Civic Flirting

5 easy ways to be joy for the world

Starry Skies

The night is loud, its darkness bright
With the chaotic mayhem of a peaceful night
I gently sigh, and I wonder why,
As I gaze across…

Finding Joy: Coloring

It’s been a little while since I posted something in my Finding Joy series, so I took a moment over the weekend to make…

寻找希望

一名叙利亚难民正在回馈社会。一名儿童在一场毁灭性的地震后跳舞。一对尼日利亚恋人在村子遭受袭击后举办婚礼。我们的工作将我们带到全球危机四伏的地方，但这些照片表明，即使在最艰难的时候，希望与坚韧仍…

Does It Spark Joy?

I’m writing this newsletter having spent the weekend with Marie Kondo’s book “the life-changing magic of tidying up”. An…

“Everybody is Happy, Except Me”

When trouble hits, do you feel this way compared to the world around you?

Something Original

“Who’s your favorite author?”

Our circle of English majors nodded expectantly. This was a meeting for a writing festival committee — of course we’d be following the standard bookish line of small talk.

L’espoir trouvé

Un réfugié syrien qui, à son tour, donne quelque chose aux autres. Un enfant qui danse après un terrible tremblement de terre…