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When "It's been a week," how can we best support our friends, family and coworkers? We can ease burdens even if we cannot remove the source.

New beginnings are joyful things, and they are made possible by coming to terms with the idea of change.

Simple things give us joy, solace, and peace. Nature, with its enduring ties, restores us even when we do not know what we seek.

Christmas brings its own form of chaos. Joy is abundant but it often overshadows something much more meaningful--peace.

A simple three-word phrase guiding the year leads to realizations about how we, as works in progress, become better versions of ourselves.

Music is more than a sum of its parts. Giving voice to your soul, it perhaps has the power to do so much more.

The unofficial motto of Mardi Gras is more than lip service to a celebration. It's the ethos of a culture defined by resilience and joy.

Disruptions come for us all, trying to throw us off balance. We can learn from ballet dancers by finding joy even as our world whirls round.

A goofy squirrel has the sensibility to not take life too seriously. Choose to sprinkle your life with goofiness to bring joy to everyone.

No one is immune from making mistakes, even messy ones. As this author makes quite the scene in the kitchen, it gives rise to laughter.

Letting a theme guide your life provides more impact than resolutions. My theme for 2023? Choose joy, intentionally.

Joy is a choice. While it doesn't make the hard days disappear, choosing joy enables you to see the good that is otherwise eclipsed.

A reflection on a recent trip shows that we have so much in common with blueberry bushes. Answers to so many of life's issues lie in nature.