Staying connected with JOY matters. I have found that reading inspirational stories and insights around joy greatly increases my joy factor. I have also found that sharing some of my best tools and techniques for keeping JOY alive are useful and helpful. I created the JOY beat to provide a fun and joyful blog for you. In addition, it’s a way for you to keep up to date with all the happenings in our Life Full of JOY world. Don’t miss a beat-sign up today!
I recently attended an incredible restorative retreat and the presenter from Tidy Tammy made a profound statement, clutter is just a delayed decision. I invite you to look around your own space and all the items or pieces that you’ve thought many, many times about and yet, here it is,
I was recently driving by a popular sledding hill as snowflakes were gently falling from the ski. I noticed a group of kids with their tongues sticking out, trying to catch the snowflakes. I smiled and thought of all the times I did this, have done it with my own
A friend from high school was doing some repurposing work on a desk. As she was working on the antique school desk that was in really tough shape, she decided to take everything apart. When she removed the ink well, a piece of paper flew across the floor. It was
I was sharing conversation with my dear friend Wendy Gerlach and she reached into her purse while saying, I have something for you. What emerged from her purse was this miniature pink flamingo. It was adorable. It was what Wendy said after this that really spoke into my heart. You
For as long as I can remember, I’ve asked questions. Lots of them—to the point of driving everyone around me crazy. Here are just a few of them that come to mind: Even as I read over the list, I realize that it took awhile to get answers to some
For as long as I can remember, I have avoided mirrors. If I am completely real and honest with myself and you, it’s because every time I look in the mirror, I see everything that is “wrong” with me. Yes, I know. The coach in you is already saying, who
