Is Joy possible during these times of discord? Mary Oliver offers her perspective that while it is often hard to simply live in and enjoy the moment, she urges us to give in to the possibility of that moment and fully experience the joy.
To start with Love and in that instant, the possibility emerges.
Don’t Hesitate
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
— Mary Oliver
don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty
of lives and whole towns destroyed or about
to be. We are not wise, and not very often
kind. And much can never be redeemed.
Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this
is its way of fighting back, that sometimes
something happens better than all the riches
or power in the world. It could be anything,
but very likely you notice it in the instant
when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the
case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid
of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
