December 7, 2020

“It’s so much nice”

The other morning I was speaking with a friend and her daughter woke up and got on the phone. When asked how she was she replied sleepily, still cozy from bed “it’s so much nice”. I’ve been thinking about this delicious and innocent quote all week.

There are, admittedly, things that are a little less nice right now. This time of year feels decidedly different and we’re adjusting and resetting expectations with each passing day. There is no way to fully measure or understand how different we feel individually or as a collective.

What is possible is to stay present. It is possible to find joy in the tiny cozy things this season and to wrap your joy around your shoulders like the coziest cashmere throw. Like all the rest of us human beings, I am by no means spending each and every minute in every day completely cloaked in joy and positivity. But, I do feel that these moments are what we have right now, and if we look around there really is so much nice.