A little joy on St. Paddy's day

Monday morning cup of thoughts

Photo by Autumn Martin on Unsplash

I shared this quote from Gillian at Spark in the Dark with my Wednesday evening yoga students last week, coupled with teaching a yoga sequence that fostered joy. I will do the same tonight in my Monday class.

Holding multiplicity is a superpower right now. The joy and the heartbreak, the care and the outrage, the light and the shadow. 

In the same post, Gillian creates a lighthearted cartoon with Li’l Bean using Lisa Olivera’s words from Human Stuff.

Stop stifling your joy as if it is a betrayal to your pain. 

One of the students sitting fairly close to the front was looking down at the floor, shaking her head as I read. When she lifted her eyes to mine, it was clear how much she needed to hear Gillian and Lisa’s words. So, I’m making it my job to keep passing their wisdom along, and I hope you will do the same if you know someone else who could use the message.

Happy Saint Patrick’s day, my friends. ☘️