10,000 Joys and 10,000 Sorrows

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Taoist idea that each human life has 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows. Like so many people during the past few months, I’ve had some upset and fear, loss of livelihood, concerns for my family and neighbors, not to mention the frustration of being cooped up in my NYC apartment day after day. And yet I’ve also had amazing experiences—beautiful and loving connections with friends and family, moments of silliness with friends on Zoom, and the completion of my first book, Steady, Calm, and Brave, which will be released on Friday, 7/17. I wrote it in the midst of the NYC pandemic, and I hope it will be of benefit to anyone struggling in these difficult times.