![]() ![]() The new year has never struck me as a dramatic, life-changing time. It’s a golden hour, a state of subconscious intuition - not quite defined yet, but a seamless stretch of hope for the spectacular arrival of the unknown. You know that sweet moment of being in-between dreams before you’re awake and after you’ve tumbled out of unconsciousness? The first day of the new year is always like that for me. ![]() Which is to say, I felt my life to be more full of delight.” ![]() “Because it is rude not to acknowledge your delights, I’d tell them that though they might not become essayists, they were still important, and I was grateful to them. With that in mind, I thought it would be more effective to break down my first small delights of 2021 into three parts inspired by quotes from “The Book of Delights.” 1. The concept behind “The Book of Delights” is quite simple, although the consistency of writing daily may be more difficult. Gay begins the book with the opening line: “One day last July, feeling delighted and compelled to both wonder about and share that delight, I decided that it might be nice, even useful, to write a daily essay about something delightful.” As we transition to a new year after such a harsh 2020, I thought it would be meaningful to take in the joy of a fresh start, a beginning that with the push of uncertainty from the pandemic, can help us live every moment to its fullest. Although published in 2019, Ross Gay’s autobiographical “The Book of Delights” is an important reminder of how impactful reflection can be in 2021. ![]()
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