“I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this. I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place.”
“She loved Patroklos, she loved Meryapi, and it had nothing to do with desire, only joy—to see them was joy; to breathe with them was joy; to ride with Patroklos on a cattle raid was joy; scanning the pines for ambush was joy; holding the shield to protect them from Anyasha’s arrows was joy. If she failed, they would die together, and that too was joy.”
Source: Wrath Goddess Sing
“Every stitch you knit can be a self-care practice. Knitting is our constant companion as we grow and expand our capacity for joy.”
Source: Knitting for Radical Self-Care: Knitwear projects designed as acts of rest, resistance, and radical self-kindness.
“Speech blossoms from anxiety… words were fermented from the uncertainty of existence, like poisonous red mushrooms sprout from the rotting earth. It’s true we have words of joy and pleasure, but aren’t those the most unnatural and contrived of them all? Apparently, human beings experience anxiety even in the midst of joy. But in a place without anxiety, there’s no need for such ignoble contrivances.”
Source: Urashima san
“Whatever brings your soul an immense amount of joy, relish in it. That is the type of energy you want to consistently encompass yourself with.”
“Nurturing a donation is unlocking a donor’s desire to express their joy for caring for others.”
Source: Magnetic Nonprofit: Attract and Retain Donors, Volunteers, and Staff to Increase Nonprofit Fundraising
“If you hate asking for a donation, you don’t understand your donor. You’re stealing their joy.”
Source: Magnetic Nonprofit: Attract and Retain Donors, Volunteers, and Staff to Increase Nonprofit Fundraising
“Donors don’t give to your organization, they give to make the world a better place.”
Source: Magnetic Nonprofit: Attract and Retain Donors, Volunteers, and Staff to Increase Nonprofit Fundraising
“Abundance and joy is not something outside of you—it is not something you have to achieve—it is something that is you and which you therefore uncover.”
Source: Joyful Economy
“The problem with postponing our happiness with checklists is it leads down a road to anything but lasting joy.”
Source: Hoping for Happy: Discovering Joy Amid the Lemons