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Joy is a rebellious act in a society built on scarcity and fear.
Be a rebel. Choose joy.
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Kristen Warms
Portfolio Career… or Just Being Human?
Being multi-passionate isn't a career move, it's just the reality of being a person.
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Joy is essential in these times—not as an escape, but as a way through.
When everything asks us to harden, choosing joy is how we stay human.
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Surround yourself with plants. As often as possible.
A bonus essay, just because.
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Welcome to Joy Fuel.
A manifesto in motion. For burnt-out idealists and quiet rebels ready to reclaim joy as a radical act.
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It's not what we accomplish, but who we become.
What if we measure success by how we grow, not what we've done?
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There Is Another Way to Heal
How illness, community, and nature led me to a new path
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Persisting Through Uncertainty
Not just building a business but a way of being.
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Thriving Anywhere—Lessons from Between the Sidewalk Cracks
What the weeds of the world can teach us about being ourselves.
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What if time works differently?
Perhaps our purpose stretches across lifetimes.
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Celebrate the endings, too.
We need to celebrate when things end, just as we celebrate when they begin.
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New name. Same goodness.
Let 2025 be the start of something great.
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Kristen Warms
Slow Fox Life
Slow Fox Life
Short essays about big questions; how to live life with joy and meaning
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