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Microjoys : finding hope (especially) when life is not okay / Cyndie Spiegel.

Spiegel, Cyndie, (author.).

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"Bighearted and hopeful. Unflinchingly honest and healing. A profound compendium of intimate, inspiring essays and thoughtful prompts that will keep you afloat in difficult times and sustain you in the everyday. Microjoys are a practice of discerning hope and joy in each and every moment of our lives. They are accessible to all of us, at all times, if we can hone the ability to look for them. They are the hidden wisdom, subtle treasures, and ordinary delights that surround us: A polka-dot glass on a thrift store shelf. A cat that you didn't know you needed to adopt. A dear friend's kind message at just the right time. The neighborhood spice shop. A beloved family tradition. The simple quietude of being in love. A chai tea recipe. Cyndie Spiegel first began taking note of microjoys during the most difficult year of her life-when she experienced back-to-back unprecedented and devastating losses-and she found that these small moments of hope helped her move through each day with a semblance of comfort and a bit more joy. Through beautifully written narrative essays and prompts, Cyndie shares the microjoys that have kept her going through tough times and shows us how we can learn to see the microjoys in our own lives. Microjoys don't change the truth of loss or make grief any more convenient, but they allow us to momentarily touch joy, keeping us buoyed and moving forward, one step at a time"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593492222
  • ISBN: 0593492226
  • Physical Description: 256 pages ; 19 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Life, [2023]
Subject: Joy.
Hope.
Grief.
Attitude (Psychology)

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  • 3 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Crawford County.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Microjoys : Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay
Microjoys : Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay
by Spiegel, Cyndie
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Table of Contents

Microjoys : Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prefacexiii
Introductionxvii
What You Must also Know about Microjoysxxvii
Part 1Observing Life: One Absurd, Ordinary, Miraculous Moment at a Time
    The Spice Shop5
    The Polka-Dot Glass9
    Birthday Cake for All13
    Is That a Good Color?17
    In the Woods21
    The Unseen Wisdom of a Blank Canvas25
    A Glass Piggy Bank31
    Freckle Food Face35
    Sitting Idle39
    Seema's Masala Chai45
    The World as It Was51
    My Eyes Are Starving59
    Gifting Happiness65
    The Pleasure in All Things71
Part IIDespite Everything, We Are Still Here
    For Richer or Poorer81
    Busy Being Busy85
    New Year's Resolution Dress89
    And Then I Slept93
    When Gratitude Is Enough97
    Mundane Weekend Mornings101
    Belter. Enough105
    Autumn BBQ109
    Small Mercies113
    The Thanksgiving After119
    Summer Fridays in the City127
    Mother Love131
    A Pandemic Journal Entry for Difficult Times137
    On Twosday141
    A Girl-Child in Stiletto Heels147
    Time Is an Asshole. Wear the Gown153
Part IIIBecoming Enough: Relationships with Ourselves and Others
    Metamorphosis165
    The Daily169
    Friendship on My Doorstep173
    Evolving177
    Oh. Ira181
    Breakdowns, Donuts, and a Winter Morning Run187
    Jake191
    Friendship Just in Time197
    So Many Feelings201
    Leonard205
    Just Walking213
    Too Early for Soft Pants217
    Papa Was a Rolling Stone221
    The Weird Lawn Chair People227
    Frendenfreude (Joy for Others' Joy)231
    A 3:00 a.m. Stranger at the Door235
    How to Lead241
Conclusion247
Acknowledgments253

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