Doing the Hard(er) Thing (and some very bad news) 

Hey Hank & Katherine-- We know the importance of dogs in the human life, and we are so so so sorry for your circumstance. We can't even imagine your heartbreak right now. Blocko and team

I swear old vlogbrothers videos lurk in the background until the yt recommendation gods decide my life needs this particular piece of wisdom

Doing hard things isn't all that hard. Doing hard things when you have the choice not to, on the other hand, is one of the most difficult things anybody can do. Convenience kills.

Y'know what, you've inspired me to do the same. I've been sleeping in a lot due to having the same job, and it always makes the rest of my day feel bad, I'm upset at myself for wasting my time sleeping in more than I need to. So starting tomorrow morning, I'm going to start waking up earlier! And becoming more happy with myself!

"You can only do so many things you don't want to do before you accidentally eat a whole ice cream cake."

Sending much love to you, Katherine, and Lemon. I know how much it sucks to have a loved family pet that's sick and in pain. Just know that she knows how much she is loved.

Hey Hank, I want to give you some loving in the vegetarianism department here. I'm vegan, and I don't think you should feel pressure to do the thing I've chosen to do. I'm gonna make a video about this very soon, going into more detail, but the bottom line is: food is complicated for a lot of people. I might feel as though I know you, but truth is I don't know you all that well. I know you've experienced depression (right?) in the past (or at the very least unhappiness and self-harm), and also that you have ulcerus colitis. Both of those things are POTENTIAL reasons for why your relationship with food COULD be complicated. (I'm referring here to how some people with depression might develop an unhealthy relationship with food, and ofc that your body specifically might not be able to handle all kinds of food). And here's the deal: That's okay. Your mental and physical health are more important to me than veganism. Guilting people is not only a pretty uneffective method of converting people to veganism/vegetarianism, but it's also a pretty mean one. Because WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH PEOPLE ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING TO EAT ANYTHING IN THE FIRST PLACE. Lots of people have eating disorders. Others just experience no pleasure in eating (maybe due to depression) and struggle to shove anything down their own throats. Others have fears or anxieties surrounding cooking and using the kitchen in general and end up eating microwave pizza everyday because that's the only thing they feel safe making. GUILTING THESE PEOPLE DOESN'T HELP ANIMALS. It also doesn't help the environment, and it certainly doesn't help the person we're shaming. For people to eat anything and to be as healthy as they possibly can be is a victory. A huge one, at that. And any optional dietary exclusion on top of that should be done with caution. If being a vegan/vegetarian makes you happy, then go for it. Do not sacrifice your mental or physical health for any political cause, please. Only become a vegetarian/vegan for YOU, and cheat as much as you want to. And remember that you don't have to go all the way to make a difference. If a lot of people start cutting down on how much meat/dairy they consume (without stopping completely) that will still reduce the overall meat and dairy consumption. If you sometimes buy vegan products, then you are at least sometimes encouraging companies creating those products. Please don't feel bad about yourself.

Being a parent isn't hard - it's the most fun ever. I hadn't played a video game or ridden a skateboard till I had kids. I've started reading comics again. And my god - how much more awesome was it to watch Force Awakens with my two hysterically excited sons than on my own with popcorn in my beard.

What I've learned in life is that willpower is finite, forcing me to focus and prioritize on choices that matter most to me. Also, I hope you pup doesn't suffer too much. :(

So sorry to hear about Lemon. I once had a pet who got cancer and it's no less heartbreaking that when a human loved one gets it. Except you can't communicate to them that you'll be there for whatever they need, and they can't communicate to you about what it is they need. All the best, Hank (whatever that may be).

"That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I have no scientific evidence for this, but sometimes I feel like you can only do so many things you don't wanna do before you just accidentally eat a whole ice cream cake." -my new favorite Hank quote

Also, Hank missed a perfect opportunity to throw in a Shia LaBoeuf meme.

Read the description, really worth it

Watching this video in 2019 was weird because Hank is a parent!! Good for him

Hank, I can totally relate, especially in this land of RU-vid where I only answer to myself. Well, myself and the comments section when I fall behind schedule, but....

I'm really sorry to hear about Lemon. I hope everything ends up okay.

I love how "accidentally eat a whole ice cream cake" is something that is considered a possibility in Hanks world. We live in a very similar world. LMAO XD

Oh Hank, I'm so sorry to hear about Lemon. I've followed your stories including her on snapchat and she's a lovely dog. And recently losing a dog I grew up with, I know how difficult it is watching a part of your family (even a canine part) suffer. Sending you all the positive vibes

Hank, Katherine - having been where you are now, I feel your pain. Seeing your pet suffer is a horrendous twist on the joys of caring for another living creature as part of your family. I'm on my 4th dog now, (first grey), and the very first night I bought her home, I realised the decision I would someday have to make for her. Lemon loves you both, I've seen it in evidence on Snapchat. When she finally has her release, that love that fills her heart will always be with her. x

2:19 there actually IS a whole body of scientific evidence for this - almost literally: Put people in a laboratory, give them some stressful tasks where they need to control themselves in some way, then place a bowl of cookies (or ice cream) in front of them and observe the consequences.^^ (Always including a control group that didn't have the stressful tasks.) The main finding is that this kind of self-control skill works like a muscle (using it exhausts it short-term, but also makes it grow long-term). It's called ego depletion.

I'm so sorry about Lemon, Hank.. thinking good thoughts for her and you and Katherine. On the topic of eating meat/vegetarianism, why don't you just buy meat from local farms who treat their animals well? I'm a vegetarian, and while I personally just choose not to eat meat, I think it's great that there are small family farms who are kind and care for their animals. It's important that those who can afford more expensive meat support those businesses:]

Thanks, Hank! That really helped motivate me to do the hard (but right) thing. Or to put it another way: you lifted my spirits and made my night all at the same time!

I've learned so much from you and your brother. I watch your video's almost everyday and often refer to you as my 'friends' because I see you two more than most of my friends. I've never commented before, but I have a dog I love very much and so I can relate to your pain and wanted to say I'm sorry for your loss. I just wanted to say that knowing that the harder thing to do is that right thing, can often make it easier when it comes to that critical time to act, on anything.

i feel you hank. i really feel you.

I am so sorry about Lemon, Hank. Having a dog that you love suffer and not being able to do much about it is heart wrenching. Lemon is such an adorable dog and I could see from your snapchats how much she means to you. I wish you strength in these difficult times

thanks man the description really helped get a bunch of clutter out of my head. much love.

Thank you so much, I really needed these words. 🙏🏻❤️

This was super inspiring to me, hearing that other people have the same internal struggle with doing things for the long(er) term that I have. Also, I'm so terribly sorry to hear that Lemon's not doing too well. I hope she doesn't suffer, and that she's not in too much pain. I can sympathize, my cat isn't doing so well either, it's so hard to watch. I'm wishing you guys the best.

In regards to vegetarians, kind of, "I'm amazed by some peoples ability to do hard things all day long, forever." going vegan or vegetarian is rarely ever a purely health or environment choice. It's usually a core principle value that has to do with the morality, which is what makes it easy. I don't have trouble sticking to it because it's a principle, and principles are important me. If you feel it's too hard than just don't bother. You probably wouldn't be happy, or not at least until mainstream food manufacturers start producing delicious packaged vegan foods. For this reason being vegan for me is the opposite of hard, I feel empowered everyday that I stay true to my values.

thank you for posting this. I find I have a similar conversation in my own mind a lot too. I'm sorry about your dog, there's really not a lot that hurts more personally than losing a pet or companion you love. I wish you and your family many minor joys every day to help you through it

Thank you, Hank. I really, really needed this today. *hugs*

"Sometimes I feel like you can only do so many things you don't want to do before you accidentally eat a whole ice cream cake." It's the "accidentally" that gets me. That just feels so real.

Hey Hank! I've been vegetarian for 4 years now, & I just went vegan 5 months ago..Going vegan, it was definitely harder. I wasn't sure I was ready? But my sister went for it, & after two months of watching her get on with things (& never complain!) I thought, maybe I'm not ~ready to do this thing that will change my life & challenge me to be more patient & responsible, but the best version of myself CAN do this, & I want to be THAT person, so I just went for it! & for a month I was cranky & had to learn how to cook & accept the options of food I had & make them work, or spend hungry minutes making rice when I just wanted something now! But then it started to click..I started seeing more options just by changing my perspective, I got more creative & optimistic with what I had to work with, & that clarity & humility has generously impacted all aspects of my life, has kept me thriving from a place of patience & appreciation & wisdom. We adapt & grow stronger.

Hank, this is something that I really needed to hear. And I appreciate how hard it can be to find the right words or the will to express this, so thank you for doing so ❤

I am so sorry for the pain you are going through I can empathize, when you got Lemon I was happy for you as I know how much a dog bring to ones life. Thank you for sharing this with us.

I'm so sorry for lemon! My greyhound just died from skin cancer recently and knowing that he is no longer in pain is very helpful.

I´m so sorry about your dog, I know what you´re feeling, my family dog is very sick, she also has cancer, and it is terminal. the worst thing is seeing her suffer, and to know that my days with her are ending

You have no idea how much I needed this video. *hugs* Even through the tough times, you never forget to be awesome

You know, Hank, this video came at a time where I find it particularly useful. Thank you. It seems that recently I've been on a stint of productivity and I've been trying to adjust myself as such, but I've found much difficulty in motivation.

I find this true a lot. "Oh, hey, I know I wanted to go work out, but why don't I check one more thing on Facebook? Or listen to one more song?" How do I fight that? I don't always, but when I do it's because I just get UP and do it. Also, reminding yourself that the sooner you do it, the sooner it will be over helps.

I've never struggle being a veggie. Most food isn't meat and my diet actually got more varied when I stopped eating meant. maybe give it a go for a month and see how you feel?

I went through this myself last year and it was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I hope you and Katherine can hold each other up through this. Lemon has been such a good fur baby and you both have given her such a good life. All three of you are better for having found each other. ~Trav

I hope all is well soon, this video is really what I needed so thank-you for that. Take some solace in the fact that the community is here for you guys!

Hank, I have been thinking a lot about the first thing that you mentioned: "do I do the thing that will make me happy right now, or the thing that will make me happier in the long term?" You see after watching your video "the cost of fun" I have been thinking "why can't there be a number that represents how valuable one activity is over another?" So I decided to come up with an equation, with which one can calculate a value for each activity, so that one can get a better idea of how much this activity is really worth to you by having a number instead of a vague "this will make me feel better later". If you're interested in this, hit me up and I will send you the "paper" I wrote. I am currently starting to work with a friend of mine on an android app, that will make the calculations much easier. Anyway, I hope things get better for you soon!

This is probably not going to be a popular opinion (and it's not popular with me, either, even though it originates from me), but I've long held this sort of theory of equal problems. It is, in a nutshell, the opposite of the "how can you complain when there are people starving in Africa" argument. I think everyone's problems are equally big to them, even if they might not be seen as equally big on a sort of distant, objective scale. Like, objectively, the fact that someone in a developing country doesn't have clean water is a MUCH bigger problem than a spoiled rich princess not getting a pony for her sweet 16 or whatever. But the thing is, the princess cares as much or more about her problem than the person who is used to dealing with not having clean water every day. The thing is, I think human beings have limits to the extent of their emotions. Like, you can't feel worse about your own problems (past a certain point) just because they are objectively more terrible than someone else's. It's a matter of personal scale. On a 1 - 10 scale of misery, I feel something as a 9 or 10 because it's the worst thing to ever happen to me personally, not because it's the worst thing to ever happen to anyone ever. But someone who is more fortunate than I am might feel a 10 at something that I would consider a 3. Their 10 is just as intense to them, feels just as bad to them, as my 10. It doesn't actually matter that my 10 is "objectively" worse. Thinking this way helps me to think more complexly about people. It helps me to remember that when people seem like they're too angry or too scared or too upset about something that I consider not a big deal (ie people who freak out because of gay rights, etc.), it's not necessarily because they're idiots. It's because they have a different frame of reference than I do. Just as I would hope they would be sympathetic to my problems, I need to work hard to be sympathetic to their problems, even if I don't consider them problems. I need to help them understand my perspective, rather than berate them for not sharing it. Likewise, this helps me to not feel as guilty for being stressed out or feeling bad about some things. Like, I work really hard, and I often feel bad for feeling tired and stressed out because I know there are people who work harder. There are nurses with crazy night shifts and teachers who work full days plus teaching prep plus after-school activities and I've got nothing on them. So why do I have a right to feel tired when they manage their insane schedules and still seem fine? It's because it's not what I'm used to. It's because what I'm doing is outside my comfort zone, and pushing myself further than I'm used to. And in time, maybe I could become a person who is comfortable doing that sort of craziness that the nurses and the teachers manage, but it would take a lot of effort and it would be a significant change in who I am as a person. I should still respect them for it, I can still be in awe of their abilities, but I should not berate myself for not being able to match up to it. I don't think this should be used as an excuse to be lazy or uncaring about things: I don't think we should give people who throw a tantrum over not getting a pony (or people, for instance, who eat meat?) a pass just because they've led easy lives. In fact, the opposite: I think this should be a reason for us all to try very hard to consider the contexts of others, and to remember that our personal difficulties are relative to us, and don't always match those around us. In order to have better, more effective communication, we need to try and understand those contexts and meet people halfway, or at least speak to them in their own contextual language.

Thank you so much for sharing! I struggle with getting out of bed too. except I beat myself up for it. I so admire you for getting up every morning to go on walks, even in the cold. I want to work my way up to that eventually.

This video was exactly what I needed today. I can completely relate to pushing back aspects of everyday life I know will make me happier in the long term for "right now" reward. It's nice to know that I'm not alone in the struggle that comes with balencing life.

I'm so sorry to hear about Lemon, trust me, I know what you're going through. We are all here to love and support through this. Sending lots of love your way ❤️

I'm so sorry to hear about your dog Hank. I wish you and Lemon the best

Thanks Hank! I needed this video. I've been having a hell of a time too, and knowing you get up and do person things and telling me to "jump in the cold pool..." makes actually jumping in a cold pool and doing swimmer things a heck of a lot easier.

I really liked this video and its honesty. It's very true about doing hard things and how you feel so much better later when you choose it but the me of now has no desire to make the sacrifice. Good luck and I like the idea of building a habit and getting good and just doing it and not letting the conscious self get too involved.

We found out my dog of 12 years had cystic bone cancer two days after my birthday this year. I feel so so deeply for you and your family. Nothing can replace the way you feel when a dog greets you coming home with the knowledge that they have and will always adore you endlessly. I wish I had the proper words to make you and your family feel better. It will be hard, but I hope that you're able to help Lemon, and if not: that your family will be able to grow closer as you go through this extremely difficult time.

It can be quite overwhelming to consider the amount of things we could be doing better and our own moral failings we continuously justify. And for quite a while I've always felt overwhelmed by this, I still often do. But I find that if you choose to focus on one thing at a time, to make whatever you're trying to do better a habit, and choose for the time that you are developing that habit (or two) to, not ignore, but delay worrying about all the other things you could be doing better , that i find helps a great deal. Do the one hard(er) thing until it is no longer hard but always remember the intent is to progress and to get to the other hard things eventually. Also support but also participation from friends family room mates or whomever is very very helpful.

thank you very very much for this video, Hank. you have helped me feel less like a failure for not being able to do 'ALL THE THINGS' which we are meant to. made me feel like the small amount of things i can do is good, and that i can do one or two more things at my own pace - that that's a valid choice.

This is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I can completely relate to this, and have been experiencing this struggle a lot lately. I need this video.

Sending love to lemon !Also "opportunity cost " explained in the most hankiest way

You can only do so many things you don't want to do, before you just accidentally eat a whole ice cream cake.

Sorry for your hard times. My family and I were going through the same thing at the same time. As far as the hard thing, I agree, hard things are hard. Thank you for restating my favorite axiom that between hard and easy, hard is always better in a manner that I never could.

Hank, I needed this video right now. Thank you for voicing the concerns I have been having recently. Also, I'm sorry to hear about your dog. *telepathic kisses and cuddles sent to Lemon*

Honestly Hank your problem is that you are trying to accomplish moral improvement by discipline, but discipline only works externally not internally. You improve morally by allowing yourself to LOVE more, and the more you love the good things you do the stronger the desire to do them becomes, until the love is stronger than the resistance and you bloom. That said don't be too hard on yourself. You guys are a great source of good and have even helped me out, and I'm 27 and should be a fully functioning independent adult by societal standards.

To the few vegetarians who were rude to Hank, or who are rude to anyone in advocating for vegetarianism: Do not kid yourselves that you are nice people just because you care about animals. Hank, I'm very sorry to hear this news about your dog.

My heart is breaking for y'all and for Lemon. We went through something similar with my childhood dog a couple of years ago. It seems so impossible to make the tough decision, until someday you know without any doubt that it's the right thing to do for them. But that doesn't make it any less sad. She's a lucky dog to be loved by a family like yours, and y'all are lucky to be loved by a dog like her.

You guys have a way of saying everything I need to hear exactly when I need to hear it. Thank you, Hank.

I'm so sorry, Hank. Big hugs from here. I hope everything improves soon.

I am very sorry to hear the very bad news. I am also, very grateful for the video. It was wonderful and wise.

So sorry to hear about Lemon!!! I know what it's like to see your best doggie friend get sick (lost my childhood dog last November), but because of you and your videos I adopted a greyhound of my own! So Missy and I are sending positive thought and prayers your and Lemon's way!

I sort of have a thing for imperfect proposal stories. Especially when they come from healthy couples who can laugh at themselves while they retell them. Not the horror stories that end in tears, but the unsexy, real life or totally stymied sort. There is something endearing about the best laid plans going awry or even the lack of a plan can be romantic. (One of my favorite couples ever got engaged in a Burger King parking lot). Don't get me wrong, elaborate proposal stories are romantic (at least in part because of the thought and planning that goes into them), but the growing pressure to have an epic story is kind of absurd. Some of the strongest marriages I know have hilariously anti climactic proposal stories. Can you or John do a video telling YOUR proposal story? I also think a video compilation of bad proposal stories would be awesome. :)

Put Lemon down brother, it'll hurt now, but it's better for the long run... My dog was sick, kidney failure, would throw up, wouldn't eat, was dying on the inside, I made the decision to put him down before it got worse! I miss him, and I was sad for awhile, but when I think about him now, it makes me smile because I chose to remember the good times! Like the silly look he'd give me everytime I opened the door! At the end of the day, everyone is different, but I thought to myself, well... I'd want someone to do that for me!

Hi Hank, I'm so sorry about Lemon's circumstance. My dog of 14 years passed away just last November due to kidney failure and old age. Seeing your loved ones suffer is one of the hardest things any caring human being has to go through, and trust me when I say the pain is so worth it--because the pain you're feeling now and the pain I still feel months after losing her, is just the residual effects of the tremendous love we received. I hope Lemon feels better, and as I am sure you are already doing, just be with her.

ive been having trouble figuring out what exactly is troubling me and i think u put it together so well and its a relief even if it isnt the solution to the problem im having. i prob make 0 sense bc everythings so cryptic. anyways sorry about the bad news. hope this is where u and everybody gain strength and sympathy.

Oh Hank. I'm so sorry to hear about Lemon and I will be thinking good thoughts for her and you and Katherine. Before Cursed Child comes out, you should write another song and release it a few days before it comes out and see if you predict as much stuff as you did with Deathly Hallows!

I hate mornings! No one can change that about me!

Hank, I am so sorry to hear about Lemon. From what I've seen watching your videos over the years she seems like a wonderful dog, and I'm so happy she found a loving home with you and Katherine. I hope you both get to spend as much time as possible with her

I'm SO sorry about your dog. I know how it can feel to see someone in so much pain and not having anything to help them. I feel your sadness. And I, Myself have gotten a bit emotional because I have saw what a lovely little derp she is. And I don't easily cry for such things. But I guess animals are my weakness. You have my prayers and hopes. I hope you guys can get though this

Damn you instant gratification! [Shakes fist in the air]

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great." --Jimmy Dugan, "A League of Their Own"

i don't show up in this community much these days but i do appreciate this video. i'm quite deep in a slump right now and my attendance to my uni lectures and other things that i love but that are maybe not so easy to go do has seriously been suffering. it's really hard to drag yourself out of a slump that's become a routine, and it's even harder not to beat yourself up about not being able to do it, so this is a nice something to hear in the midst of an unpleasant slump that i'm having a hard time getting out of (my love to lemon and to the rest of your family. losing someone you care about is never easy)

Losing a pup is always so hard, I just had a dream about mine the other night and she's been gone for 3 years now. I obviously did not know Lemon, but anytime she was in a video or a picture of her was shared it always brought me (and I am sure many others) so much joy. I am very glad she got to spend her time with such a wonderful and loving family

Read the description. Hank, Katherine, Lemon - lots of love and warm and fuzzy hugs. Losing part of your family is very hard and I hope and pray that you remember all the crazy, ridiculous, fun filled times you had. Thanks for trying to do the harder things. It makes me wanna try too.

I tried vegetarianism out on a whim with no set amount of time and it stuck. I promise it is a lot easier than it seems. Veganism I tried as well and found it more manageable than I expected with a lot of rewards but VERY socially awkward. That didn't stick so much.

I'm so sorry about your sweet puppy. I hope that you can find comfort in that she has had a beautiful life because of your companionship. Internet hugs to you both.

I have an old dog with various illnesses, and I understand your heartbreak. My recipe for getting through is to try and fully feel all the joyful moments, even if they're tiny. I happy-cried over my little one really enjoying a bone at Christmas, which sounds silly but it meant the world to me. The good moments make the hard ones bearable. Sending so much love to you all xxx

I'm so sad for you about Lemon :( keeping her in my thoughts.

Only a few weeks ago my dog got lost in a park. It was 8 agonizing hours before we found her. I don't think I ever bawled so hard in the last 10 years. A good dog is a family member. I'm very sorry for what you're experiencing right now.

Thank you for yet another wonderful and thought-provoking video, Hank. Like you, I'm seeing a beloved pet (in my case, my youngest cat Sera) through the evils of cancer, and it freakin' sucks. Please know that your family is in my thoughts.

thank you so much for this video. it exploded by brain in a good way because i too struggle with things of this nature and I always asked myself "why should i get up when sleep till the mid afternoon would be so much better?" but hopefully now when its early morning and I'd rather be dead than get out of bed i can think of this video and hopefully get the motivation to get up. I'm so sorry about lemon, seeing her in your snapchat stories always makes me so happy. she is a beautiful dog, I hope the time you've had together and the future has been and will be really special.

DID YOU JUST SAY A NEW HARRY POTTER BOOK?????

Hank and Katherine, I'm so sorry for your loss and grieving. losing a pet is the hardest thing. you never truly recover. But Lemon loves you, and she would hold on for you if she could. Hold onto her memory and each other. You both are in my prayers. when time has passed, I found it cathartic to mane an obituary. or a memory box.

That is actually amazing advice, I try to follow the kind of mentality you mentioned in your vid and at the same time I feel bad that I have it "soo goood" but I still complain. Even tho I think that doing what feels right is the right decision I am the one to go the most against that sometimes... of all the people that I know. Because I am forced to. And yes willpower is very finite, I've recently experienced that and I am still feeling it's effects since I think I managed to get myself into a chronically fatigued state. Yep... life is great sometimes... Loved the way you talk, it made me talk!

So sorry to hear about Lemon Hank. I've lost a dog before and seen her get progressively worse and it is a terrible thing to go through. My thoughts are with you and Lemon. And I'm sorry you are struggling with doing the right/harder thing even though it would make your life better. It is a constant struggle I think we all experience in life, sometimes more potently than other times. But you will get through it and figure something out. Baby steps, Hank. You don't have to change the world in a day. :) DFTBA

Alby D is totally Dumbledore's secret rap star alter-ego XD

Dear Hank, I understand. Dogs to people who don't have dogs are just there. You see them, they're cute, and you go on about your day. But to a person who has dogs, they are so much more. They are a walking sense of pure emotion and wisdom. They are a child, a sibling, and a parent in one furry ball of cute. They know what's best for you, they love you even though you won't sure that big piece of steak with them, and they need you in the same way you need them. They understand the most important things in life. Dogs understand love, and help us understand it too. That is why dogs are beautiful creatures. I know that it's hard to lose a dog, to lose the love they had for you and not lose the love you have for them. I hope Lemon goes happily and peacefully. And I hope you never forget what it was like to pet her.

I love how you are still so cheery and peppy. Stay strong!

This actually made me cry, both your dog and you thought process on decision making, I hope you and John understand how much your perspective helps people both in and out of the nerdfighter community, you and your brother bring me joy on my darkest days, and shine light on my most personal moral quandaries, thank you Jhon and Hank green, you have helped make my hard decisions easier, and have helped to continue to change my outlook on the world for the better, even on the days that seems impossible. I can not overstate how helpful your opinions have been to my life and perspective, and I cant thank you enough for that.

Hank & Katherine: Sorry to hear about Lemon. My greyhound, Mimi, had the same osteosarcoma. My deepest sympathies. You're not alone.

I am sorry, Hank. I am glad Lemon got to retire into a home that loves and cares for her as much as you and Katherine do. You seem like an amazing couple with huge hearts and I don't think Lemon could have found a better set of humans to love her and comfort her in her times of need. You decreased the world suck in your dogs life! Plus you gave her snacks and that is like 100% the best thing ever. For anyone. Ever. Snacks are good. Snacks show you care. I hope you guys are alright. :( I'd offer snacks but I really have a thing about shipping food. It's probably really gross because every time I get anything in the mail it has at least on stain on it and I have zero clue what would stain an apple but I am sure it would find a way.

I really needed this video. I'm so very sorry about your dog, Hank. :'(

Thanks Hank for telling me what I needed to hear. You and Katherine are in my thoughts and good vibes. P.S. I also have the song in my head all the time thingy! I thought I was the only one! My friends are always on me when I'm humming a song or something and I don't even realize it.