Welcome to Litsy!

“Bear beauty for as long as you are able and if you spot a sunning warbler glowing like a prism, remind yourself— joy is not a trick.”
#poetry #joy

Belated #5JoysFriday!
1. My dad & I are making progress in getting rid of unnecessary stuff—someone took the dresser we left at the curb, and we gave a bunch of vintage clothes & hats to a local youth theater org for costumes
2. During the above, I found a sweet “Thank You Grandpa” booklet my nieces gave my dad almost 20 years ago (we kept that!!)
3. Between rainstorms we had some glorious clear days where I could see snow on the mountains ⤵️

#5JoysFriday!

1. Saturday was our wedding anniversary and we celebrated with a fancy dinner paid for by a gift card from my husband‘s boss
2. After the fancy dinner, we went to a Radiolab quiz show followed by a musical performance by Julianna Barwick
3. My good friend who‘s not a big fiction reader decided to read Nicholas Nickleby since I‘m reading it right now, and she‘s really enjoying it and texting me about it!
Continued ⤵️

Went to my local Indie bookstore, RiverBend Bookshop to pick up my Feb. holds & of course I left with 3 more books. What a thrill! #joy #indiebookstores #books

Today‘s thought. #lightoutshinesdarkness #resistance #joy

#5JoysFriday!

1. Sunday jazz
2. A 3-hour lunch convo with one of my best friends yesterday
3. Picking 80+ tangerines from our tree today to take over to our church‘s soup kitchen
4. Library holds came in (finally!)
5. It was warm enough today to wear this t-shirt 😁

Thank you so much @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @TieDyeDude for the #LitsyLove package. These are all books I didn‘t already own, and I‘m excited to read! I love being part of this book loving community! 🥰

I am in India with the (now late) Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama.

#WhereAreYouMonday.
@Cupcake12

#WeekendReads. @rachelsbrittain

"The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore." —C. JoyBell

I've spent a lot of the last year discovering myself. Sometimes in this 'full speed' life we forget ourselves. Our peace. A moment to ourselves. Mostly we focus on others (children, partners, parents...). Sometimes we need to put ourselves first. Even if it's just for 5 minutes.⬇️