“Copy that, Moon Joy.”

IIs anything giving you joy right now? A little burst of glee?

By the way, it’s okay if that’s not your reality at the moment. Goodness knows, our collective reality contains many layers of struggle.

But what if it’s a tiny thing? It doesn’t have to be a swell of “to the Moon and back.” Maybe it’s “to that cup of coffee and back.” “To that phone call with a friend and back.” “To the adorable thing my grandchild said and back.” “To a delicious enchilada and back.”

Cultivating space for joy — or frankly, allowing it to surprise us — can be an act of resistance. And our joy can create space for others, too, compounding their own little delights.

So if you’ve got it, even something small, let it have its own gravity.

—Renee Roederer