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#32 What brings you joy?

Lídia de Oliveira
2 min readDec 28, 2021

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The joy of life — Francois Girard

Yesterday you asked me this

and I froze

how can I not have a quick answer to this?

Am I so detached from myself?

have I forgotten to conciously pursuit my joy?

has daily life obfuscate my inner unicorns?

Am I that caught in the work world of routines?

I was so sad when I realized this

We are supposed to do this every day

if I don’t know what it is

How can I chase it and grow it?

A boat without a sail roams randomly

Should i test myself?

Should I go into the sea and meditate?

Should I enter into solitude to filter my thoughts?

Feeling so lost and confused…

What do you love?

What brings you joy?

What makes your soul shine?

These blank canvases torture me

compel me into a self knowledge challenge on a timer

tic tac sings the clock of days

Do I still have time?

(sigh)

Why did you ask me that?

In fact

I have to thank you

I’m glad you asked me that.

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Lídia de Oliveira
Lídia de Oliveira

Written by Lídia de Oliveira

Poet, family doctor and fitness instructor. Seeker of meaning, passion and creativity. Do you dare bringing poetry back with me?

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