Finding joy allowed you to understand that happiness matters much less than the world wants you to believe. #QuoteoftheDay The more we lean into joy, the more we create space for happiness. – Kathryn Lang A recent report shared by NPR on March 20, 2024, shared which countries were happiest. It pointed out that young…
Sometimes the best-laid plans are knocked flat by life, and often you go down with them. That happened to me the other day. It wasn’t major. It wasn’t even minor. It was just off and when it went off the rails it drug me, my schedule, and everything related right off the rails with it. …
Count it all joy. The words seem nice enough. After all, they are from Scripture. Practically speaking, they are not fun. The phrase indicates that no matter what the season, or the time, or the place, you are supposed to count it all joy. What if you don’t want to? What if the pain weighs…
Finding joy from the no moments may seem counterproductive for an encourager or even a little mean. But without no, there’s no room for yes. Hold tight to joy by learning how to say no to the good moments (and the not-so-good moments). When I first started speaking, I would pitch to anyone or any…
The joy of the Lord is my strength – it is one of the first things that I think of when joy comes to mind – that, and all of the decoration my mom had around the house. Her name was Joy and being a “Joy” meant folks sent a lot of joy items her…