Hello, hello. This is Lynda again with Rooted&Real. 'Karibuni sana' (You're all very welcome). So today what are we
picking up? We're picking up Small Joys. We picked up Peace and picked up Your
Voice. So now we're picking up small joys. Remember when you're grieving, joy feels or
felt guilty. Yeah? You're like, "Why am I happy? My person is gone." - "Why am I happy? And my
project died." - "Why am I happy and this and that...?" You know? So we're still picking small
joys anyway. Because healing doesn't have to look big. You know, that bigness 'ati' (like)
new job. Yeah, new love life, new body. But healing also looks like, how do you put it?
Like laughing at a meme. Oh, did they say meme or meme? They said meme. Somebody kept
correcting me. Laughing at a meme, a hot shower, repeating a song, you know, even off key, the sun
on your face. Small joys are not distractions from grief. You know what they are? They're
proof you're still alive. So first things first, let's make a 'Joy List'. Tiny things, but
things that bring you joy, things that matter to you. The smell of coffee, fresh sheets on the
bed, even walking barefoot. Or like I said earlier, you can be singing off key in the
bathroom or wherever it is. It is YOUR SPACE. It is YOUR JOY. Yeah. And that same joy...
Some people might resent it because it's showing YOUR HEALING. Don't let them dull your light to make
them comfortable. When you smile, don't say, "I shouldn't be happy yet." Say, THANK YOU. So out
with the naysayers, be you, feel you, and let the joy ring. And what people say is that joy is
resistance. It is rebellion after pain. That you shouldn't be this happy. But guess what? You still
are. You are because you matter. So pick up those small joys like they're your breadcrumbs back to
yourself. You're allowed to feel light again, by the way. So pick it up.