Slow Down Sister | April 2nd
about joy - before you roll your eyes read below
Good Morning love,
Our next gathering is this coming Sunday! Take a deep breath because we’re gunna talk about joy.
Joy has always been a shoulder shrug for me. I was way more focused on getting stuff done and saying “safe” than whether or not I had felt any joy in my day. It was, honestly, barely even a blip on the radar.
I’ve been coming around to it though - and it’s been coming around to me as well.
You could say it’s a feeling. An inner voice. A silent whisper that makes you laugh. An energy that enters the room and possesses the body. Call it joy, awe, or elation. When a sense of harmony and fulfillment suddenly prevails…You lean forward and feel a rush of energy, like an answered prayer.
-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
In the past few weeks it has felt like almost every other conversation I was having whether with friends, baristas, or my trader joes cashier, joy kept coming up. Folks speaking about leaning in, following it, and saying f-it to whatever doesn’t bring it. I think we could all use a little more of it; especially now.
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