“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don’t hesitate. Give in to it.”
-From “Don’t Hesitate,” by Mary Oliver
This poem is one of my favorite framings of joy. Particularly within my experience of grief, it can be so hard to access and sustain joy — feeling permission to give into it and claim even small moments of joy as they come to me has felt so necessary to my survival.
Claim a small moment of joy today.