What feels like joy?
I am presented with the question … what feels like joy? Joy … this has been rare over the past 10 years … in reflection … very rare … in fact it has been non-existent for parts of it.
The moments where I experienced it in the past 10 years were the following … on the salsa dance floor, when I sang Christmas Carols during Christmas time, when my friend’s dream became a reality (studying a Masters in USA), when I got a new job, when I received a diagnosis and woke up the next morning pain free and clearheaded, when I see people enjoying my baking, when someone says thank you for something I didn’t think was seen, when singing in a choir (even if it is painful or challenging or whatever … the singing together and making music together)
Moments of joy. Why only moments, because I was depleted, sick, depressed, burnt out and now I am better. The intention is to fill the joy jar to overflow … so much so that it is contagious … some key perspectives will be changing … in progress … it’s a process … and that process needs to be tackled with intent so that the trust can be built to trust the process to be sustainable.
Joy. Let it flow …
09 December 2025
KarisMatiek 