Hi JOY! I remember our first meeting where you talked about wanting to do this work. I sent your compelling reflection on "struggle" to our 58 team members at Hope 4 2 Morrow, a substance use treatment facility. It's a common thread in the hearts of clients who seek to reclaim their lives AS WELL AS a theme in those who are sojourners alongside of them! Phew!
I felt so much percolating after reading this, especially with the state of things in the world. I needed to take a moment to gather my words, and still it feels too big to find them.
The smallest ripple, reaches far and wide across the lake. No matter where the horrors and pain are, they touch us, and we are invited into truth. Maybe in just the small ways, that seem so far from where it matters, but the ripples reach. They do.
Recently subscribed to your Substack and I'm so glad I did! The world feels so heavy, full of devastation and loss and division and hatred and violence. Focusing on our small corner of the universe, with whatever actions feel most aligned, without seeing results, is sometimes all we can do. 🤍
Wow. This is a good reminder--the importance of pressing on without a guarantee of results, even when you know you can't solve what feels crushingly unsolvable. I read this right after finishing a piece on a shooting I witnessed, and it was what I needed. Thank you.
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Thank you for this message! So important.
Hi JOY! I remember our first meeting where you talked about wanting to do this work. I sent your compelling reflection on "struggle" to our 58 team members at Hope 4 2 Morrow, a substance use treatment facility. It's a common thread in the hearts of clients who seek to reclaim their lives AS WELL AS a theme in those who are sojourners alongside of them! Phew!
I felt so much percolating after reading this, especially with the state of things in the world. I needed to take a moment to gather my words, and still it feels too big to find them.
The smallest ripple, reaches far and wide across the lake. No matter where the horrors and pain are, they touch us, and we are invited into truth. Maybe in just the small ways, that seem so far from where it matters, but the ripples reach. They do.
Recently subscribed to your Substack and I'm so glad I did! The world feels so heavy, full of devastation and loss and division and hatred and violence. Focusing on our small corner of the universe, with whatever actions feel most aligned, without seeing results, is sometimes all we can do. 🤍
Good God. I'll be coming back to this again and again, it's heady stuff and applies to so many moving parts. Thank you.
Your work with those girls is so honorable. I've been wanting to do something similar, and this might be the nudge I needed. 🙏🏼
The struggle is part of life and often where we find meaning; not always in the resolution, but on the path.
So utterly beautiful Joy. Thank you.
This was beautiful Joy. Thank you ✨
This is so beautiful, and exactly what I needed to hear this morning - thank you!
Wow. This is a good reminder--the importance of pressing on without a guarantee of results, even when you know you can't solve what feels crushingly unsolvable. I read this right after finishing a piece on a shooting I witnessed, and it was what I needed. Thank you.
I needed to re-read this again this morning. Thank you.