Monday, December 31, 2007

Joy's Laundromat

I've been completely out of it lately. I've felt like I'm inside of this bubble where I observe everything around me, but in no way feel the interactions I have with other people. I haven't tasted the food that enters my mouth and I've simply generally felt numb.

But today, for the first time in weeks. I felt genuinely happy, and for no real reason. This intense feeling grew inside me as I drove home after an 11 hour shift at work. And just as I realized the word that inexplicably defines such happiness, "Joy", I simultaneously drove by a sign that said "Joy's Laundromat." It was as if it reaffirmed the fact that I was right. I rediscovered my Joy. My happiness came back.

Contributed by Aryn.

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