July 19, 2020. Pure joy—we lived it. Today, we experienced pure joy on the Indian Lake trail. That doesn’t mean things were always happy and full of smiles. In fact, there were several moments of exhaustion, annoyance with bugs, hunger, and aches/pains. Yet, in it all, we found joy. The joy came as we gave voice to the hard things and held space for gratitude alongside it. The joy came through running and skipping on the trails. The joy came through quiet moments of contemplation. The joy came through laughter. There was a lot of laughter today! On the days I am exhausted and overwhelmed, I am inspired by the joy in my kids. Despite the heaviness of the world around them these days (of which they are keenly aware), they harness a remarkable ability to find joy in the present moment. It is a tremendous gift to me and, I imagine, the many smiling people who walked by us on the path today.
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