#Everyday Joy

Turning Ordinary Days into the Extraordinary

Langston Hughes suggests that the raw material of a meaningful life is not rarity but repetition: the ordinary day. What changes everything is the way we meet it—whether we merely pass through hours or “sing” them, notic...

Carrying Gathered Joy Into Every Undertaking

Alice Walker’s line begins with a domestic, almost pastoral image: scattered joys being gathered into a basket. This metaphor suggests that happiness is not always a grand event but a collection of small, overlooked mome...