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In Trying Times, Hold Onto Every Bit of Happiness You Can Get

Don’t let it go, don’t feel guilty for having it, and don’t let anyone take it away

Lindsey Carson
3 min readSep 10, 2020
Photo by Hyde Photography

To say that this year has been a rollercoaster ride is a complete understatement — this year been unpredictable, uncomfortable, heartbreaking, and traumatic.

Yet, despite all of the ongoing grief that’s been surrounding all of us over the past several months, I’m ecstatic to proclaim that happiness does in fact still exist.

I know because I felt it in an immense way this past weekend.

I got married this past Saturday and I’ve still yet to land my feet back on earth after floating on cloud nine since then.

My wedding day was nothing short of wonderful.

I felt a level of happiness that can only be described as indescribable. To be overcome by that level of happiness was such a miracle in trying times like the one we’ve all been in throughout this pandemic.

This past weekend felt like one of those incredible, unforgettable, rewarding vacations that you so desperately needed and had been looking forward to for a very long time.

It felt like a breath of fresh air after drowning in exhaustion for months; like that big break you’ve…

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Lindsey Carson
Lindsey Carson

Written by Lindsey Carson

Writer, Runner, and Mother working in Ad Tech. Trying to navigate my identity as a new parent. I write about work, relationships, culture, and life in general.

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