Appreciate this space, though I'm always a couple days late. I've found some cool essays here. Mine this week is about a cosmic connection with an old friend who passed before I could say goodbye.
This week I want to share something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. Happiness versus Joy.
In my work these get confused all the time. I see the term happier being misused when really it’s joy. Maybe I’m wrong but the right activities and even objects can bring us more joy. I think happiness comes from a deeper place.
I realize those here with a background in the difference will think this as such an obvious statement.
Internet marketing often infers happiness will come from the right home, the right clothes, the right job. Maybe if they’re the right choice…you can get more joy from these things but happiness takes more than an object of our affection.
I haven’t written an article about the topic yet it’s still coming to the surface🤔.
That's so interesting. I think the opposite. The friend plantain I'm eating makes me feel happy. Joy is something deeper. I'm going to think on this more and am curious what you will write about it!
Hi, I’m Ankita. I’ve been blogging since 2004, and I write Lifestyle of a Professional, about motherhood, womanhood, identity, and the ordinary negotiations of everyday life. This week, I’m sharing an essay about healthy living once it leaves the wellness advertisement and enters real life.
Work schedules. Family meals. Dinner invitations. Tired bodies. Children who reject vegetables as a matter of personal philosophy. It is also about the quiet smugness that can come with discipline, and what happens when a healthy routine begins running your life instead of supporting it.
My name is Jennifer aka Migraine Girl 🧠. I am 54 years old and I write about my lived experience with Chronic Hemiplegic Migraine. I am also a 2 time stroke survivor, a wife, mother and Oma.
I just started a series called Invisible Things. I will let you see behind the scenes struggles of chronic illness and disability.
Jennifer - I resonate deeply with what you've shared, for similar but different reasons. Thank you for sharing your experience and being the voice for others. I've restacked this with a note. ;-) warm wishes.
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot. Honestly didn’t know if I would have an audience yet. Yes us eldest daughters are in a club of our own for sure! Time for us now…
Hi! I'm Anna and I'm an American writer & mom living in London. I recently left corporate editorial to finish my novel, build a brand, and raise two girls. Court & Spark is where I write about pursuing play & creativity in the margins of a busy life.
This week I wrote about the weird revelation of missing people...and my quest to find them at a few literary events (and my takeaways from each one - including the very quotable advice from a publisher that I used for the title): "Don’t let someone you’re sleeping with read your first draft" https://substack.com/@annasvoboda/p-207820859
So busy this week, planning the August story slam, Sister Suffragette and ready to launch my first book slam, this afternoon at 3pm ET. Hosting the Substack launch of Jill Swenson's new memoir, The Land of Everlasting Sky, presented by Wham! Bam! Book! Slam! I'll be telling a story, so will Jill, and her guests, Susan J Tweit and Elizabeth Rynecki. The event is free, and definitely worth attending. Register for the book slam here: https://luma.com/mvpu78nk.
I write literary memoir through the lens of nervous system awareness. My work explores attention, delight, relationships, travel, books, and the small shifts we make that create big change.
Hello healing friends. I am Micro~Healing with Heather, a place where I post information and healing peices of writing in small (micro) doses. I wrote this poem after being shown a yard full of baby trees by a close friend and therapist. Here is my interpretation of the symbolic meaning of what I took in. We can all transform and grow in unimaginable ways once we let go of the old identity ……..https://heathernicholehiller.substack.com/p/roots?r=60jhoj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Hi everyone. Hope you had a good week. My latest essay is called "When Your Parenting Map Isn't Working Anymore". It's about facing those difficult times when you've lost connection with your teenager and you know in your heart that your usual approach isn't going to bring you back together. If it speaks to you, I'd be grateful for some comments and shares. Thanks. https://lori529.substack.com/p/when-your-parenting-map-isnt-working?r=1toywd&utm_medium=ios
Late to the party again...I'll get my head into this Friday share and indeed into Substack soon! I'd love to take a moment here to share my new publication 'The Wild Spark' and my latest piece sharing some practices I use to overcome anxiety and help you move forward with solo travel plans and journeys as a mid-life woman. You'll find the article here: https://discoverthewildspark.substack.com/p/the-wild-spark-travel-anxiety-toolkit?r=yorqk&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Appreciate this space, though I'm always a couple days late. I've found some cool essays here. Mine this week is about a cosmic connection with an old friend who passed before I could say goodbye.
https://www.myspiritualityexperiment.com/p/two-states-at-once
This week I want to share something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. Happiness versus Joy.
In my work these get confused all the time. I see the term happier being misused when really it’s joy. Maybe I’m wrong but the right activities and even objects can bring us more joy. I think happiness comes from a deeper place.
I realize those here with a background in the difference will think this as such an obvious statement.
Internet marketing often infers happiness will come from the right home, the right clothes, the right job. Maybe if they’re the right choice…you can get more joy from these things but happiness takes more than an object of our affection.
I haven’t written an article about the topic yet it’s still coming to the surface🤔.
That's so interesting. I think the opposite. The friend plantain I'm eating makes me feel happy. Joy is something deeper. I'm going to think on this more and am curious what you will write about it!
Me too… languaging at its core. I think in terms of mental health can someone depressed feel joy but may not be happy? But can they also feel happy?
I’m a naturally happy person so it’s very hard for me.
Can objects make us happier?
I have things in my home, people in my life that I think bring me great joy. But fo they change my state of happiness?
Hi, I’m Ankita. I’ve been blogging since 2004, and I write Lifestyle of a Professional, about motherhood, womanhood, identity, and the ordinary negotiations of everyday life. This week, I’m sharing an essay about healthy living once it leaves the wellness advertisement and enters real life.
Work schedules. Family meals. Dinner invitations. Tired bodies. Children who reject vegetables as a matter of personal philosophy. It is also about the quiet smugness that can come with discipline, and what happens when a healthy routine begins running your life instead of supporting it.
https://ankitabhatiadhawan.substack.com/p/when-healthy-living-meets-real-life
Looking forward to reading what everyone else has shared this week.
My name is Jennifer aka Migraine Girl 🧠. I am 54 years old and I write about my lived experience with Chronic Hemiplegic Migraine. I am also a 2 time stroke survivor, a wife, mother and Oma.
I just started a series called Invisible Things. I will let you see behind the scenes struggles of chronic illness and disability.
https://migrainegirl.substack.com/p/invisible-things-chronic-illness
Jennifer - I resonate deeply with what you've shared, for similar but different reasons. Thank you for sharing your experience and being the voice for others. I've restacked this with a note. ;-) warm wishes.
Hello! I’m new on here and published my first essay today. I will be writing my stories about putting myself first…finally! My story is here in case anyone wants to read it: https://finallyfirst.substack.com/p/moving-six-thousand-miles-away-just?r=8jifvz&utm_medium=ios
Congratulations on your first essay! It is beautifully written and articulates so well what many of us oldest daughters deal with.
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot. Honestly didn’t know if I would have an audience yet. Yes us eldest daughters are in a club of our own for sure! Time for us now…
Hi! I'm Anna and I'm an American writer & mom living in London. I recently left corporate editorial to finish my novel, build a brand, and raise two girls. Court & Spark is where I write about pursuing play & creativity in the margins of a busy life.
This week I wrote about the weird revelation of missing people...and my quest to find them at a few literary events (and my takeaways from each one - including the very quotable advice from a publisher that I used for the title): "Don’t let someone you’re sleeping with read your first draft" https://substack.com/@annasvoboda/p-207820859
Encouraging and good advice!
Hi all - I've been out of touch for about a week and have missed so much! I write about midlife, caregiving, and liminal spaces. this week, I posted about remembering how hard it was sometimes to be a single mom to two boys, and how close we are now. https://deathproject.substack.com/p/the-secret-park?r=6zi0b4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Greetings! I'm Alta M, a former NP with a Ph.D. I write about my diagnostic odyssey misadventures with rare diseases. Thank you for taking a peek!
https://diagnosticodyssey.substack.com/p/post-18-what-is-vocational-rehabilitation?r=79n9kb
Sounds super cool. Retired RN here
Thank you, Wanda! I'm trying ... :]
So busy this week, planning the August story slam, Sister Suffragette and ready to launch my first book slam, this afternoon at 3pm ET. Hosting the Substack launch of Jill Swenson's new memoir, The Land of Everlasting Sky, presented by Wham! Bam! Book! Slam! I'll be telling a story, so will Jill, and her guests, Susan J Tweit and Elizabeth Rynecki. The event is free, and definitely worth attending. Register for the book slam here: https://luma.com/mvpu78nk.
For info: https://www.whambamthankyouslam.com/p/wham-bam-book-slam-with-jill-swenson
Also, posted the video replay of last week's monthly story slam, enjoy!
https://www.whambamthankyouslam.com/p/freedom-or-fear-the-replay
If anyone has a book about to publish, or a yen to get on our virtual stage and tell a story, DM me! xo
You're so prolific! Will need to catch a story slam one of these days.
I hope you do. And they're all recorded, in case it feels to late for you (UK?).
And you also may need to come tell a story of your own! What do you think?
xo
Good morning all! This week I'm sharing my piece "All the Natashas I've Been Before."
https://natashasteer.substack.com/p/all-the-natashas-ive-been-before
I write literary memoir through the lens of nervous system awareness. My work explores attention, delight, relationships, travel, books, and the small shifts we make that create big change.
Book-loving midlifer sharing reading prescriptions for whatever may ail you https://thebookishcommons.substack.com/p/the-reading-apothecary-no-1?r=12ykd&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Love this concept! I couldn't use the button for some reason to vote - but mine is for "disappearing into another world"
I went to Mexico City and all I brought back was this lousy post. (We all remember those t-shirts, right?) Here's me having fun with my pics and captions from an amazing trip to CDMX: https://alysonmosqueradutemple.substack.com/p/mexico-city-sexy-as-cheese
Hello healing friends. I am Micro~Healing with Heather, a place where I post information and healing peices of writing in small (micro) doses. I wrote this poem after being shown a yard full of baby trees by a close friend and therapist. Here is my interpretation of the symbolic meaning of what I took in. We can all transform and grow in unimaginable ways once we let go of the old identity ……..https://heathernicholehiller.substack.com/p/roots?r=60jhoj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Two new book reviews this week; the latest in my series "memoir as book review." No one will have to guess if my posts are written by AI.
https://editoronboard.substack.com/p/literary-crimes-in-southern-california?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3fwf9
Hi everyone. Hope you had a good week. My latest essay is called "When Your Parenting Map Isn't Working Anymore". It's about facing those difficult times when you've lost connection with your teenager and you know in your heart that your usual approach isn't going to bring you back together. If it speaks to you, I'd be grateful for some comments and shares. Thanks. https://lori529.substack.com/p/when-your-parenting-map-isnt-working?r=1toywd&utm_medium=ios