I have been lucky to meet Bill, a fellow enjoyer of Substack lately. His writing and the photos he chooses to illustrate his thoughts really resonate with me. He gave me his permission to share one of his pieces with you!
“Be the one who adds more joy to the world than you take from it.
The one who notices—who offers warmth in small, quiet ways that ripple outward.
Joy doesn’t have to be loud or grand; sometimes it’s a gentle presence, a listening heart, a kindness given without an audience.
Be the one who chooses light even when the day is heavy.
Who understands that happiness can be planted—word by word, gesture by gesture—like seeds scattered along an ordinary path.
You may never see every bloom, but they will grow because you passed that way.
In a world that often rushes, be the pause that softens it.
Be the laughter that reminds others they are alive.
Be the reason a moment feels a little less lonely, a little more possible.
That is how joy survives—
because someone, somewhere, decided to be its keeper. 🌱”
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