#Stubborn Joy

Stubborn Joy Makes Work Feel Lighter

Alice Walker’s line treats joy less as a mood that arrives on its own and more as a posture we decide to carry. The word “stubborn” signals a kind of disciplined insistence—joy that doesn’t wait for perfect conditions or...

Stubborn Joy as a Beacon Through Struggle

At the outset, Lorde’s imperative invites us to treat joy as a discipline rather than a mood. “Stubborn” joy does not deny hardship; instead, it insists on a radiant orientation that refuses to be eclipsed by it.