i jump therefore i am

so here's a weird turn of events. this snow is making me feel sad. at least i think sad is what it's making me feel. i've been working from home all day and just glanced out the window and the sight of all this snow made me kind of misty eyed.

it could be any number of things. the change of seasons. the feeling that time is passing. the feeling that christmas is coming. missing family around the holidays. or it could just be the fact that i'm tired and a little bit cold and can't find my winter pjs.

i read the most amazing wendell berry quote today. one sentence. "be happy because it is humanly possible." be happy because it is humanly possible! all of this change and turmoil. storms. elections. spilling blueberries on my new coat. snow. we all seem to be thrashing around a little bit. and all because it's humanly possible.

but it turns out there are lots of things humanly possible. it's possible to run long distances. chop wood. read books. bake bread. jump over a puddle. or jump right into one. it is humanly possible to be joyful.

so bring it on hurricanes, snowpocalypse, and a claustrophobic job! i'll jump right over those puddles. it is humanly possible to jump. and everyone knows jumping is really just dancing with no music.