Find Joy Wherever and Whenever You Can

The notice came around two o’clock in the afternoon yesterday…we all had to be out of the building before five in anticipation of a curfew. The previous night, there had been rioting, looting and vandalism in many of the communities near where I work. Out of an abundance of caution, our company decided to get everyone out early and home safely.

The world is just upside down right now. It makes me anxious, sometimes angry and feeling helpless.

One of the things I have done since everything started to unravel in mid-March, is to try and find one thing each day that brings me joy. One evening, I sat quietly in my backyard watching daylight fade and listening as some noisy crows chattered back and forth to each other.

On another evening, on the way back from the mailbox, I stopped and sat on my front steps for a moment and admired the daylilies….beautiful and oblivious to the wackiness of the world around them.

A few times a week, I’ll put one of my albums on and listen to some music. On this night, it was Aja by Steely Dan. Definitely something cathartic about watching the record spin on the turntable and listening to music from my high school days.

Finding a bit of joy each day in something. It’s how I’m coping. How about you?