But as much as it is all of that professional stuff, I think the reason why I latched on to this term and made it a part of who I am is that gives me a simple, fun, probably a little silly articulation of something much bigger, much more important. It is joyous to take from your wealth--whatever that wealth might be composed of--and give to others who might have less of it at the moment. It is joyous to create and cultivate shared experiences with people you spend time with. It is joyous to share things you love with people who are important to you.

And the thing is (sorry, starting to get carried away a bit here, but well, today is my day!) everyone has some kind of wealth they can share. Everyone has a resource or an expertise or an experience that they are wealthy in relative to their friends, families, coworkers, neighbors, community. Honestly, it is amazing how much joy you can bring to those around you if you just have, I don’t know, really nice handwriting, or know off the top of your head all ingredients you can substitute for turmeric or, of course, a bunch of books you’ve already read or, for whatever reason, aren’t going to read. The longer all of, you know, this goes on, the more stress is put on our coping mechanisms, things that used to work are less effective, and challenges we didn’t anticipate begin popping up. This is probably mostly just me running with a goofy idea (I edited out a whole thing about “giving away books is a love language”) that I (and a handful of enablers here at PSB) just get a kick out of for whatever stupid reason, but I think there is value in finding and articulating something you are wealthy in. And I think there is value in finding ways to share that wealth.

So, celebrate the first ever (and maybe only) Galley Auntie Day by finding your wealth and sharing it with someone else, family, friend, colleague, neighbor, or community member. (Neighborhood bookseller, maybe?) Be the Galley Auntie you want to see in the world.