5 funny videos and memes to start your day with a smile

These can be stressful, overwhelming times, and we want to help – so to start your day with a smile, we’re going to post five funny viral videos and memes every morning. Because there’s no better time for a good laugh than during bad times, and we believe in starting the day on the right foot even when things feel like they’re all going wrong.

Enjoy – then be safe, be smart and be healthy. We’re in this together.

1. Cat-astrophe

I take back everything: The new “Lion King” is actually great … if only for inspiring this clip.

When you lose yourself in the story. pic.twitter.com/zqt472OTJ2
— 𝖠𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋 (@Wieneraaron) January 7, 2021

2. So that’s how the parking assist works

😂😂 pic.twitter.com/MOjKgfkSRf
— CCTV_IDIOTS (@cctv_idiots) January 7, 2021

Props to this guy for making a funny video AND really hitting the heck out of that high note at the end. 

3. The daily dog(s)

Have yourself a pile of puppies being adorable. You deserve it. We all deserve it.

The world needs some smiles, so this thread will be nothing but happiness. ONLY happy stuff will be added throughout the day, so check back and feel free to add content! Please RT and let’s give Twitter some cheer today! 😃 pic.twitter.com/8SxYmvbsny
— Holy Cow! (@HolyCow_Inc) January 7, 2021

4. Officer Paws, at your service

You can find just about anything on Google Maps – including this odd interaction involving some police arresting a guy with the help of a cat.

pic.twitter.com/UOigLTxFGq
— Google maps images (@StupidGoogIePic) January 4, 2021

Good to know that a cat is doing a more capable job of enforcing the law and arresting criminals than the U.S. Capitol police.  

5. The most accurate video

No snarky commentary here. Just … yeah. Pass the pinot. 

Let’s try this again. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/7tHJauFIb7
— Fred Schultz (@fred035schultz) January 7, 2021

Bonus breather

To help you cope with the rest of your day of social distancing and processing the news, here’s a little bonus breathing exercise to calm the nerves and provide a little digital therapy.