Foreboding joy is a fast-forward through the details, rehearsing what we assume might happen when we feel vulnerable. And usually we imagine the worst. This kind of fear is what makes play terrifying. Brown says, “When we spend our lives (knowingly or unknowingly) pushing away vulnerability, we can’t hold space open for the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure of joy.”14 I’m not good at spending time in unapologetic playfulness, and this is exactly why I need Sabbath.
