Posts tagged "Wired for Joy"
Sprinkle Joy Whenever You Can, Inside and Out

Sprinkle Joy Whenever You Can, Inside and Out

 “Sprinkle joy whenever you can, inside and out.”  I love the word sprinkle…it evokes summer days in Oklahoma, playing and cooling ourselves in the garden sprinkler, the pleasure, the carefree delight, the ease, the lightness.   Joy and delight, enthusiasm and lightheartedness are good for our health, our immune systems, and have trickle down benefits for...
Welcome Joy!

Welcome Joy!

Welcome joy!  What a lovely phrase… it makes my heart open and sing. Over the past several years I have been paying attention to my tendency to judge, be judgemental… toward myself, toward others.   I’ve written about this, felt into it…and am beginning to notice, with gratitude, that it seems to be softening, fading…  One of the fruits of this work is...

Make a Joyful Noise!

Just recently we had our annual Christmas Choir Concert.  An inspiring feature this year was singing the Gloria, from Schubert’s Mass in A Flat.  Do go listen to at least the first few minutes.  The message is rich and timeless:  “Glory to God, and on Earth, Peace and Good Will to All.” Whether you honor G(g)od,...