“Bursts of Fun and Joy” explores fun, joy, happiness, and even silliness, allowing ourselves to enjoy more, be more lighthearted, and experience and share joy and fun.
Readings & Links, Thursday April 13, 2023
Readings:
This Day – Jimmy Santiago Baca https://poets.org/poem/day
My Mom – Samantha Blackwood https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/quote/moms-are-funny-creatures
Quote from Marianne Williamson: “As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/928-our-deepest-fear-is-not-that-we-are-inadequate-our
Easter Exultet – James Broughton https://www.ayearofbeinghere.com/2015/04/james-broughton-easter-exultet.html
Why – Wendell Berry https://www.koinoniafarm.org/writings/joy-as-defiance/ (scroll down to find this poem)
Little Dog’s Rhapsody in the Night – Mary Oliver https://wordsfortheyear.com/2014/01/10/little-dogs-rhapsody-in-the-night/
Song of Uvavnuk – Uvavnuk https://sica-usa.org/news/uvavnuks-song-reynold-weissinger/
Blessings – Ronald Wallace https://www.writersalmanac.org/index.html%3Fp=8051.html
