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Joy is a Pirate Ship in Your Backyard
Joyful moments…seeing Pirate Ships…at Islands of Brilliance
Working at Islands of Brilliance (IOB), I get to see pirate ships built and enjoyed nearly every day. I would like to share a few of my favorite joyful moments from 2023.
SEASON OF JOY
This year, IOB co-founders, Mark and Margaret Fairbanks share a scene from their home as they reflect on where we’ve been…and where we’re heading in 2024.
Have a Heapin’ Helpin’ of Some Freudenfreude
Take your gratitude to the next level this Thanksgiving season with a helping of freudenfreude - the bliss we feel when someone else succeeds.
Seek To Find The Light
I hope you are all doing well and continuing to find moments of joy both big and small. Last night we shared a few of those moments with each other. One example of a beautiful, but simple moment was noticing the light as it came through the kitchen window while doing daily chores.
Joy Hunting
Last week we talked about gratitude and how when we express what we are grateful for, we create a cycle where we continually find more and more to be grateful for. So we began our evening by sharing a few things that we were grateful for that day…