
Painted for his newborn nephew, these white blossoms against a bright blue sky are a symbol of hope and rebirth.
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27 Painting
The Starry Night
A mesmerizing calm that wraps the storms of the mind in peaceful swirling waves.
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28 Painting
The Rooks Have Returned
Melting snow and rooks coming back to their nests, a painting that announces spring is at the door.
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29 Painting
March
Sun glittering on snow and a waiting horse, that hopeful moment when winter ends and spring begins.
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30 Painting
The Birthday
The moment love lifts you off the ground; Chagall's happiest gift to Bella.