joy

I felt joy today.

It was fleeting, but it brought a smile.

Joy, for me, is not loud or big or bright.  It is gentle and soft and subtle.

There was just something about the fall light, colours, temperature.  It took me back to childhood, and to a younger adulthood, and it was a nostalgia that wasn't heavy or sad. It was definitely a You've Got Mail "bouquets of sharpened pencils" moment.  It is time to watch that movie again.

There it was, as I drove in my car to work, realizing that I forgot my water bottle and not feeling like it was the worst mistake in the world.  I've been feeling that a lot lately.  But not today.  Just a sprinkling of joy in its place.

And it felt good.