Ghost Ranch: a Joy Seed Practice
Ghost Ranch A Joy Seed Practice Thirsty Leaning Grabbing waterDesperate Like desertLike mesa Like I had just been ParchedDryfrom myThick dreams ofPueblo housesTumbleweedStorytelling Knowing Feeling Green chile sauce Lingering on my tongueI came downstairs Looking For fox turned coyote Chasing
Library Joy: a Joy Seed Practice
Library Joy A Joy Seed Practice I love libraries. I love the way people's eyes light up when I say I'm a librarian. I love the tenderness in people's voices when they share how libraries have touch their lives and
A Note for Loved Ones in Hard Moments
A Note for Loved Ones in Hard Moments A Joy Seed Practice Oh my dear ones. First of all, I love you. I love your tired ways and your trying ways. I love the prayers that you hold and the
Joyful Advent
Joyful Advent Everyday Practices for Waiting Warning: I will be using the Christian Christmas story as a framework for Joy Work in this post, and if that doesn't appeal to you, feel free to skip it. Today marks the beginning of
Planting Gratitude
Planting Gratitude A Joy Seed Practice I like to think of gratitude as a joy seed, little kernels of blessing and awareness sprinkled into life. One of the trickiest places for my mental health is my commute. I struggle to
Storm of Thoughts: Joy Work Poetry
Storm of Thoughts Joy Work Poetry I remember searching for the blueThe calm of the clear skyThe deep hue of waves riding in the oceanThe soft stream just below my skinI look to see grace thereBut I had forgotten how
Friluftsliv: a Joy Seed Practice
Friluftsliv A Joy Seed Practice I learned a new term this week: friluftsliv (pronounced free-loofts-liv). It’s a Nordic term that literally translates as “open-air living” and is definitely trending and I can see why. Connecting with nature is one of
Joy Spaces: Joy Work Poetry
Joy Spaces Joy Work Poetry Come on insideDo you remember this space?This space that held you, healed you, claimed you as its own?There is joy here in this knowingThis is a space of resistance,of forging strength,and tendernessa space of connection,
Awe: a Joy Seed Practice
Awe A Joy Seed Practice I remember the red berries that grew in the shrub off my childhood home's porch. We would pop them off, put them in piles, and pretend to cook them for our make-believe restaurant. The slime
Pumpkin Envy: a Joy Seed Practice
Pumpkin Envy A Joy Seed Practice Confession: I am experiencing pumpkin envy. The neighbor’s garden is growing three enormous, beautiful pumpkins right along the alley between our houses. It’s taking everything in my power not to go over and harvest