#joy

#joy

Joy has the unique potential, compared with happiness, to foster well-being derived from living in alignment with one’s values, purpose, and personal growth.

During the pandemic, when we were both working from home, my husband and I started having a daily 'tea-and-toast break' when our schedules accommodated. It provides a few minutes each day when we talk, laugh, sit in the garden, or otherwise relax and enjoy each other's company.

Joy is not a hallmark sentiment; it is a method. ACI reframed joy as praxis: an ethic of presence, a chromatic strategy for healing, reminding us that celebration becomes civic muscle.

Such a joy to hold my beautiful daughters beautiful daughter. Happy Birthday to her Mama, my precious Cassidy!

There's something about a good joke or a meme...where it sticks in our minds for years and we can draw from it for a certain feeling.

I became a sex educator for the nerdiest possible reason. When I got to undergrad, I knew I was gonna be going to grad school for something, I had no idea what, but I knew I needed volunteer work on my resume to look like a good grad school candidate.

Too many women live in a joy deficit because we've been taught that happiness is something we'll earn later. True joy comes from relationships.

Tara-Jo Tashna's latest project, A. Garden, aims to explore joy, ecology, and resistance through performative experiences, fostering connections between human beings and nature.

Not so, in my experience.

The artwork presents a thoughtful exploration of comfort, vulnerability, and the ephemeral nature of reassurance, allowing visitors to play and interact with the installation.

Dogs exhibiting such behavior appear to be possessed by a torrent of spontaneous locomotor impulses. They rush about with uninhibited joy, showcasing their pure delight.

The most vivid part of the memory was running around. I felt alive. I gained some sort of sentience that I existed. The world puzzle pieces started coming together a little bit.

The study found that awe walks significantly increased joy and positive emotions among participants, suggesting that the pursuit of awe can transform daily experiences.

But he's a little bit bigger now, so I feel very comfortable holding him now.