Joy will rise. Trample on it, beat it down, it will live. Joy is sunlight, it's rain, it's life blazing up to the sky in vines and white flowers, it's mud that shields the root, it's wind breathing. Do your worst—joy will rise, not to torment you, but because it must. It doesn't know what … Continue reading Joy will rise
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A first and entirely unoriginal epiphany, which nonetheless was still a big deal for me.
A friend of mine stopped by and knocked on my apartment door. Because I was running a bath, I didn't hear him. He continued to knock for a bit, then just stood there (so he reported later) feeling frustrated and confused. After about 10 minutes, he knocked again, and this time I did hear him. … Continue reading A first and entirely unoriginal epiphany, which nonetheless was still a big deal for me.