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Trust The Joy Inside You

Look for it, even when you're despairing.

Heather Havrilesky
Feb 07, 2025
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Asclepius formidabilis (Griefbane) (1997), Dorothea Tanning

The central principle I work from whenever I answer a letter is this: No matter what your problems, limitations, anxieties, and very real obstacles in life, you still have direct access to joy. Joy is hiding everywhere — in the walls, under the floorboards, in all of the unsightly cracks in your…

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