In Defense of Weird Little Joys

What have you learned about yourself this year?

I have learned that starting in October and running through January 1st of the next year, I become a crazed home re-decorator.

October 1st brings Halloween.

November 1st, we go from spooky to cozy.

At Christmas, I cross a line and hang ornaments on my chandelier.

No one needs this information — except that every single time I turn on the light, I feel genuine joy.

Unreasonable? Maybe. Effective? Completely.

Here’s the communication tie-in: Joy is information.

What lights us up (sometimes literally 😉) tells us something about who we are, how we recharge, and what we value. When we ignore it — or hide it — our communication gets flatter, tighter, more transactional.

The people we connect with best aren’t the most polished. They’re the most real.

They share the stories, the quirks, the oddly specific delights that signal, “This is me.” That’s where trust starts.

So zjsouzjs your chandy, boo. Share the small thing. Say the human part out loud.

Because the message is almost never just the words.

It’s the joy underneath them that lands.

Love you all and wishing you the very best holiday season and 2026!!

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