Pleasure vs. Joy

Reflections on what you can keep

Today I found pleasure in putting on a pair of cowboy boots a friend gave me. They didn’t fit her, so she gave them to me. I put them on today and my whole attitude changed. My strides got longer, and I suddenly had the energy to do all the errands I couldn’t find the energy to do earlier this week.

I can’t tell you where my affinity for cowboy boots be…