"Happiness isn't delivered by storks – It's delivered by actually cleaning up your glitter mess."
We long for happiness to arrive winged and effortless, as though joy could be dropped off like an infant in a bundle. The truth is less glamorous: happiness is born of sweeping the corners of your life, again and again. Glitter never cleans itself.
Fantasy vs. Discipline
The myth of storks appeals to our craving for magical bounty without labour. Yet joy is not bestowed; it is maintained. Left unattended, even the brightest glitter turns into grit that clings, irritates, and mars the beauty it once promised.
The Lesson in Responsibility
Happiness grows not from fantasy but from small acts of care. Order becomes freedom. Clarity becomes calm. Glitter is only beautiful when it’s not choking the light.
Practical Guidance
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Do the small tasks. Joy hides in the clearing of space, both inner and outer.
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Revisit your glitter. What sparkled yesterday may be today’s clutter.
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Abandon the myth. No stork is coming. The broom is already in your hand.
Today’s Practice
Find one corner of your life — physical or emotional — where glitter has piled. Sweep it. Reclaim it. Feel how lightness enters when responsibility is honoured.
