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Poet and essayist Ross Gay explores joy not as escapism but as evidence of connection and presence in the world. The conversation centers on rebuilding your capacity for delight, the power of witnessing others' joy, and the daily practices that anchor us in aliveness and community. Gay's work moves beyond gratitude into active, radical joy—a way back into the world rather than away from it.
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Like any muscle, your capacity for delight weakens if you don't use it, but it can be deliberately rebuilt through small, daily practices of noticing.
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Deliberate attention to small beauties—tastes, colors, kindnesses—is a cumulative practice that gradually restores your sense of being alive and part of the world.
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Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude — Ross Gay (2014) — National Book Critics Circle Award winner; explores gratitude and joy
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✧Ross founded the Bloomington Community Orchard—a 'free-fruit-for-all' food justice project that embodies his philosophy of shared joy
✧He's a former college football player turned poet—an unexpected path that mirrors his theme of unknowing and rediscovering what matters
✧His work centers on the radical act of noticing beauty in a world designed to make you miss it
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