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A Pinch of Joy

Eat Healthy, Do it Yourself, Live Well, Have Fun.

What is Joy?

What is Joy?

Trying to define joy is like drinking water from one hand.  You can only capture a bit at a time.  It is more than happiness, more than contentment, more than gratitude, though they all are certainly components of joy.  Joy is a feeling, but it is also an attitude toward life. Abraham Lincoln said “most people are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.”  The same could be said of joy.  Most of us are just as joyful as we decide we are going to be.

I am not going to be a Pollyanna, even though she became a favorite  when I discovered an old book in a box one day!  It is hard to always, and in every circumstance,  find things to appreciate, to enjoy and, even sometimes,  to find hope for the future.  There can be crushing experiences in health, employment or relationships.  What brings us through them?  It is the splashes of joy that cross our lives, like the wildflowers, above, blooming in the Alaska wilderness amongst the tangle of grass from seasons past.  They grow quickly in the short summer season and are gone, leaving the promise of more later.   In joy we find gratitude, happiness and hope for the future.  Sometimes those splashes seem random, sometimes they come from others but they lift us up.  And then we can lift others.

Sometimes we think joy makes us deliriously happy, but joy is more subtle. Joy sparks pleasure in our interactions with others, gives meaning to our daily activities and motivates us.  Joy makes us feel alive and a part of the world. Joy is like salt. Just a pinch will bring out the best flavors and enhance our entire meal. Just a pinch will enhance our life and the lives of those around us.

 

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Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!

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