Hello, you lovely little sparkles! Many new names are joining The Joy Thief recently, so let's take this week's newsletter to recap the essence of The Joy Thief, what inspired it, and who I am. I'm Chelsea. I grew up on a council estate in the west midlands, but I've transcended to being an economically middle-class home-owner in Sheffield. Sometimes my cultural class shines through, and the poshies think me unrefined and weird. I'm also a recently diagnosed Autistic ADHDer, which adds to the perception of weirdness, but what can you do? I lived in Vancouver for four years, where I was part of a Greenpeace group that I led through the pandemic — tough times. And, I also created a campaign called Climate Census which aimed to get as many people as possible to write 'climate concerned' on the census. I burned out, and so something had to change…
I love this! Particularly how you defined big J Joy and little j joy and how our lack of joy can be tied to the state of the world rather than something inherently wrong with us.
I love this! Particularly how you defined big J Joy and little j joy and how our lack of joy can be tied to the state of the world rather than something inherently wrong with us.
Beautiful stuff, I love your ‘Stacks’, fully charged with life & Joy
I've restacked this! Thanks so much for sharing your story.