Joy Inquiry

Another Sunday

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I think joy is a deep sense of well being. I lay in bed in bed this morning, feeling the edges of myself under the warm covers. Chickens clucked next door. Sun poured onto the bed. I picked up my…
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The Joy Inquiry…So Far

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I skipped yesterday. Intentionally. I wanted to see what would happen. You see I was describing my experiment to two dear friends. “I’m trying to discover and use different neural pathways around writing. Over so many years of deadlines and…
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This Thing Called Joy

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I told some dear friends yesterday about my inquiry into joy and one of them asked, “You want to be more joyful?” No. That’s not it exactly. I love it when the incorrect reflection of something I’ve said asks me…
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And so

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the week begins.
a scarlet sunrise under dark lavender clouds
inside, I question every word I tap out
whywhywhywhywhy
shhhhhh…breath
one after another
loosens the clutch-y feeling
I think about the diabolical idiocy of being human
able to notice a…
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Sundays

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I used to hate Sunday. It was the day before school began. It was day before the mouse trap snapped. It was the day before hum-drum routines took us down. Sundays made me feel sad and nervous. Friday was my…
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