Hiiiii! Happy Friday! Here's hoping your weekend will be full of joy and fun and all of the good stuff.

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Don't hesitate
Mary Oliver

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty
of lives and whole towns destroyed or about
to be. We are not wise, and not very often
kind. And much can never be redeemed.
Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this
is its way of fighting back, that sometimes
something happens better than all the riches
or power in the world. It could be anything,
but very likely you notice it in the instant
when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the
case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid
of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.

Comment highlight

Karen notes that churches are a great place to eat with not-your-usual-people and offers another suggestion: "This is something that is in the back of my mind frequently but that I don’t pull off as often as I’d like. One way that we have done it in the past is to invite international students from nearby universities to holidays when we are home. Many students come to the US for school but never go into an American household their whole time here!" Great point!

Are you following Micah Player?

Oh my goodness, please do.

Love you! xoxo