I'm Here For the Joy

The air outside rumbles as planes lift into the sky, while inside garbled announcements blare over the loudspeaker. Somewhere behind me, an older woman speaks in sharp, staccato Italian. But I don’t look away from the curb, my eyes trained on the crowded sidewalk outside the terminal, searching for her, anchoring my belief—and my entire future—on t

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Poet Mary Oliver on allowing yourself to be happy and full:

“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it.

...whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty.

Joy is not made to be a crumb.”