I’ve got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart... where?? (If you know that oldie but goodie, let me know)
Have you ever been around that one person with the most contagious laugh? Or that smile that just radiates even behind a mask? 😷
Now that you’ve got that image in your mind, I think its safe to say that true joy isn’t just smiling or laughing. I like to think of joy as a decision, rather than a simple emotion. To choose joy means you decide to realize who has the locus of control in your life in situations, both good and bad. It means you put aside your (insert the mania in your life here lol) and realize it’s much bigger than just circumstances.
Joy can even look like giving a compliment to someone on one of your toughest days.
& WOW, is it reciprocated.
I love the moments where a simple act totally just makes a person’s day and they pay it forward for someone else. To bring JOY out in a person can TRANSFORM and it is so contagious.
Lifting someone’s spirit can lift yours in unimaginable ways.
To simply aim to be that light to someone around you… is powerful. Joy is a decision. Giving encouragement to someone is a gift. It does not take talent, it takes intentionality. Try spreading joy like you spread butter!(: #ymjatruthtuesday #joy #ymjafruitofthespiritseries
By: Nikole
February 9, 2021
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