“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate./Joy is not meant to be a crumb.”
These are the first and last lines of Mary Oliver’s prose poem, “Don’t Hesitate,” and this blog post is dedicated to those people who, when they feel joy, go straight for it. They are “not afraid of its plenty.”
I began this project in 2014 as my Applied Research Project to earn my masters degree in journalism. Over this last decade I have featured artists, designers, conservationists, potters, musicians, educators and journalists. What’s interesting is that I have never once asked the person to say the word, “joy,” but they almost always do when describing how they find the energy to do what they do.
The Joy of Wilderness
Harvey Locke, Canadian environmental leader, explains what happens to him when he gets into the wilderness.
The Joy of Design
Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of IDEO.org, finds joy in the powerful impact of design on solving entrenched social problems.
The Joy of Sound
Listen to what happens to my Emmy-award-winning composer friend Kim Oler when his fingers hit the keyboard.
The Joy of Journalism
An Interview with Journalist Jimmie Briggs
The Joy of Family
This is my late husband David Coggeshall making a toast to family shortly before he lost his battle to stage IV pancreatic cancer. This is a master class in grace.
The Joy of Boats
Gerry Douglas gave up a promising career in industrial design to pursue his passion for designing boats. In this video, he explains why.