Even the worst day had a good song, a decent meal or a joke. Count those, they were real too.

A bad day usually gets summarised by its worst hour, and the summary then stands in for the whole thing. The rest of it still happened. Something tasted good, something was funny for a second, and those moments were not lies or distractions from the real day. They were also the day, and the editing is what removed them.

That is not about deciding it was secretly fine. Hard days are hard and they do not need reframing. It is just worth naming one real good thing before you sleep, so the record you keep of today is accurate rather than a highlight reel of the worst part.