I wish I had the presence of mind to record my team at work this morning. They sang me happy birthday and it was dissonant, off-key, and with varying levels of latency on the line. It was glorious! I want to hold onto moments like those amongst the worry and fear and looming sense of dread.
I planted hyacinths in the backyard under our apple tree last fall. They are rising now, mostly in purple with pink and yellow only now peeking out. These are the moments of small joy.
I don't want to give space to anything but joy here, right now.
"Disasters are, most basically, terrible, tragic, grievous, and no matter what positive side effects and possibilities they produce, they are not to be desired. But by the same measure, those side effects should not be ignored because they arise amid devastation. The desires and possibilities awakened are so powerful they shine even from wreckage, carnage, and ashes. What happens here is relevant elsewhere." Rebecca Solnit
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