The Joyfulicity Blog

The story follows a small teddy bear named Corduroy who sits on a department store shelf waiting to be bought. At first, he doesn’t really understand why no one picks him. He notices that he is missing a button on his overalls, and he begins to believe that this is the reason people keep walking past him. That small detail becomes surprisingly meaningful, because it reflects how easy it is to think something “missing” makes you less worthy of attention.