I have been spending a lot of time these last few weeks finding things - websites, social media accounts, books, podcasts, zines, music and anything else I can think of - that make me feel good. Now more than ever, we need to be taking care of ourselves, taking care of our communities and finding [...]
Tag: joy
Creative Spotlight – Morgan Harper Nichols
Back in March, a friend shared a post to their Instagram story that was so lovely I felt compelled to share it myself. I headed over to the artist's account and immediately discovered myself lost in a world of beautiful art and words that spoke eloquently to...well...life. Morgan Harper Nichols is a talented artist, writer [...]
It’s #TimeToTalk – Little Joys
It often feels like mental illness robs us of so much. On the bad days, finding any sort of joy in life can seem completely impossible - futile, in fact. But this is why it's important to find and acknowledge the joy in good days - even the tiniest joys - so that we can [...]
Winter Joy
My heart is so full. It's Christmas and my brother is - wonderfully, unexpectedly -home. There are no words for the joy this has brought me. So instead, I will simply wish you joy and peace of your own and leave you with a wintry poem about light in the darkest part of the year. [...]
A Hundred Tiny Pleasures
There is so much joy to be found in little things. This is a fact that seems to be popping up in front of me on a regular basis at the moment: in the final chapter of Matt Haig's Reasons to Stay Alive he lists just that - reasons to stay alive - and for the most [...]
When the Sun Shines
Everything gets brighter. When the sun shines. We feel lifted up. When the sun shines. There is hope in all the little things. When the sun shines. We feel our blessings more keenly. When the sun shines. We love and live more joyfully. When the sun shines. We breathe in the day. When the sun [...]