Jonas, I just got published a poem on 'happiness being of the personality and joy being of the soul'.
The fact of joy being an aspect of the soul indeed makes it all quite different from the human emotions of sadness, etc. The soul sees and feels life very differently from the personality.
Andrew - I'm a HUGE fan of Ross Gay's Book of Delights! It's been a big inspiration along the way (and I love his use of swears - they're... artful). Thanks s'much!
Jonas, I just got published a poem on 'happiness being of the personality and joy being of the soul'.
The fact of joy being an aspect of the soul indeed makes it all quite different from the human emotions of sadness, etc. The soul sees and feels life very differently from the personality.
Hiya. Sorry about your cousin. Blessings to her family.
I was wondering if you've heard of Ross Gay. He has a book of essays he wrote over a year called the Book of Delights. This is one of my favourites from the book: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/02/11/loitering-is-delightful/
Beware: there's swears.
Andrew - I'm a HUGE fan of Ross Gay's Book of Delights! It's been a big inspiration along the way (and I love his use of swears - they're... artful). Thanks s'much!
Do you listen to the On Being podcast with Krista Tippett? It's been a great source of knowledge, wisdom, and poetry for me for a couple of years now.
She's fantastic. I used to listen to her a lot and don't listen to her enough these days.