Joy: the beauty of anger, the alchemy of art

Joy: the beauty of anger, the alchemy of art

Kind promise: I will live joyfully without reason. I’ve been feeling angry lately. Just saying that releases a cacophony of monsters. (Actually, that’s a good collective noun for monsters.) The monsters say that I should not be angry. They say that I should not...
Delights – on becoming a cheese voyageur

Delights – on becoming a cheese voyageur

  As I go through my day, I watch for moments when the corners of my mouth turn up and my heart lifts. I note these moments of delight  in my journal and consider their patterns  here. I encourage you to be on the lookout for your Delight of the Day. I have...
Does it spark joy?

Does it spark joy?

Kind promise: I will live joyfully without reason.  Havi Brooks, whose work at The Fluent Self blog I admire, recently suggested a discernment tool. When considering whether to do something, ask: does it spark joy? She credits Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of...
Delights – on becoming a cheese voyageur

Delights – Showing up for each other

As I go through my day, I watch for moments when the corners of my mouth turn up and my heart lifts. I note these moments of delight  in my journal and consider their patterns  here. I encourage you to be on the lookout for your Delight of the Day. January is joy...
2015: choose joy; beam love; breathe peace

2015: choose joy; beam love; breathe peace

  Kind promise: I will live joyfully without reason. It is a new year, and I have created a new mission statement for myself. Each morning, I want to remind myself to choose joy. It’s easy, when I wake to pain and disability, to slide into darkness. That is not...